Oliver Stone, Director of 'JFK,' Calls for New Investigation Into Presidential Assassination
Oliver Stone, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker known for his controversial movies, JFK depicted the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as the result of a governmental conspiracy yesterday and demanded a fresh congressional inquiry into his death.
Stone, aged 78, provided testimony during a hearing. Housing Task Force for the Disclosure of Government Secrets Following the release from last month countless pages of official state records related to the assassination.
JFK received eight Oscar nominations, won two awards, and earned more than $200 million (€185 million) at the box office. Stone characterized his movie as a "counter-myth" to the "fictitious myth" portrayed by the Warren Commission, which was set up to examine Kennedy’s assassination.
When it was released in 1991, JFK faced criticism regarding its historical accuracy. Stone informed the committee that he thinks years of postponements in making unrevised documents available have hindered "clear understanding" of Kennedy’s assassination.
Stone also stated that a fresh investigation "free from all political influences" should start "at the location where the crime occurred," and reassess every piece of evidence collected on the day of the assassination. Specialists have determined that substantial proof indicates Lee Harvey Oswald, a 24-year-old ex-Marine, was solely responsible for assassinating Kennedy.
Is it possible to revert to an era when we could rely on our government to be honest with us—the people they serve?" Stone asked. "This is our democracy. This is our presidency. It’s ours.
Regardless of whether Oswald solely carried out the fatal shooting of Kennedy the procession path through Dallas on November 22, 1963 The initial area of inquiry for the task force was.
Experts claim that the files which President Donald Trump instructed to be made public did not provide evidence contradicting the idea that a single shooter was responsible for killing Kennedy. Numerous documents had been unveiled earlier; however, they now included new sections that were blacked out—such as Social Security numbers—which upset individuals whose private data became exposed.
The task force's chairman, Representative Anna Paulina Luna from Florida, stated that he believes the federal government during prior administrations has resorted to "stonewalling."
The task force similarly extended an invitation to Jefferson Morley and James DiEugenio, both authors who have penned works suggesting conspiracy theories regarding the assassination. Morley serves as the editor of the JFK Facts blog and holds the position of vice president at the Mary Ferrell Foundation, which archives documents pertaining to the event.
The final official congressional inquiry into Kennedy's assassination concluded in 1978 with a House panel issuing a report stating that entities such as the Soviet Union, Cuba, organized crime, the CIA, and the FBI were not implicated; however, they determined that Kennedy "was likely killed because of a conspiracy."
In 1976, a Senate committee stated that they did not find sufficient evidence "to support the idea of a conspiracy."
The commission established by Kennedy's successor, President Lyndon B. Johnson, determined that Oswald shot at Kennedy’s motorcade from a sniper's position on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.
The police apprehended Oswald within 90 minutes, and just two days later, Jack Ruby—a nightclub proprietor—fatally shot him during a televised transfer of Oswald from custody.