CIA Files Reveal Oswald Surveillance, Calls for Probe

Newly declassified CIA documents reveal that the agency was aware of Lee Harvey Oswald and his pro-Castro activities months before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, contradicting previous denials. CIA officer George Joannides, using the alias 'Howard,' managed and funded the anti-Castro student group DRE, which had direct interactions with Oswald in 1963. Joannides' covert assignment also involved actions that violated the agency's prohibition on domestic spying. The CIA repeatedly denied both Joannides' involvement and the existence of 'Howard' to the Warren Commission and later investigations, but new records confirm his role and use of false identities. While no direct evidence links the CIA to Kennedy's assassination, these revelations raise new questions about agency transparency and possible cover-up efforts. Lawmakers, including Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, are pushing for more investigation and disclosure related to both the JFK and Epstein files.