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Marine who fought side-by-side with Fidel Castro - Then against him
Gerald Patrick Hemming, a soldier who trained Cubans to fight against Fidel Castro and had been a central figure in assassination investigations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. has died. Hemming joined the Marines in 1954. 4 years later, he left the Marines to go to Cuba, where he fought with Fidel Castro to overthrow Fulgencio Batista in 1959. "A lot of people don't remember that initially we supported Castro." Shortly after Castro assumed power, Hemming found out the Cuban leader secretly working with the Soviet Union. He felt betrayed. Castro discovered of Hemming's plans to organize an uprising and threw him in jail, but he was able to escape.
by fayobserver :: 2008-02-07 :: Fidel Castro & Cuba

1960s: U.S. Military to terrorize U.S. cities to provoke War with Cuba
The mainstream media is now acknowledging "Operation Northwoods", a declassified plan to kill innocent civilians in the US: The objective was to "create a useful wave of indignation", blame Fidel Castro for the deaths, with a view to building a pretext to invade Cuba. In the early 1960s, America's top leaders reportedly drafted plans to kill innocent people in U.S. cities to create public support for a war against Cuba. Code named Operation Northwoods, the plans included sinking boats of Cuban refugees on the high seas, hijacking planes, blowing up a U.S. ship, and even orchestrating violent terrorism in U.S. cities.
by globalresearch :: 2007-05-28 :: Fidel Castro & Cuba

Poll: Americans Seek Ties With Cuba
In nearly equal measure, Americans say they do not like Cuban President Fidel Castro but want the US to re-establish diplomatic relations with the communist island nation after 46 years of estrangement. Less than half of those polled think Cuba will become a democracy after the revolutionary leader dies or steps aside. However, 89% say they think Cubans will be better off or about the same when Castro is gone. The poll suggests the Cold War animosity that has defined U.S.-Cuba relations for nearly a half-century may be fading.
by washingtonpost :: 2007-02-08 :: Fidel Castro & Cuba

U.S. Military plans to terrorize U.S. Cities to provoke war with cuba
In the early 1960s, America's top military leaders drafted plans to kill innocent people and commit acts of terrorism in U.S. cities to create public support for a war against Cuba. Code named Operation Northwoods, the plans included the possible assassination of Cuban émigrés, sinking boats of Cuban refugees on the high seas, hijacking planes, blowing up a U.S. ship, and even orchestrating violent terrorism in U.S. cities. The plans were created as ways to trick the American public and the international community into supporting a war to oust Cuba's then new leader, communist Fidel Castro.
by abcnews :: 2006-09-10 :: Fidel Castro & Cuba

Raleigh Spy Conference Focusing On Fidel Castro
With Fidel Castro in the news and rumors swirling about his questionable health, there is more discussion than ever about what will happen when the dictator who leads Cuba's communist government dies. At the international Spy Conference in Raleigh, speakers from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Cuban community, and academia hope to answer that question. The Fourth Annual Spy Conference will be examining Fidel Castro and Cuba as its main focus later at the North Carolina Museum of History in downtown Raleigh.
by lanuevacuba :: 2006-09-06 :: Relics, Legacy and Aftermath of Cold War

Fidel Castro has seen off nine US presidents
They indirectly triggered the worst nuclear stand-off of the Cold War. The fraught relations between the US and Castro's Cuba have shaped the course of recent history. In the 47 years of rule that have made him the world's most durable leader, Fidel Castro has locked horns with 10 US presidents. He has survived an invasion, a naval blockade, and decades of diplomatic isolation and sanctions - not to mention hundreds of US-backed attempts to assassinate him. Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House when Mr Castro took power in 1959. He recognised the new regime in Havana. But ties soon grew frosty, as Cuba nationalised US-owned assets.
by belfasttelegraph :: 2006-08-08 :: Cold War Leaders

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