Word: fidels
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Lucky enough to have little to do with McNamara's war in Vietnam, Califano did get his hands dirty working with a group, run by Robert Kennedy, that was charged with eliminating Fidel Castro. It came up with some really bizarre ideas: "Attach incendiary devices to bats," which would then "retire to attics ... and start fires." Wacky plans aside, the group, using CIA operatives and U.S. mobsters, tried to kill Castro in what was known as Operation Mongoose. Califano confesses to taking no pride in this mission. But he does conclude, without explanation, that Lyndon Johnson was right when...
Belitsos attended the speeches of Cuban President Fidel Castro, which typically lasted more than four hours. The political climate in Cuba affected her educational experience—her class on socialism was taught by a supporter of the revolution. Still, Belitsos says her professor a more balanced perspective than she had expected...
...John and Fidel Castro too are betting that the customs hassles and permits required for travel to Cuba will become a thing of the past, perhaps as early as 2005, a change Cuban tourism officials believe will bring more than 1 million U.S. turistas to the island each year. This confidence is based on the burgeoning bipartisan support Congress has shown this fall for lifting altogether the ban on travel to Cuba. The Bush Administration has been able to stall that effort for now--and as of Jan. 1 will outlaw exchange tours like John's in order to tighten...
Chomsky’s most recent blunder came on his Oct. 28 lecture in Cuba. With Cuban President Fidel Castro in the audience, Chomsky argued that, after the failed effort in Iraq, Bush and his cronies would have to “manufacture” another enemy in order to be re-elected...
Talk about alienating yourself from a larger audience. Riling up Fidel Castro doesn’t exactly win you friends in America...