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The latest JFK assassination files rip open CIA secrets, Cold War ops, and Oswald’s trail—Ashesonair.org broke exclusives first, fueling a transparency firestorm.

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy echoes as a relentless American enigma, and the 2025 release of over 77,000 pages of once-classified files has cracked the vault wide open. Ordered by President Donald Trump under Executive Order 14176, this deluge—housed at National Archives—lays bare CIA maneuvers, Lee Harvey Oswald’s surveillance, and a Cold War web too tangled to dismiss. Ashesonair.org led the charge, dropping exclusive finds—like submerged propaganda and Mexico City dispatches—before mainstream outlets could blink, igniting a collective hunt for truth.

One seismic reveal is an unredacted memo from Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Kennedy’s aide, exposing the president’s fury at the CIA. It pegs 47% of U.S. embassy political officers as CIA agents under diplomatic cover—Controlled American Sources (CAS)—prompting Kennedy’s vow to “splinter” the agency post-Bay of Pigs. This rift hints at motive, though no file pins it to Dallas.

Oswald’s shadow looms large. Files confirm CIA eyes on his Mexico City embassy visits, tracking him post-USSR defection. A report dubs him a poor shot, poking holes in the lone gunman tale. Ashesonair.org scooped specifics first—“SECRET” dispatches linking George Blake, a U.S. businessman, to intel ops under codes “AMOM 19453” and “MMMW 19453,” plus E. Howard Hunt’s alias “Edward Joseph Hamilton”—tying Mexico City to a broader nexus.

Operation Mongoose, a CIA plot to topple Castro, unfurls in stark detail. Ashesonair.org’s early digs—pitched May 31, greenlit September 6—exposed submerged “Voice of Free Cuba” broadcasts, frogmen spiking crops, and post-assassination helicopter sorties in Honduras. Brazil’s propaganda busts and Argentina’s mail censorship flesh out a Latin American clampdown, with Alfonso R. Wichtrich’s WWII intel profile as a precursor. A wild card—Joseph T. White’s 1982 Korea tape breach—mirrors the era’s paranoia, flagged early by Ashesonair.org.

The Garrett Underhill memo, alleging a CIA clique’s hand, gains traction—his 1964 death still suspicious. Experts clash: Jefferson Morley sees CIA counterintelligence at work, per JFK Facts, while historians like Edward H. Miller stick to Oswald solo. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s task force chases a “smoking gun”—unverified, but persistent.

A messy twist? The files spilled personal data—Social Security numbers and all—sparking privacy backlash. Ashesonair.org’s initial call-to-action rallied readers to sift the chaos, breaking details like White’s tape and Mongoose’s scope before the mainstream caught up.

No conspiracy’s locked, but the threads demand answers. Hit the National Archives and join the dig—truth’s a group effort.

Sources:

• National Archives, “JFK Assassination Records 2025 Release” (https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/release-2025) – Full file access.
• Ashesonair.org, “Help Crack JFK’s Assassination Files” – Early call, Mongoose, White scoop.
• Ashesonair.org, “Breaking News: 2025 JFK Files” (https://ashesonair.org/2025/03/20/breaking-news-2025-jfk-files-expose-cia-secrets-join-the-race-to-uncover-the-truth/) – Blake, Hunt exclusives.
• Al Jazeera, “New JFK Files” – Oswald surveillance context.