. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Robert Charles-Dunne Posted March 00, 0000 Robert Charles-Dunne Members 000 Share Posted March 00, 0000 I wrote: Also, if Leopoldo was really trying to frame Oswald, why did he not put words into Oswald's mouth about Oswald's wanting to kill Kennedy? The words he attributed to Oswald were not as incriminating as he could have made them. Robert wrote: It was necessary to strike a delicate balance, and avoid any language that was too incendiary. Had Leopoldo told Odio "Oswald says he will kill Kennedy," it created the risk that Odio may prematurely pick up the phone and inform authorities. That would have defeated the purpose of the exercise. Robert, in this case I believe your response makes an effective point. Although I argued above that we do not know it to a certainty, we agree that it is most likely that Leopoldo planted the words on Oswald. Your point that the operation may have been revealed had a statement been attributed to Oswald that was perceived as a direct threat against the President is, I think, well-taken. I continue to think that the point of the exercise was not to link Oswald to JURE. JURE may have been left-of-Center, but it was certainly not pro-Communist or pro-Castro. 