The JFK literature: some recent titles

Lobster Issue 30 (December 1995) £££

There is one book not reviewed here that should have been. The reason is it wasn’t written and, indeed, it cannot now be. I am referring to Evelyn Lincoln’s autobiography. JFK’s executive secretary passed away on 4 May 1995 in Washington and with her have gone all of the secrets she shared with JFK. She … Read more

The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy

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Lobster Issue 36 (Winter 1998/9) £££

Dan E. Moldea W.W. Norton, London and New York 1995 I didn’t notice this when it was first published and came across a remaindered copy. Unlike the JFK murder, this case is absolutely straightforward. The forensic evidence is quite clear and inarguable: Robert Kennedy was shot three times at point-blank range – i.e. a range … Read more

Re:

Lobster Issue 52 (Winter 2006/7) £££

Iraqi documents Iraq on the Record (<http://democrats.reform.house.gov/IraqOnTheRecord>) is a searchable collection of over 200 specific misleading statements made by Bush administration officials about the threat allegedly posed by Iraq. The collection would be even larger if it also included statements that appear mistaken only in hindsight. However, if a statement was ‘…an accurate reflection of … Read more

Lobster Issue 34: Contents

Lobster Issue 34 (Winter 1997) £££

The first of three essays in this issue are about New Labour and its origins. I put mine first because of its general, context-setting nature. The subsequent essays, on the Successor Generation and the operations in the British Unions, deepen and thicken the section towards the end of the opening essay which discusses New Labour’s … Read more

Lobster Issue 18: Contents

Lobster Issue 18 (1989) £££

Lobster is Steven Dorril (0484 681388) and Robin Ramsay (0482 447558). David Teacher is European Correspondent. All written correspondence should be sent to Lobster 214 Westbourne Avenue, Hull, HU5 3JB. UK Subscriptions Lobster appears occasionally, three times a year at present. Each issue from here on will cost £2.00 or its equivalent. Send at least: … Read more

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