Robert, Can you flesh that out a bit?.... What did Michael Paine say about Lee Oswald, with respect to Lee being a agent of the US government?
There's no doubt in my mind that Lee was sent to Russia by the US government. The Russians had recruited Lee while he was a Marine on a secret U-2 base in Japan. The CIA knew that the Russians were enticing Lee Oswald, and they contacted the Marines and encouraged Lee to play along with the Russians. They even sent Lee to foreign language school where he learned to understand and speak Russian.
Michael Paine wrote in the 2013 manuscript that if in fact Lee Oswald was associated CIA or FBI it would only be because that would be in Lee's view a way to infiltrate the Government.
Both Paine and Oswald attended left and right wing events, I just think that statement is being deceptive/protective.
The book is a great read, and has its position of course, not too many writings on the topic waver back and forth.
Walt, I've read so much on Oswald but can no longer find this reference, I've looked online: a claim that part of Oswald's intelligence training he was observed walking sidewalks backward. Not that I believe that claim, I don't know if that was in a book or online if anyone knows.