Opinion Thanks to the CIA, we might never know the full truth behind JFK’s assassination

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October 31, 2023 at 6:45 a.m. EDT
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Jefferson Morley is vice president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation and editor of the JFK Facts newsletter on Substack.

What does the Central Intelligence Agency know about the reasons for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that it won’t tell the American public?

As the 60th anniversary of JFK’s assassination approaches, the CIA has gained control of the historical record. As a result, the most important Kennedy files might never be seen, leaving unanswered the question of the exact nature of the agency’s interest in Lee Harvey Oswald.

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