Re: What was causing Oswald's nervousness at the Soviet Embassy?

On Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 12:34:48 PM UTC-5, Bud wrote:
> On Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 3:56:57 PM UTC-5, Steve M. Galbraith wrote: 
> > The three Soviet Embassy officials/KGB officers who met Oswald when he 
> > went to Mexico City to go to Cuba said he was acting "nervously" and 
> > "shaking" at the time. Recall that the Cubans (Duran) told Oswald she 
> > needed to see his Soviet visa before she would give him (on the spot) a 
> > transit visa to go to Cuba. So he visited the Soviet embassy twice to get 
> > one. 
> > 
> > Here is how they described him (this is from the Frontline special "Who 
> > was Lee Harvey Oswald?"): 
> > 
> > FRONTLINE NARRATOR: At the Soviet embassy, he [i.e., Oswald] met with 
> > three consular officials. In fact, all three were KGB officers working 
> > under diplomatic cover. In this, their first interview, they recall that 
> > Oswald's hands were shaking and his behavior was erratic. 
> > 
> > OLEG NECHIPORENKO, KGB: [through interpreter] We all thought the man had 
> > an unstable nervous system. He was extremely agitated. 
> > 
> > VALERY KOSTIKOV, KGB: [through interpreter] During our talk, Oswald kept 
> > feeling in his pockets, taking out all sorts of papers. Then he took out a 
> > gun and put it in front of him. I sat opposite him. I took the gun away 
> > and put it on Pavel's desk. 
> > 
> > Pavel Antonovich asked him, "Why did you come here with a gun? What do you 
> > need a gun for?" He said, "I'm afraid of the FBI. I'm being persecuted. I 
> > need a gun to protect myself, for my personal safety." That's what he 
> > said."
> This is doubly weird, since Hosty hadn`t even approached Marina or the 
> Paines until after LHO returned from Mexico City.
> > Here is the video; go to the 1:100 mark to see the above: 
> > https://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-who-was-lee-harvey-oswald/ 
> > 
> > Okay, so he's acting in a desperate manner in order to get the visa. But 
> > the shaking and nervousness were caused by? Oswald was known to be 
> > demanding but he was also usually cool and in command.
> Yes, seems out of character. He didn`t look nervous at all in custody 
> for killing the President. Went for his gun when surrounded by police, one 
> with a shotgun. Cool as a cucumber.

It's odd because he was known for being in control and cool in other 
situations. I do think he believed that the FBI was in part the cause for 
him getting fired from jobs (he was very upset at losing that photography 
job); or not getting good ones. This was, as you said, before the 
Hosty/Marina matter where he came to believe that she was being harassed.

As I wrote, okay so he's trying to plead to the Soviets for the visa and 
play the political prisoner card. But the shaking and nervousness is 
really out of sorts for him. I would guess he realized, or was beginning 
to, that all of his dreams of going to Cuba - which was his last option - 
were disappearing. Everything, all of his plans that summer agitating for 
Castro and creating a pro-Cuba resume, were collapsing around him and he 
was having a sort of nervous breakdown.