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noted that Oswald grew up “in a community and environment of crime and corruption,”
consistent with the findings of Oswald’s mob connections. 739
One new piece of evidence the program uncovered was a photograph of Oswald
in a Civil Air Patrol barbeque in New Orleans in 1955 with group leader David Ferrie,
the alleged plotter in many conspiracy theories. The program emphasized, however, that
there is no evidence that Oswald and Ferrie had associated with each other in 1963 ahead
of the assassination. Posner said “There’s just no evidence” to back up “speculation” that
Oswald, Ferrie, and Ferrier’s employer, mob boss Carlos Marcello” conspired to kill
Kennedy. Anthony Summers merely stated that it was a “Shame” that Guy Bannister and
Ferrie were not “properly investigated” after the assassination. 740
Despite the photograph, Frontline accepted the Warren Commission’s view of
Oswald’s politics that he was a Marxist. The narrator said that at the age of 17, when
Oswald joined the Marines, “the young socialist had become an instrument of U.S.
foreign policy.” 741 The program mentioned that Oswald was stationed at a secret U2
airbase in Japan, but did not examine whether the supposedly Marxist Marine was
recruited by U.S. intelligence. Instead, Frontline focused on whether Oswald came into
contact with Japanese leftists, paving the way to his eventual defection to the Soviet
Union. The program did not explore whether this was a fake defection. With the fall of
the Soviet Union, the producers were able to interview former KGB officials, Oswald’s
Intourist guide Rimma Shirokova, and the doctor who treated Oswald after his suicide
739 Frontline transcript, 5-6.
740 Frontline transcript, 24.
741 Frontline transcript, 6.
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