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A dump of JFK-related records reveals past CIA secrets but also some personal data

Sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, was disclosed in newly released John F. Kennedy assassination documents, causing concern among affected individuals, including Joseph DiGenova, who plans to sue the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration for privacy violations.
The White House announced a plan to assist those affected by the disclosure, which includes credit monitoring and issuing new Social Security numbers.
The release of over 63,000 pages of files related to Kennedy's assassination has revitalized conspiracy theories but largely supports the conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman.
Historians expressed that the new documents offer significant insights into Cold War-era CIA operations and discussions on the agency's power, particularly surrounding the Bay of Pigs invasion.

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The New Yorker

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The Long Shadow of the Kennedys

Adam Gopnik on the release of files related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, in 1963, and the country’s fascination with the Kennedy family’s legacy.

10 days ago·New York, United States

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ICIJ

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ICIJ member’s new book explores unexamined but influential WWII spy

A National Football League player. A lawyer to 20th-century media celebrities. A Washington insider. And an American spy who helped orchestrate one of the largest foreign espionage operations ever conducted in the United States. Ernest Cuneo — a figure in American history who has, until now, mostly flown under the radar — embodied all these personas. “The Invisible Spy,” a new book by investigative journalist and ICIJ member Thomas Maier, tells …

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Deutsche Welle

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US releases classified JFK assassination files

Secret US government files related to the 1963 shooting of President John F. Kennedy have been released. But experts say they haven't found any kind of "smoking gun" documents.

10 days ago·Bonn, Germany

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Snopes

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Authentic photo shows JFK. Here's what we know about the man beside him

Kennedy and Kirk LeMoyne "Lem" Billings were friends for 30 years after meeting at Choate Rosemary Hall school.

10 days ago·United States

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Toronto Sun

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Dump of JFK-related records reveals past CIA secrets but also some personal data

History buffs dove into thousands of pages of government records released online this week, hoping for new nuggets about President John F. Kennedy's assassination. They instead found revelations about U.S. espionage in the massive document dump that also exposed some previously redacted personal information.

11 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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Independent Sentinel

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G. Robert Blakey on The Plot to Kill JFK and His Opinion of the CIA

Excerpt from PBS Frontline Interview with Robert Blakey, November 2013. He is now 89 years of age. Notre Dame law professor G. Robert Blakey is a recognized expert on organized crime and an authority on the JFK assassination. He is the author of the 1981 book, The Plot To Kill the President, and in the late […] The post G. Robert Blakey on The Plot to Kill JFK and His Opinion of the CIA appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

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