Camilla Jessen
Explosive documents expose CIA officer’s role and reignite demands for transparency in Kennedy assassination case.
Freshly declassified documents have reignited one of the most enduring controversies in American history — the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
A new set of files, released following pressure from President Donald Trump, reveals that the CIA actively concealed its connection to Lee Harvey Oswald.
Oswald is widely believed to have pulled the trigger in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
“This is big,” says journalist and JFK expert Jefferson Morley, who has studied the agency’s records for decades.
The CIA Agent Behind the Curtain
The documents specifically name CIA officer George Joannides, a high-ranking official who oversaw psychological operations from the CIA’s Miami office.
He operated covertly as a liaison to the Directorate of Revolutionary Activities (DRE), an anti-communist group funded by the agency.
Notably, Lee Harvey Oswald had contact with the DRE just months before Kennedy’s assassination.
Oswald, the DRE, and a Manufactured Narrative
After Kennedy’s murder, the same DRE group began promoting claims that Oswald was a pro-Castro sympathizer.
What wasn’t previously known is that Joannides played a central role in directing that narrative — while hiding his involvement.
According to the new files, he even used a false identity and carried a fake driver’s license while working with the DRE.
Sabotage and a Secret Reward
Despite his ties to Oswald and the DRE, Joannides was later named as the CIA’s liaison to the congressional committee investigating Kennedy’s murder in the 1970s.
Rather than assist, he reportedly obstructed the investigation, keeping his own history hidden.
Shockingly, two years after undermining the probe, Joannides received one of the CIA’s highest internal honors.
“This is classic CIA,” said journalist Gerald Posner, quoted by TV4 Nyheterna. “They lie, mislead and delay. And when the truth comes out, it looks very bad.”
Demands for Accountability Grow
Public pressure is now mounting.
Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna has taken a leading role in pushing for further disclosures.
“Joannides was one thousand percent involved in the CIA cover-up,” she told reporters.
She insists the American public deserves the full truth about the events that led to Kennedy’s death.
The CIA’s Position — and the Critics’ Response
The CIA claims that it has now fully released all relevant documents to the National Archives, without redactions, calling the move a “historically open effort.”
But critics remain unconvinced.
Experts like Morley argue the agency still hasn’t come clean and are urging full transparency.
Others, including former officials John Ratcliffe and Tulsi Gabbard, are also advocating for continued declassification.
What the Law Says — and What Comes Next
The JFK Records Act, passed in 1992, legally requires the government to release all records tied to the assassination.
But over three decades later, the complete picture is still missing.
With new revelations continuing to emerge, the demand for truth remains louder than ever — and the pressure on intelligence agencies is far from over.
