937: Oliver Stone | Nuclear Now

Document Release

Oliver Stone criticizes the suppression of JFK assassination documents, highlighting the political maneuvers behind it. He accuses President Biden of illegally halting the release of these files, which were mandated by Congress to be made public. Stone argues that the public deserves transparency, especially on issues that are decades old 1.

He broke the law because he said, no more. This was an act of Congress, by the way. You cannot do that. You cannot undermine an act of Congress and say, it doesn't apply anymore because CIA and I are going to decide what we want to release.

--- Oliver Stone

Stone believes that the withheld documents could reveal embarrassing details about the CIA's involvement with Lee Harvey Oswald and other covert operations 2.

   

Political Implications

The political implications of the unreleased JFK files are significant, according to Stone. He suggests that the files could expose the CIA's failures and their connections to Oswald, which might explain the reluctance to release them 1. Stone also touches on the broader issue of public trust in government, which is eroded by such secrecy.

You have to ask yourself, what is the danger? What are they scared of? Yes, okay. Embarrassment. Okay. Let them be embarrassed because the CIA did screw up numerous times on this case.

--- Oliver Stone

Stone's comments underscore the need for transparency to maintain public trust and accountability in government actions 2.