Hey David, thought you and all readers of "Brothers" might enjoy this little interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - he was on "Hardball" Friday with your friend and mine, Chris Matthews.;)

This clip is about 4.5 minutes, Kennedy's right on the money. He manages to condense the rather intricate Castro/CIA monkeybusiness into a concise soundbite. (No mean feat, as I'm sure you know from your recent round of TV interviews.)

If you didn't see this live, it's on You Tube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu3vYmMvzeY

Thought RFK Jr. did an admirable job of defending the "Kennedy Family Jewels" here...enjoy.:)

Was Oswald a spy? After reviewing all available evidence, the answer to the question seems to be a resounding "yes." The following is a quick look at some of the evidence pointing to Oswald's involvement with spy work:

* His childhood -- a bright loner who read a wide range of books and was drawn to unpopular ideas, attracted by spy stories (the TV show "I Led Three Lives" and Ian Fleming's James Bond novels were among his favorites) -- perfectly fits the profile of persons most desired for intelligence work.

* Oswald's Marine career is checkered with inconsistencies and unexplained events that suggest secret intelligence training.

* His assignment to Atsugi base in Japan, which housed a large CIA facility.

* Oswald's incredible ability with the Russian language. Several Russians, including his wife, said he spoke like a native, yet this high-school dropout reportedly taught himself Russian from books.

* The fact that several persons -- including a former CIA paymaster, Oswald's Marine roommate, and fellow Marine Gerry Patrick Hemming -- have suggested that Oswald worked for U.S. intelligence.

* The manner in which Oswald traveled so easily in and out of Russia as well as the unaccounted-for funds he used suggests intelligence guidance.

* The ability of this American "defector" to leave the Soviet Union with his Russian-born wife at a time when most Russians were being denied exit permits.

* The ease with which this would-be defector obtained passports both in 1959 and 1963.

* The fact that Oswald wrote a lengthy report on his activities in Russia and, later, made a detailed report to the FBI concerning his Fair Play For Cuba activities in New Orleans.

* Oswald's notebook contained the word "microdots," a common spy technique of photographically reducing information to a small dot.

* Oswald's nonbinding "defection" to Russia fits perfectly the profile of an Office of Naval Intelligence program to infiltrate American servicemen into the Soviet Union during the late 1950's.

* One of Oswald's closest contacts, George DeMohrenschildt, was himself an intelligence operative, first for the Nazis and later for the CIA.

* One of the strongest pieces of evidence for Oswald's involvement in spy work concerns a small Minox camera found among his effects by Dallas Police. Information developed by the Dallas Morning News in 1978 revealed the camera was not available to the public in 1963. It may have been spy equipment issued to Oswald. This evidence was so explosive that the FBI tried to get Dallas detectives to change their reports regarding the camera and also kept photos taken by Oswald hidden for nearly fifteen years.... Detective Rose told the Dallas Morning News: "[The FBI agents] were calling it a light meter, I know that. But I know a camera when I see it.... The thing we got at Irving out of Oswald's seabag was a Minox camera. No question about it. They tried to get me to change the records because it wasn't a light meter. I don't know why they wanted it changed, but they must have had some motive for it." The motive may have been that the existence of the camera pointed to Oswald's intelligence connections.... The three-inch-long German-made camera was famous for being used by spies on both sides during World War II.

Note: The above text is excerpted from the book, Crossfire: The Plot that Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs

"Spreading poisonous disinformation about the Kennedys has long been one of the CIA's oldest family jewels"

If I wanted useful information on the CIA's role in the assassination, and especially its Oswald connections - I would not look into any of these newly released documents. They are clearly being manipulated in their release, including which content is disclosed about what.

A far better source is and remains Prof. John Newman's Oswald and the CIA (Carrol & Graf, 1993) which meticulously details (from actual Freedom of Information Act releases documents) the Agency's disinformation and subterfuge concerning its Oswald connections.

For those who may not know, Newman worked in Military Intelligence for 20 yrs. and is a Military Science professor at the University of Maryland.

Some of the choice nuggets Newman's research reveals:

-Oswald had an extensive CIA file: 201-289248 CI/SIG*, opened on December 9, 1960 more than one year after his defection to the USSR (Oct, 1959)

* CI/SIG - 'Counter Intelligence/ Special Interest Group'

- The CIA also had an OS-351-164 file (The 'OS' for Office of Security') (p57).

The 'OS'-file was assembled from the time of Oswald's defection, and included newspaper clippings and cables (ibid.). Ironically, however, it did not include the most damning document of all - a dispatch from Richard Snyder - then American Consul in Moscow, related to threats

made by Oswald to divulge security secrets.

This threat should have sounded warning bells all over the place- and indeed, if 201 files were ever indeed 'triggered' this would have been the singular occasion to do so. As already noted, defection per se is not illegal. However, espionage certainly is. (In Oswald's case it was

serious, since he knew the location of all bases on the west coast, all radio frequencies for all squadrons, all tactical call signs, strength of all squadrons, number and type of aircraft in each, names of commanding officers, and authentic codes of entering and exiting all ADIZ radar ranges).

-The CIA also kept a file on Oswald designated 74-500 where '74' is the country code for Russia.

- Newman clearly exposes a blatant CIA lie that "none of the Oswald files are classified 'confidential'. As Newman clearly observes (p. 51):

"The truth is that part of Oswald's pre-201 CIA files were classified SECRET EYES ONLY. This sort of mischief compromises not just the Agency's integrity on this issue, but also on the entire gamut of surrounding issues."

- The Warren Commission was "suspiciously 'quiet' on the subject of Oswald's CIA files"(p169): the OS-351-164, the 201-289248, and the 74-500. However, this should not befuddle anyone aware of the fact that a former CIA Director (Allen Dulles) sat on the Commission. The same guy JFK forced out after the Bay of Pigs debacle.

The upshot is that the CIA is not going to willingly disclose its links, connections to any event as explosive as a domestic political assassination - which means researchers are obliged to go to other authoritative and non-compromised sources.

Lastly, one must give hats off to Newman for exposing (p. 307) the many falsified documents (such as the FPCC handbills) that the Warren Commission used as "exhibits" in its Report.