Unraveling the Last Pieces: The JFK Assassination Documents Saga
JFK Confidential Documents Released Sparking Exposure of Secret Details
In today's digital age, the veil of secrecy is slowly lifting on the final pieces of the government files related to the tragic assassination of President John F. Kennedy. These files, scattered across thousands of pages of ancient government documents, have sparked the curiosity of historians and conspiracy theorists for decades.
Just like a rollercoaster ride straight out of Trump Tower, the release has been anything but smooth. The documents, plopped onto a website by the Trump Administration, are a jumbled mess of raw PDFs - chaotic, unorganized, and bereft of any semblance of a system.Click one at your own risk, and you might just discover the personal sensitive information of living individuals – a blunder tantamount to doxing a veritable who's who from the House Select Committee on Assassinations in the late '70s.
Mark Zaid, a seasoned attorney dealing with National Security matters, had this to say on the Bluesky platform, "The Trump Administration doxed countless people who served on the staff of the House Select Committee on Assassinations back in 1977-79 by releasing their SSNs in full. Some of these people are alive. I know them. This was totally unnecessary & contributed nothing to understanding 11/22/63."
This latest installment, spurred by a 2017 executive order from President Trump, comes hot on the heels of the declassification of JFK-related documents during his first term. The administration claimed it needed time to vet the documents for national security concerns before making them public.
The National Archive has already released close to 99% of JFK documents through the liberalizing effects of a 1992 drive. The throwback documents being uploaded today and tomorrow aren't exactly new – just reprints with redactions removed or altered.
As we stand on the precipice of 2,400 newly discovered documents hidden in the annals of the FBI, you – the curious, the skeptical, and the die-hard JFK believers – have two options: either make a trek to the National Archives at College Park in Maryland to get your hands on the hard copies or sit tight while they upload the remaining pages.
At the time of writing, the Archives has digitized around 60,000 pages spread across over 2,000 PDF files. Trump has promised to release 80,000 pages in total. This means we're somewhere about 20,000 pages away, housed within an unknown number of files. The Archives' website assures us they're as busy as bees, digitizing every last file they've got.
Brace yourselves for a long ride as historians and journalists sift through these documents, piece by painstaking piece. Some fascinating finds include a memo detailing the KGB's thoughts on Lee Harvey Oswald and his movements through the Soviet Union.
However, don't expect any mind-blowing revelations that could overturn everything we know about the assassination. There won't be a "smoking gun" memo that contradicts the widely accepted narrative, no master CIA plan signed by Allen Dulles detailing a conspiracy to hire the mafia to off JFK, no recordings of a meeting where the Trilateral Commission discusses their disdain for Kennedy, and no evidence of a second shooter lurking on the Grassy Knoll. It's a cold, hard truth nonetheless.
The events of November 22, 1963, continue to cast a gloomy shadow over America. No matter how many documents are released, how many conspiracy theories debunked, or how many opinions voiced, the psychic wound in the heart of America will never truly heal.
[1] https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/2021-10-26-jfk-pdr-finding-aid-eo14176.pdf[2] https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/2023-03-17-jfk-pdr-press-release.pdf[3] https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/2024-03-17-jfk-pdr-announcement.pdf[4] https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/processing-orders-13566-13626.pdf
- The chaotic release of government documents regarding the JFK assassination has brought the personal sensitive information of living individuals into the public domain, a concern raised by Mark Zaid, a seasoned attorney handling National Security matters.
- As the National Archive continues to digitize the remaining JFK documents, technology plays a crucial role in making these historical records more accessible to the public, allowing them to be scrutinized by historians, conspiracy theorists, and tech-savvy individuals alike.
- Amidst the jumble of released documents, some archived materials point towards the KGB's thoughts on Lee Harvey Oswald and his movements, offering a glimpse into the future implications of the JFK assassination and the workings of foreign intelligence agencies.
- The ongoing controversy surrounding the release of JFK-related documents has sparked conversations among various groups, including conspiracy theorists who collectively scrutinize every newly released piece of information, adding fuel to speculations about hidden truths and possible cover-ups.
