For over 60 years, the Central Intelligence Agency insisted it had no connection to Lee Harvey Oswald — the man who assassinated President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
But now, newly released government documents confirm what many have long suspected: the CIA lied.
CIA Agent Used Alias to Oversee Group Linked to Oswald
According to Axios, a newly uncovered memo dated January 17, 1963 reveals that CIA agent George Joannides was operating under the alias “Howard Gebler”, assigned to coordinate with anti-Castro student groups.
One of those groups — the DRE (Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil) — directly interacted with Oswald just months before the assassination.
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On August 9, 1963, Oswald was involved in a scuffle with DRE members in New Orleans.
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On August 21, he was debating them on television.
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After JFK was killed, the group publicly branded Oswald a pro-Castro communist.
The CIA has long denied that Joannides had any direct involvement. That narrative is now officially dead.
“The CIA Lied for Decades”
JFK researcher Jefferson Morley told Axios:
“The cover story for Joannides is officially dead. This is a big deal. The CIA is changing its tune on Lee Harvey Oswald.”
Axios journalist Marc Caputo added:
“The CIA lied to the Warren Commission, the Church Committee, the House Select Committee on Assassinations, and the Assassination Review Board.”
CIA Deception Was Coordinated, Not Accidental
Joannides wasn’t just some mid-level analyst — he was deputy chief of the CIA’s Miami branch, overseeing psychological warfare and political action programs, including work with anti-Castro operatives.
He later actively obstructed the House Select Committee on Assassinations by hiding his own role in the events leading up to JFK’s murder.
Axios: “He and the CIA hid the fact that he was involved with DRE and therefore the Kennedy case, slow-walked the CIA’s production of records, and lied.”
Released Quietly Over the July 4th Weekend
Adding to the outrage, this revelation was dumped over a holiday weekend — a tactic often used by D.C. insiders to bury inconvenient truths.
“I understand — especially considering the CIA’s past behavior — why people are suspicious that this was released so late on the July 4th weekend,” Axios’ Marc Caputo said in a video posted on X.
