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23
Revista Presencia
, La Paz, Bolivia, September 1974.
Revista Presencia
, La Paz, Bolivia, September 1974.
24
Ronald Bergan,
Francis Ford Coppola, Close Up: The Making of His Movies
(New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press, 1998), 53.
Ronald Bergan,
Francis Ford Coppola, Close Up: The Making of His Movies
(New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press, 1998), 53.
25
Sandra Levinson, exclusive interview with Harry Belafonte on Cuba,
Cuba Now
, October 25, 2003.
Sandra Levinson, exclusive interview with Harry Belafonte on Cuba,
Cuba Now
, October 25, 2003.
26
Granma International
, April 19, 2000.
Granma International
, April 19, 2000.
27
Trevor Armbrister, “Fawning Over Fidel,”
Reader’s Digest
, May 1996.
Trevor Armbrister, “Fawning Over Fidel,”
Reader’s Digest
, May 1996.
28
Anderson
v.
Republic of Cuba, No. 01-28628 (Miami-Dade Cir. April 13, 2003)
Anderson
v.
Republic of Cuba, No. 01-28628 (Miami-Dade Cir. April 13, 2003)
29
“U.S. Family Wins Judgment Against Cuba in ’61 Death,”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
, April 30, 2003.
Chapter Two: The Cuban Führer“U.S. Family Wins Judgment Against Cuba in ’61 Death,”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
, April 30, 2003.
1
This quote is from a presidential press conference on July 15, 1959, where President Eisenhower was responding to charges made by Cuban exile Pedro Diaz Lanz that Castro’s revolution was Communist.
This quote is from a presidential press conference on July 15, 1959, where President Eisenhower was responding to charges made by Cuban exile Pedro Diaz Lanz that Castro’s revolution was Communist.
2
This is from a telegram from U.S. ambassador to Cuba Earl Smith to the State Department’s Roy Rubbottom, dated December 29, 1958. It was declassified on December 12, 2002.
Gringos In the Revolution 1956–62
, Paul Wolf, ed.
This is from a telegram from U.S. ambassador to Cuba Earl Smith to the State Department’s Roy Rubbottom, dated December 29, 1958. It was declassified on December 12, 2002.
Gringos In the Revolution 1956–62
, Paul Wolf, ed.
3
Georgie Ann Geyer,
Guerrilla Prince
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1991), 131.
Georgie Ann Geyer,
Guerrilla Prince
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1991), 131.
4
Michael Beschloss,
The Crisis Years; Kennedy & Khrushchev 1960–1963
. (New York: HarperCollins, 1991), 538.
Michael Beschloss,
The Crisis Years; Kennedy & Khrushchev 1960–1963
. (New York: HarperCollins, 1991), 538.
5
Fedor Burlatsky, “Castro Wanted a Nuclear Strike,”
New York Times
, October 23, 1992.
Fedor Burlatsky, “Castro Wanted a Nuclear Strike,”
New York Times
, October 23, 1992.
6
Guevara biographer Jon Lee Anderson reports that Guevara told Sam Russell, a British correspondent for the socialist newspaper
Daily Worker
, that if the missiles had been under Cuban control, they would have fired them off.
Havana Journal
, October 14, 2004.
Guevara biographer Jon Lee Anderson reports that Guevara told Sam Russell, a British correspondent for the socialist newspaper
Daily Worker
, that if the missiles had been under Cuban control, they would have fired them off.
Havana Journal
, October 14, 2004.
7
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.,
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House
(New York: Random House, 1965).
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.,
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House
(New York: Random House, 1965).
8
Foreign Affairs
, volume 66, number 1, fall 1987.
Foreign Affairs
, volume 66, number 1, fall 1987.
9
Stewart Alsop, “In Time of Crisis,”
Saturday Evening Post
, November 1962.
Stewart Alsop, “In Time of Crisis,”
Saturday Evening Post
, November 1962.
10
Quoted in Enrique Ros,
La Segunda Derrota
(Ediciones Universal, 1995).
Quoted in Enrique Ros,
La Segunda Derrota
(Ediciones Universal, 1995).
11
Beschloss, 549.
Beschloss, 549.
12
Ibid., 544.
Ibid., 544.
13
Ibid.
Ibid.
14
Ibid. Also appears in Richard Nixon, “Cuba, Castro, and John F. Kennedy,”
Reader’s Digest
, November 5, 1964.
Ibid. Also appears in Richard Nixon, “Cuba, Castro, and John F. Kennedy,”
Reader’s Digest
, November 5, 1964.
15
Beschloss, 556.
Beschloss, 556.
16
Washington Post
, January 19, 1969. Quoted also in Ros.
Washington Post
, January 19, 1969. Quoted also in Ros.
17
Ros, 269.
Ros, 269.
18
Ibid., 248.
Ibid., 248.
19
Ibid., 282.
Ibid., 282.
20
Peter Schweizer, “Cuban Missile Crisis: Kennedy’s Mistakes,”
History News Network
, November 4, 2002.
Peter Schweizer, “Cuban Missile Crisis: Kennedy’s Mistakes,”
History News Network
, November 4, 2002.
21
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.,
Inner Circles: How America Changed the World
(New York: Warner Books, 1992).
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.,
Inner Circles: How America Changed the World
(New York: Warner Books, 1992).
22
Paul Bethel,
The Losers
:
The Definitive Report, by an Eyewitness, of the Communist Conquest of Cuba and the Soviet Penetration in Latin America
(New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House, 1969), 364.
Paul Bethel,
The Losers
:
The Definitive Report, by an Eyewitness, of the Communist Conquest of Cuba and the Soviet Penetration in Latin America
(New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House, 1969), 364.
23
Ros.
Ros.
24
Ibid.
Ibid.
25
Ibid., 199.
Ibid., 199.
26
Ibid., 193.
Ibid., 193.
27
Beschloss, 414.
Beschloss, 414.
28
Ros, 258.
Ros, 258.
29
Andres Perez,
YARA
magazine, Florida International University, 2000.
Andres Perez,
YARA
magazine, Florida International University, 2000.
30
“Bay of Pigs 40 Years After: An International Conference,” Havana, Cuba, March 22–24, 2001, National Security Archive.
“Bay of Pigs 40 Years After: An International Conference,” Havana, Cuba, March 22–24, 2001, National Security Archive.
31
Beschloss, 28.
Beschloss, 28.
32
Haynes Johnson,
The Bay of Pigs; The Leader’s Story of Brigade 2506
(New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1964).
Chapter 3: The Cowardly LeónHaynes Johnson,
The Bay of Pigs; The Leader’s Story of Brigade 2506
(New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1964).
1
Paul Bethel,
The Losers
:
The Definitive Report, by an Eyewitness, of the Communist Conquest of Cuba and the Soviet Penetration in Latin America
(New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House, 1969), 209.
Paul Bethel,
The Losers
:
The Definitive Report, by an Eyewitness, of the Communist Conquest of Cuba and the Soviet Penetration in Latin America
(New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House, 1969), 209.
2
Mario Lazo,
Dagger in the Heart: American Policy Failures in Cuba
(New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968), 177.
Mario Lazo,
Dagger in the Heart: American Policy Failures in Cuba
(New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968), 177.
3
Ibid., 193.
Ibid., 193.
4
Associated Press, January 1, 2001.
Associated Press, January 1, 2001.
5
Lyman B. Kirkpatrick, Jr.,
The Real CIA
(New York: Macmillan, 1968).
Lyman B. Kirkpatrick, Jr.,
The Real CIA
(New York: Macmillan, 1968).
6
Lazo, 82–3.
Lazo, 82–3.
7
Spruille Braden quoted in Fulgencio Batista,
Cuba Betrayed
(New York: Vantage Press, 1962).
Spruille Braden quoted in Fulgencio Batista,
Cuba Betrayed
(New York: Vantage Press, 1962).
8
Nestor Carbonell,
And the Russians Stayed: The Sovietization of Cuba
(New York: William Morrow & Co., 1989). The tourist figure also appears in Humberto Fontova, “You Can’t Believe Those Crazy Cubans!”
www.newsmax.com
, April 9, 2003.
Nestor Carbonell,
And the Russians Stayed: The Sovietization of Cuba
(New York: William Morrow & Co., 1989). The tourist figure also appears in Humberto Fontova, “You Can’t Believe Those Crazy Cubans!”
www.newsmax.com
, April 9, 2003.
9
Carlos Alberto Montaner,
Fidel Castro y La Revolución Cubana
(Piscataway, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 1984).
Carlos Alberto Montaner,
Fidel Castro y La Revolución Cubana
(Piscataway, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 1984).
10
The McLaughlin Group, April 8, 2000. Clift repeated it to a gaping Bill O’Reilly on the
O’Reilly Factor
, May 1, 2000.
The McLaughlin Group, April 8, 2000. Clift repeated it to a gaping Bill O’Reilly on the
O’Reilly Factor
, May 1, 2000.
11
Christine Klein, “Always a Rerun: The Stars on the Issues,”
National Review
, May 16, 2000.
Christine Klein, “Always a Rerun: The Stars on the Issues,”
National Review
, May 16, 2000.
12
“End This Embargo Now: Glover Joins Goodwill Delegation to Cuba’s Castro,”
Village Voice
, January 18, 1999.
“End This Embargo Now: Glover Joins Goodwill Delegation to Cuba’s Castro,”
Village Voice
, January 18, 1999.
13
Jeff Jacoby, “Castro’s Cheerleaders,”
Boston Globe
, May 8, 2003.
Jeff Jacoby, “Castro’s Cheerleaders,”
Boston Globe
, May 8, 2003.
14
This quote has run dozens of places, including Andrew Breitbart, “Mum’s the Word,”
www.opinionjournal.com
, April 11, 2003. Also in Sterling Rome, “Castro’s Celebrity Fan Club,”
www.cnsnews.com
. , May 1, 2003. I used the quote in my NewsMax article “We Love You Fidel! Oh Yes We Do!” November 18, 2002, and it provoked a response from Spielberg, which led to the following article by NewsMax editor Carl Limbacher, “Spielberg to NewsMax: Cuba Lied About What I Said,” May 9, 2003. “Our columnist Humberto Fontova, zinging Castro’s American groupies, mentioned a notorious quotation attributed to Spielberg: that meeting Castro was ‘the eight most important hours of [his] life.’ Spielberg’s people contacted our people to proclaim that the director never made any such statement and that Castro’s state-run press concocted the quotation. ‘Don’t believe everything you read, especially in the Cuban press!’ Spielberg’s office wrote to us.” Which was EXACTLY the point of my NewsMax article all along.
This quote has run dozens of places, including Andrew Breitbart, “Mum’s the Word,”
www.opinionjournal.com
, April 11, 2003. Also in Sterling Rome, “Castro’s Celebrity Fan Club,”
www.cnsnews.com
. , May 1, 2003. I used the quote in my NewsMax article “We Love You Fidel! Oh Yes We Do!” November 18, 2002, and it provoked a response from Spielberg, which led to the following article by NewsMax editor Carl Limbacher, “Spielberg to NewsMax: Cuba Lied About What I Said,” May 9, 2003. “Our columnist Humberto Fontova, zinging Castro’s American groupies, mentioned a notorious quotation attributed to Spielberg: that meeting Castro was ‘the eight most important hours of [his] life.’ Spielberg’s people contacted our people to proclaim that the director never made any such statement and that Castro’s state-run press concocted the quotation. ‘Don’t believe everything you read, especially in the Cuban press!’ Spielberg’s office wrote to us.” Which was EXACTLY the point of my NewsMax article all along.
15
Don Feder, “Close Encounters,”
www.frontpagemag.com
, January 13, 2004.
Don Feder, “Close Encounters,”
www.frontpagemag.com
, January 13, 2004.
16
Letter from Alice Walker to President Clinton, March 13, 1996.
www.cubasolidarity.net
.
Letter from Alice Walker to President Clinton, March 13, 1996.
www.cubasolidarity.net
.
17
Associated Press, February 16, 2004.
Associated Press, February 16, 2004.
18
“Hijacker Is Glad He’s Back in U.S., Rails Against Reds,”
Miami Herald
, October 29, 1980.
“Hijacker Is Glad He’s Back in U.S., Rails Against Reds,”
Miami Herald
, October 29, 1980.
19
Ibid.
Ibid.
20
“Hijacker Detests Cuba,”
Washington Post
, April 26, 1977.
“Hijacker Detests Cuba,”
Washington Post
, April 26, 1977.
21
Ibid.
Ibid.
22
Carlos Alberto Montaner,
Viaje al Corazon de Cuba
, (New York: Random House Español, 1999).
Carlos Alberto Montaner,
Viaje al Corazon de Cuba
, (New York: Random House Español, 1999).
23
Eduardo Ferrer,
Operacion Puma: La Batalla Aerea de Bahia de Cochinos
(International Aviation Consultants, 1976).
Eduardo Ferrer,
Operacion Puma: La Batalla Aerea de Bahia de Cochinos
(International Aviation Consultants, 1976).
24
New York Times
, July 16, 1959.
New York Times
, July 16, 1959.
25
Smith, Earl E. T.
The Fourth Floor: An Account of the Castro Communist Revolution
(New York: Random House, 1962).
Smith, Earl E. T.
The Fourth Floor: An Account of the Castro Communist Revolution
(New York: Random House, 1962).
26
Nathaniel Weyl,
Red Star Over Cuba: The Russian Assault on the Western Hemisphere
(New York: Devin-Adair Company, 1960).
Chapter 4: The Dope Trafficker Next DoorNathaniel Weyl,
Red Star Over Cuba: The Russian Assault on the Western Hemisphere
(New York: Devin-Adair Company, 1960).
1
“Cuba and Cocaine,”
Frontline
, PBS, February 5, 1991.
“Cuba and Cocaine,”
Frontline
, PBS, February 5, 1991.
2
“Mexico Told U.S. Nothing of Probe Into Drug Czar,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 22, 1997.
“Mexico Told U.S. Nothing of Probe Into Drug Czar,”
Los Angeles Times
, February 22, 1997.
3
Marc Frank, “Former U.S. Drug Tsar Meets Castro in Cuba,” Reuters, March 3, 1997.
Marc Frank, “Former U.S. Drug Tsar Meets Castro in Cuba,” Reuters, March 3, 1997.
4
Dr. Ernesto Betancourt,
www.martinoticias.com/Radio
Martí News, September 23, 2001.
Dr. Ernesto Betancourt,
www.martinoticias.com/Radio
Martí News, September 23, 2001.
5
“Castro Drug Probe Collapses in Heap of Dead Ends, Lies,”
Miami Herald
, November 24, 1996.
Chapter 5: Rock Against Freedom!“Castro Drug Probe Collapses in Heap of Dead Ends, Lies,”
Miami Herald
, November 24, 1996.
1
“The Experts’ Opinion,”
www.cubatravelusa.com
, December 1, 2002.
“The Experts’ Opinion,”
www.cubatravelusa.com
, December 1, 2002.
2
Alberto Bustamante, “Notas y Estadisticas Sobre Los Grupos Étnicos En Cuba,”
Revista Herencia
, volume 10, 2004. Herencia Cultural Cubana, Miami, Florida.
Alberto Bustamante, “Notas y Estadisticas Sobre Los Grupos Étnicos En Cuba,”
Revista Herencia
, volume 10, 2004. Herencia Cultural Cubana, Miami, Florida.
3
Christopher Ruddy, “Powell and Castro,”
www.newsmax.com
, May 14, 2001.
Christopher Ruddy, “Powell and Castro,”
www.newsmax.com
, May 14, 2001.
4
“Nelson Mandela Addresses Canadian Parliament,” CBC News, June 18, 1990.
“Nelson Mandela Addresses Canadian Parliament,” CBC News, June 18, 1990.
5
“Senator George McGovern Addresses Police Foundation, Urges Normalization with Cuba,”
Marco Island Sun Times
, February 5, 2004.
“Senator George McGovern Addresses Police Foundation, Urges Normalization with Cuba,”
Marco Island Sun Times
, February 5, 2004.
6
Ibid.
Ibid.
7
Ibid.
Ibid.
8
Ibid
Ibid
9
David Corn, “A Cuban Frost,”
Jewish World Review
, April 9, 1999.
David Corn, “A Cuban Frost,”
Jewish World Review
, April 9, 1999.
10
Humberto Fontova, “Cuba Is Way Too Cool!”
www.newsmax.com
, May 18, 2004.
Humberto Fontova, “Cuba Is Way Too Cool!”
www.newsmax.com
, May 18, 2004.
11
Interview with Emilio Izquierdo, Jr., president of Ex Confinados Politicos de la UMAP.
Interview with Emilio Izquierdo, Jr., president of Ex Confinados Politicos de la UMAP.
12
Fontova, “Cuba is Way Too Cool!”
Chapter 6: Castro’s Murder, IncorporatedFontova, “Cuba is Way Too Cool!”
1
From the documentary
Los Vi Partir
by Enrique Encinosa, 2002.
From the documentary
Los Vi Partir
by Enrique Encinosa, 2002.
2
Ibid.
Ibid.
3
“Sundance Goes To Havana,”
www.cbsnews.com
, January 26, 2004.
Chapter 7: Fidel’s Sidekick: The Motorcycle Diarist Che Guevara“Sundance Goes To Havana,”
www.cbsnews.com
, January 26, 2004.
1
Lewis Carroll,
Alice in Wonderland
(New York: Signet, 2000), 83.
Lewis Carroll,
Alice in Wonderland
(New York: Signet, 2000), 83.
2
Humberto Fontova, “Che Guevara: Assassin and Bumbler,”
www.newsmax.com
, February 23, 2004.
Humberto Fontova, “Che Guevara: Assassin and Bumbler,”
www.newsmax.com
, February 23, 2004.
3
Víctor Llano, “El Carnicerito de La Cabaña,”
Libertad Digital
, November 22, 2004.
Víctor Llano, “El Carnicerito de La Cabaña,”
Libertad Digital
, November 22, 2004.
4
Antonio Navarro,
Tocayo: A Cuban Resistance Leader’s True Story
(Westport, CT: Sandown Books, 1981).
Antonio Navarro,
Tocayo: A Cuban Resistance Leader’s True Story
(Westport, CT: Sandown Books, 1981).
5
Guillermo Cabrera Infante,
Mea Cuba
(Barcelona: Plaza/Janés Editores, 1992).
Guillermo Cabrera Infante,
Mea Cuba
(Barcelona: Plaza/Janés Editores, 1992).
6
Enrique Ros,
Cubanos Combatientes; Peleando en Distintos Frentes
(Ediciones Universal, 1998).
Enrique Ros,
Cubanos Combatientes; Peleando en Distintos Frentes
(Ediciones Universal, 1998).
7
Ibid.
Ibid.
8
BBC correspondent Mark Doyle, November 25, 2004.
BBC correspondent Mark Doyle, November 25, 2004.
9
Paul Bethel,
The Losers
:
The Definitive Report, by an Eyewitness, of the Communist Conquest of Cuba and the Soviet Penetration in Latin America
(New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House, 1969), 51.
Paul Bethel,
The Losers
:
The Definitive Report, by an Eyewitness, of the Communist Conquest of Cuba and the Soviet Penetration in Latin America
(New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House, 1969), 51.
10
Ibid., 40.
Ibid., 40.
11
Ibid., 51.
Ibid., 51.
12
Mario Lazo,
Dagger in the Heart; American Policy Failures in Cuba
(New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968), 243.
Mario Lazo,
Dagger in the Heart; American Policy Failures in Cuba
(New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968), 243.
13
Llano, “El Carnicerito de La Cabaña.”
Llano, “El Carnicerito de La Cabaña.”
14
Ernesto “Che” Guevara,
Man and Socialism in Cuba
(Havana: Guairas, Book Institute, 1967).
Chapter 8: Cuba Before CastroErnesto “Che” Guevara,
Man and Socialism in Cuba
(Havana: Guairas, Book Institute, 1967).
1
Jesus Hernandez Cuellar, “Crónica del Presidio Político en Cuba,”
Contacto
magazine, December 1998.
Jesus Hernandez Cuellar, “Crónica del Presidio Político en Cuba,”
Contacto
magazine, December 1998.
2
Jules Dubois,
Fidel Castro: Rebel, Liberator or Dictator?
( Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1959), 2.
Jules Dubois,
Fidel Castro: Rebel, Liberator or Dictator?
( Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1959), 2.
3
Andres Suarez,
Cuba: Castroism and Communism
,
1959–1966
(Boston: MIT Press, 1967).
Andres Suarez,
Cuba: Castroism and Communism
,
1959–1966
(Boston: MIT Press, 1967).
4
Trevor Armbrister, “Fawning over Fidel,”
Reader’s Digest
, May 1996.
Trevor Armbrister, “Fawning over Fidel,”
Reader’s Digest
, May 1996.
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