John Fazio Interviewed

[Steve]

(05-04-2020 06:42 PM)Gene C Wrote:  

(05-04-2020 03:41 PM)Steve Wrote:  So if you think about it in a way, Louis Weichmann is a lot like Whittaker Chambers.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw some similarities with Whittacker Chambers
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After reading up more on the Hiss case, I take back the Weichmann - Chambers comparison. Chambers lied before the grand jury and HUAC. It was only the possibility of himself being tried for perjury which made Chambers confess that he himself was a Soviet spy and reveal that he had more in-depth knowledge of Hiss's spying for the Soviets and documents.

Weichmann was nothing like that, his testimonies were consistent. Though some people, like Surratt claimed that Weichmann was spying for the Confederates in his job at the War Department. If Weichmann was telling the truth about not spying for the Confederates, I have to figure that maybe he was a "blind source" (ie. somebody who doesn't realize they're providing Intel to a spy) for Surratt.

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As for crossing the bridge, if they weren't waived maybe try to shoot their way over the bridge? I don't see them surviving the guards on the other end though. Booth and the conspirators don't come off as A-list criminals. So I'm guessing they had no plan-B