Final_Judgment

292 Double Cross in Dallas? [231]
the two-bit dictator for his barbarous attempt to 'assassinate' President
Kennedy.” 612
FOOTPRINTS TO CASTRO'S DOORSTEP
"There was to be an attempt on the life of President Kennedy so
`realistic' that it's failure would be looked upon as nothing less than a
miracle. Footprints would lead right to Castro's doorstep, a trail that the
rankest amateur could not lose. Unfortunately for Oswald he fit the bill
perfect for Hunt's operation." 613
"At first Hunt did not tell Oswald what his exact mission was, except it
was of the highest National Security priority . . . It was only two months
before the 'fake assassination' when Hunt gave Oswald the rifle, explaining
his part in the plan. Oswald was to fire three shots from his rifle 'in the air.'
He was to abandon it and empty cartridges at the scene and quickly leave the
building for a rendezvous with agents who'd transport him to a secret
destination." He'd remain in hiding until after Cuba was invaded by the U.S.
A fake trail to Mexico City ending at the Cuban Embassy would lead
investigators to think he'd fled to Cuba, the belief that 'Castro planned the
assassination' of President Kennedy [which failed] and [that] the
[attempted] 'assassin' was being harbored under [Castro's] protection in
Cuba would stir the Americans to a feverish pitch of anger . . ." 614
According to Wean's source, Hunt told Oswald that President Kennedy
himself was not aware of the plan, but high-ranking cabinet officers were in
on the deal. Oswald would be free to come back and live as a free man after
Castro was dealt with. 615
Wean was also told that the famous "attempted assassination" of
General Edwin Walker, the outspoken anti-Castro leader in Dallas, was also
part of the plan to establish a pattern of violent activity by a suspected "pro-
Castro activist." 616
However, Wean reports, John told him that in the course of the
planning for the fraudulent assassination attempt, something went wrong—
there was interference from outside—from a power beyond E. Howard
Hunt's immediate influence.
John noted: "Of course, all covert operations have inherent dangers and
are subject to break-downs. By my God, this was no break-down or neglect
of performance, or even bad luck. What happened is incomprehensible. " 617
In short, according to the source in Dallas, Hunt's plan backfired. Shots
were actually fired at JFK's motorcade and the president was indeed killed.
However, John did not believe that the blame lay at the hands of either the
Mafia or the anti-Castro Cubans. He believed that another force had
intervened.
"It can't be that the Mafia or Cuban exiles [did] it," noted John. "They
had no motive, as they'd already been given inside tips an operation was
underway that would return them to Cuba. It would have been totally stupid for
them to interfere . . .