The Coming Modified Limited Hangout on JFK

On missing assassination files, CIA cites 'appropriate next steps.' Is that a threat or promise?

In response to a federal civil lawsuit filed Wednesday seeking enforcement of the JFK Records Act, the CIA defended its handling of assassination-related files as consistent with the law and White House orders.

The Agency’s comment is noteworthy because the notoriously secretive clandestine service is not a defendant in the case. The lawsuit, brought b…