Libra's Timeline Plot: Plausible?
In Libra, there are two timelines. One for the story of Lee Harvey Oswald which are titled in places he has lived in. The second timeline is a fictional (or so we think) plot in some CIA and FBI members who were involved in planning the Bay of Pigs invasion are plotting to stage a failed assassination attempt on President John F. Kennedy and link it to Cuba in order to convince the U.S. to invade Cuba. I personally think even though the plot is fictional, Delillo needs to do more research on how the CIA works in order for the plot to be plausible. I am not an expert on the CIA, but I am certain that getting into the CIA or FBI means being loyal to your government, and trying to assassinate, even if the plan is supposed to fail means being disloyal to your government. No CIA or FBI agent would ever think about doing something like assassinate a member of the U.S. government, since it is against the organization's principle. Maybe the plotters like Everett and Banister passed th...