Lee Harvey Oswald CIA Operation in Mexico City, Ex-Govt Staffer Explains
Forbes Breaking NewsJune 7, 20255 min45,728 views
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- 🎯 The CIA demonstrably obstructed investigations by using methods like sealed envelopes and redacted files, violating agreements.
- 💡 Evidence strongly suggests Lee Harvey Oswald was involved in a CIA operation in Mexico City in September and early October 1963.
- 🎭 This operation, run by George Joannides under David Atley Phillips, was a dangle and propaganda effort aimed at discrediting the Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC).
- 🔍 The operation allowed the CIA to observe interactions between Oswald and the Cuban consulate and Soviet embassy from a distance.
Pattern of Operations and Cover-Up Motivation
- 🔁 A similar operational pattern involving Oswald was observed in New Orleans in August 1963, where he encountered student groups and the DR.
- ⚠️ While the Mexico City operation doesn't directly imply CIA involvement in the assassination, it raises questions about a potential cover-up.
- 🕵️ The motivation for such a significant cover-up, even violating their charter and agreements, suggests something extraordinary was being concealed.
- 📚 CIA historian David Roll has, in a way, admitted that the use of Oswald in a Mexico City operation was the significant factor being covered up.
Scenarios and Evidence
- ❓ Two scenarios are considered: Oswald being directed by the CIA to assassinate JFK, or Oswald acting independently and the CIA failing to detect it.
- 🚫 The speaker does not believe the evidence supports the inference that David Phillips and George Joannides were directing Oswald in the assassination.
- 📞 Recent documentation suggests Oswald may not have been alone in Mexico City, and some recorded phone calls attributed to him might have been made by someone else or impersonators.
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Lee Harvey OswaldCIA OperationMexico CitySeptember 1963David Atley PhillipsGeorge JoannidesFair Play for Cuba CommitteePropaganda OperationNew Orleans OperationAssassination Cover-upCongressional InvestigationCIA ObstructionOswald Impersonation
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