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In reply to the discussion: Yes, the CIA Director Was Part of the JFK Assassination Cover-Up [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)83. Lots more to learn. For instance, FBI and CIA continue to obstruct Justice.
Some people are doing something about it, like the good people at the National Security Archive of George Washington University:
JFK Assassination Records and the Enduring Lessons from the Assassination Records Review Board
Lauren Harper
Unredacted, NOVEMBER 24, 2015
JFK assassination records are likely the most frequently and prominently requested classified documents in the National Archives and Records Administrations (NARA) possession. The Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (JFK Act) requires that each assassination record be publicly disclosed in full by October 2017 unless the President upholds an agency appeal and certifies that releasing a record would cause specific harm. The timing of the Acts final release date has the potential to further affect election year politics in an election cycle already dominated by records retention, declassification, and state secrecy. This is also a timely opportunity to consider more broadly the Kennedy Assassination Records Review Boards (the Boards) recommendations to improve declassification practices of even the most sensitive government records.
The JFK Act of 1992 spurred by renewed public interest in assassination records thanks to the success of Oliver Stones film, JFK mandated that all federal records pertaining to JFKs assassination be transmitted to NARA. The Act further required that each assassination record be publicly disclosed in full, and be available in the collection no later than the date 25 years after the enactment of the Act (October 26, 2017) unless the President certified that releasing the documents would cause identifiable harm to the military defense, intelligence operations, law enforcement, or conduct of foreign relations that outweighed the public interest in disclosure.
SNIP...
As the Board itself noted, the Clinton administration played a fairly low-key role. Generally, the President just wanted people to cooperate, one interviewee said Not unlike a parent coming up against sibling rivalry, the agencies were told [by the Administration], Work it out, because the President doesnt want to touch this. A Board member mentioned that Chief of Staff John Podesta was very supportive of our efforts he never overruled the decisions of the Review Board. Fortunately for the Board the relationship with the Administration was smooth because the wrong President could produce very different results. Clinton was very supportive, and interested in the work of the Review Board.
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Jefferson Morley, clarifying a slide presented by Martha Murphy, head of NARAs Special Access Branch, on NDC prioritization earlier this year, reports that 1.1% from the total collection of JFK Assassination Records collection were withheld in full (3,603 individual records); and 11% were partially withheld, and these estimated 41,000 records withheld in full or in part are the records subject to the upcoming 2017 release. NARA is currently preparing for the release and notifying agencies that have equities in the remaining documents. Murphy recently stated that NARA has sent letters to agencies letting them know we have records here that were withheld, 2017 is coming. Murphy further noted that while no agency has formally requested a waiver yet, some have gotten back to ask for clarification and are seeking more information. Murphy noted that while she couldnt say whether or not the records would resolve the enduring sense of mystery surrounding the assassination, she said that the records will provide a beautiful snapshot of Cold War America and the intelligence community.
The appeals process for the 2017 release hasnt been disclosed yet, but a good bet is that any appeal process would include the National Security Council. There may possibly be convincing arguments to keep some documents secret for personally identifiable information, including tax records or social security numbers of persons who are still alive. Court sealed documents including grand jury records could also pose difficult to release.
There are also, however, many other currently censored documents including those initially withheld to protect law enforcement and CIA information whose release should be and easy decision. Fifty years after the assassination and 25 years after the signing of the JFK Act, there is extremely little information that can harm US national security, or law enforcement actions; and almost none of this harm can conceivably outweigh the public interest of having access to documents of such an important incident.
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https://nsarchive.wordpress.com/2015/11/24/jfk-assassination-records-and-the-enduring-lessons-from-the-assassination-records-review-board/
Gee. Why would the secret government continue to push back? If it's case closed, why the need for secrecy?
PS: You are most welcome, CanSocDem. Thank you for caring about how things got to be this way.
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I read Specter's request as an admission of a coverup of the actual facts.
arthritisR_US
Dec 2015
#46
Next up .... chemtrails, mind control via vaccine, the pope piloted the 9/11 planes n/t
etherealtruth
Dec 2015
#56
So, evidence -- including what the Director of CIA did -- for conspiracy is to be hidden.
Octafish
Dec 2015
#80
Otca, where is the proof? This would be WORLD WIDE NEWS if it was proved. It is like all the....
Logical
Dec 2015
#86
I was 15 and nothing added up. I became suspicious with LBJ reading a few cold words in near nursery
Zen Democrat
Dec 2015
#128
Once no one is around who remembers, CIABCNNBCBSFauxNoiseNutworks can tell the tale.
Octafish
Dec 2015
#24
"The heart grows stronger by facing the evils of the world." -- Ludwig van Beethoven (Fidelio)
Octafish
Dec 2015
#57
Why Mr. Slawson is a hero -- even if he thinks Lee Harvey Oswald is the lone assassin.
Octafish
Dec 2015
#69
Wish that was taught in school, printed in the paper and broadcast on tee vee.
Octafish
Dec 2015
#70
Where and Why is JFK's brain missingj after it was in government hands?
Ichingcarpenter
Dec 2015
#44
JFK's doctor -- Admiral George Burkley -- thought more than one shooter was involved.
Octafish
Dec 2015
#71
C-SPAN has an excellent program discussing Lee Harvey Oswald, CIA and Mexico City
Octafish
Dec 2015
#145
If that were true, you wouldn't spend so much time trying to stop its discussion.
Octafish
Dec 2015
#102
The humor is that we are still discussing who did it when we know who did it. nt
Logical
Dec 2015
#105
FFS, you are gullible! How many murderers say "I didn't do it"??????? You have to be....
Logical
Dec 2015
#116
K & R and a million thanks, not only for the OP, but for the entire thread
mountain grammy
Dec 2015
#93
I'm adding this December 11, 2003 thread to this discussion, if it isn't already linked upthread
bobthedrummer
Dec 2015
#94
Here's an excellent thread from Bolo Boffin proving Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin:
cpwm17
Dec 2015
#106
I guess, then, the CIA and FBI would be part of a let-it-happen-on-purpose conspiracy. n/t
cpwm17
Dec 2015
#123
Vincent Bugliosi doesn't consider the Chicago Plot when talking about Oswald.
Octafish
Dec 2015
#112
You are most welcome, G_j! Politico seems to be bolstering Shenon's Dallas expertise.
Octafish
Dec 2015
#130
Movie please LOL but seriously, I never believed the official story...this is fascinating
randys1
Dec 2015
#126
It's amazing how so many people implicitly trust the government and think they are
smirkymonkey
Dec 2015
#138
Both McCone and Dulles hid CIA-Mafia assassination plots from Warren Commission and America
Octafish
Dec 2015
#139
Both McCone and Dulles hid monitoring of Oswald in New Orleans from Warren Commission and America...
Octafish
Dec 2015
#148
Excellent points. But if Oswald did it, why does secret government continue to cover-up?
Octafish
Dec 2015
#144