Umbrella Man: Suspicious

[Jerry Freeman]

All that is gold does not glitter. But all those who wander with false claims are lost.

What does that have to do with the Umbrella Man?
Fact ...Just after he has raised the umbrella.. a shot is fired and a bullet strikes JFK in the head.
His neighbor ..the dark fellow throws his hand up and then down at the same time in a typical ready... aim... firing squad gesture.
It does appear that dark guy may be fiddling with a walkie-talky in various stills.
Who cares if Chamberlain is associated with an umbrella?...There was no other such gesture photographed or documented in the Kennedy's entire political life.
It certainly took some imagination to come up with that one 
Both men sit down for a brief chat and without seemingly any further interest stand calmly up and disappear.
Neither are ever heard from.
The nearest spectators to the president's final breath and then they gone like the mist.

[Paul J Cummings]

Because some people believe that the "Umbrella Man" was actually a protest against Joseph Kennedy who backed appeasment with Chamberlain. It's about as bogus as Steven Witt.

[Jim Hawthorn]

No snipers would have their eyes on two other guys, while they waited for a signal to shoot. They would be totally locked on their target and choosing their moment to fire themselves.
One guy waving, the other jiggling his (sun-shield) umbrella as a way of waving hello.

[Paul J Cummings]

No snipers would have their eyes on two other guys, while they waited for a signal to shoot. They would be totally locked on their target and choosing their moment to fire themselves.
One guy waving, the other jiggling his (sun-shield) umbrella as a way of waving hello.

It's likely he was signaling the spotters and not the shooters.

[Jim Hawthorn]

It's likely he was signaling the spotters and not the shooters.

The spotters?

[Paul J Cummings]

The spotters?

Yes spotters. Most likely they were the communications and kept people at bay for the shooters.

[Richard Smith]

I think that you're on the right track, Michael....  I've long believed that the umbrella was a reminder to JFK that he left the brigade with no aircover when he pulled the "Umbrella of air cover" for the Cubans who were trying to gain a foothold at Bay Of Pigs. Those Cuban's who were under the control of the CIA blamed JFK for their failure and capture by Castro's forces. It wasn't JFK's fault at all....The CIA  was to blame for the failure...but they wouldn't accept the responsibility, and placed the blame on JFK.   John Kennedy being the kind of man he was accepted the blame....( He felt that If it happened on his watch, he was responsible )  The  red rings on the Windows of the TSBD  were also there to remind  JFK that he had betrayed the CIA trained Cuban exiles who were ashore at red beach , and needed the aircover that the CIA had promised them that JFK would provide.

This ranks up there with the red rings fairy tale.  Do you really think JFK would see an umbrella in the crowd and think to himself this is a "reminder" of the "umbrellas of air cover" at the Bay of Pigs?  HA HA HA HA HA.  Comedy gold.  I truly hope you don't believe this tin foil hat nonsense.  But I can't resist playing along.  Why would your fantasy conspirators want to "remind" him of this event just moments before killing him?