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very visible spokesman for his ideals” in New Orleans, and that his “political hero was
still Fidel Castro.” 747 There is a discussion of witnesses who claim to have seen Oswald
together with Ferrie and Bannister. The viewer is told this “could be significant because
Ferrie, as well as Guy Bannister, was connected to one of the major figures in organized
crime” – Carlos Marcello. 748 Of course, other theorists focused on Ferrie and Bannister’s
connections to the CIA, but there is no suggestion of that.
Frontline interviewed the Odio sisters about the incident in which they said a man
identified as “Leon Oswald” together with two anti-Castroites visited their apartment.
The narrator merely noted that “the meaning of this incident remains elusive.” 749 The
producers also interviewed the former KGB officials who met with Oswald in the Soviet
embassy in Mexico City, and Cuban embassy employee Sylvia Duran. Oleg
Nechiporenko and Valery Kostikov told the story of how Oswald appeared disturbed and
had a gun when he visited the embassy. The program examined the issue of why the CIA
has never produced photographs or surveillance tapes from Oswald’s embassy visits, but
Frontline cited the statements of the former KGB officials to buttress the U.S. official
version that Oswald, and not an imposter, visited the Soviet embassy.
Frontline also hewed to the Warren Commission version of Oswald’s life during
his final weeks in Dallas before the assassination. Ruth and Michael Paine spoke of their
friendship with Marina and Lee, with Michael said of Oswald, “There’s no doubt in my
mind that he believed violence was the…only effective tool. He didn’t want to mess
747 Frontline transcript, 20.
748 Frontline transcript, 23.
749 Frontline transcript, 29.
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