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then the Soviet Union, but mystery still surrounds this part of Oswald’s life. The
Commission often dismissed witnesses whose testimony did not support the official
version of the assassination, while accepting the testimony of those who did as can be
seen in the testimony of anti-Castro Cuban, Sylvia Odio. She came forward to say that an
American she identified as Oswald visited her apartment with two Cuban activists while
Oswald was allegedly traveling to Mexico City. Odio testified that the American was
introduced as “Leon Oswald” and was someone “very much interested in the Cuban
cause.” In a later telephone conversation, one of the activists told Odio that the American
“is kind of nuts,” “an excellent shot,” and believed anti-Castro Cubans should have
assassinated Kennedy after the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion aimed at overthrowing
Castro. 82 The Commission dismissed Odio’s story, concluding that Oswald could not
have been in Dallas because he was on his way to Mexico City, but that is circular
reasoning that avoids examining the possibility that either someone was impersonating
Oswald or that there was something wrong with the Commission’s official timeline of
events and the alleged assassin’s true beliefs.
According to the Commission, Oswald’s visit to Mexico proved to be another
source of frustration and anger. The Cuban embassy in Mexico refused to grant a visa to
Oswald until he received one from the Soviets, and that Oswald became angry over the
impasse. The report stated that “his attempt to go to Cuba or return to the Soviet Union
82 WC Report, 322.
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