Kennedy angry at CIA Mafia ties and Castro plotting
Lawrence Houston, former CIA counsel, testified that Robert Kennedy was angry in 1962 when told the CIA dealt with the Mafia while plotting to kill Fidel Castro. Kennedy reportedly asked to be consulted if any Mafia links arose, though he was not greatly perturbed by assassination plots against Castro. Prosecutions of Roselli and Giancana were later dropped.
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No U S tie to Viet coup says former secretary
Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk told a House subcommittee that he never discussed political assassination with President Kennedy. He denied U S involvement in the 1963 coup and killings of South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother. He said the CIA was not indispensable, but intelligence sources must be competitive.
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CIA and Justice Department Clash Over Classified Conduct
In a March 3, 1854 exchange Houston noted CIA employees could commit criminal acts occasionally but these offenses should be overlooked when tied to highly classified covert operations. The CIA agreed to provide the Justice Department with specific details.
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Suit Filed Over CIA Mail Breach Lawsuit in Providence
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class action in U.S. District Court accusing thirty current and former CIA and government officials of illegally opening mail. Rodney Driver, a URI mathematics professor, says letters to Soviet peers were opened and copied. The suit seeks damages of 30,000 per letter and 100,000 per person.
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