CIA Boasted About Tricking Congress on JFK, Axios Astounded
A recent Axios scoop highlights a whistleblower's claim that a secret CIA report detailed how agency officials bragged about tricking Congress during the JFK probe, specifically concerning Lee Harvey Oswald's Mexico activities. This 'new light' on historical cover-ups from 1978 is framed as a revelation. One might wonder why, after decades of presidential commitments to transparency (remember the
JFK Records Act of 1992?), such 'secrets' still surface via individual whistleblowers rather than proactive disclosure. The agency, in response to this 'shocking' development, stated it would 'try to find the report.' How reassuring. Meanwhile, the public is left to ponder if concealing crucial documents and boasting about deceiving congressional oversight is an aberration, or merely standard
operating procedure for institutions entrusted with profound power. Axios's headline implies astonishment at findings that for some, are simply par for the course.