Oliver Stone on JFK Assassination Truth and Government Secrecy

The Warren Commission vs. New Evidence

• 🎯 The Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the JFK assassination, with no second shooter or cover-up.
• 💡 Scholars testifying before Congress presented evidence, including witness accounts of a blowout wound in Kennedy's head from the front, suggesting Oswald could not have been the shooter.
• ⚠️ This new evidence implies the government has been lying about the assassination for 60 years.

Calls for Reopening the Investigation

• 🗣️ Director Oliver Stone testified before Congress, emphasizing that secrecy is the enemy of truth and calling for the CIA to be interrogated.
• 🏛️ He praised representatives who believe the truth is a treasure and that the presidency belongs to the people, demanding respect and transparency.
• 📜 The JFK Records Act of 1992 aimed to release information, but cooperation from agencies like the CIA was minimal.

Obstacles to Declassification

• ⏳ Despite an executive order in 2017 mandating declassification of all JFK files with no exceptions, President Trump delayed the release, a decision continued and worsened by the Biden administration.
• 🔑 The delay is framed as a