Word: escambray
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...Moscow's Izvestia railed that "the strings of the whole open plot against the heroic people of Cuba lead either to the CIA or the Pentagon." In Miami, two exile organizations-Alpha 66. an action-minded band of Cuban professional men, and the Second Front of the Escambray, one of Castro's disillusioned old revolutionary groups-took all the credit. The State Department professed to be embarrassed by it all: "Such raids do not weaken the grip of the Communist regime in Cuba-indeed, they may strengthen...
...support for our patriots who have been fighting in Cuba for months. Regretfully, we admit tragic losses among a small holding force. The force fought Soviet tanks and artillery, while being attacked by Russian MIG aircraft-a gallantry which allowed a major portion of our party to reach the Escambray Mountains...
From a lonely hilltop in the Escambray Mountains of Cuba, a small radio voice, escaping Castro's destruction so far, still spoke in the defiant tones of freedom to the world...
...support never came. Foot by foot, the anti-Castro forces were driven back down the road and railroad bed toward the Bay of Pigs. A few soldiers scattered across the swamps in a desperate attempt to reach the hills of Escambray, 50 miles
...Cuba to the U.S., hoping to win some support. Anxious to collect all anti-Castro organizations under one umbrella, the CIA offered to help M.R.P. on condition that it join Varona's Frente. The M.R.P. refused. The M.R.P. asked that arms be dropped to guerrillas in Escambray. The CIA, say the exiles, finally agreed, but on condition that the weapons be stamped with the Frente's initials. The M.R.P. asked for 15 minutes' broadcasting time on the CIA-controlled radio station on Swan Island. Again, they say, Bender agreed, but insisted that a CIA man direct...