The Cloak and Dagger Game: How Washington Tried to Kill Fidel Castro

1 week, 5 days ago

MTG fears suspected CEO assassin could fuel 'push' from the left for socialized medicine

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday said she believes that the brazen assassination of UnitedHealth's CEO could be the beginning of a political movement that sparks calls for socialized medicine. The MAGA lawmaker’s latest conspiracy theory came during an appearance on the far-right Real America’s Voice platform, where she said past political movements have traditionally included tactics like marches, riots …

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2 weeks ago

Ted Cruz calls suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter proof leftism is a "mental disease"

Salon

In response to the news on Monday that police in Pennsylvania apprehended 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, the prime suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is using him as an example of "leftist" views being a mental illness. In a post to X made shortly after Mangione was identified, Cruz shared an article by the …

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7 months, 1 week ago

On the brink of nuclear war: Fidel Castro's BBC interview

BBC

On the brink of nuclear war: Fidel Castro's BBC interview Getty Images Fidel Castro makes a statement of victory following the revolution that overthrew Fulgencio Batista In 1961, the Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro talked to the BBC about his land reform – passed this week in 1959 – and how he wanted peace. On 26 June 1961 in a …

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8 months, 1 week ago

US ambassador turned Cuban spy says he was radicalized at Yale

Daily Mail

A former US ambassador who pleaded guilty to spying for Cuba says he was radicalized while studying at Yale University. Rocha was arrested in December for what US officials called 'one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the United States government by a foreign agent.' Attorney General Merrick Garland, announcing Rocha's arrest in December, said he had 'repeatedly referred …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Former US ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for serving as secret agent for Cuba

Associated Press

MIAMI — A former career U.S. diplomat was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba, a plea agreement that leaves many unanswered questions about a betrayal that stunned the U.S. foreign service. The State Department said Friday it would continue working with the intelligence community “to …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. Diplomat's Shocking Admission: 'Spied For 'Enemy' Communist Nation For 40 Years' | Details

Hindustan Times

Diplomat's Shocking Admission: 'Spied For 'Enemy' Communist Nation For 40 Years' | Details A former career US diplomat, Manuel Rocha, was charged with spying on Cuba for 40 years. 73-year-old Rocha admitted in Miami Federal Court that he has secretly passed information to the communist-run Cuban government since 1981. INTERNATIONAL NEWS #us #cuba #mole #spy #espionage #manuelrocha #diplomat #billclinton #usgovt …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Former US ambassador admits being a Cuban spy for 40 years

Daily Mail

A former US ambassador to Bolivia has sensationally admitted to spying on America for Cuba for 40 years in one of the longest espionage plots the FBI has ever seen. He began aiding Havana as a covert agent of Cuba's General Directorate of Intelligence in 1981, and his secret activities continued until his arrest. The criminal complaint against Rocha details …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Career US diplomat abruptly admits to spying for communist Cuba for decades

Associated Press

MIAMI — A former career U.S. diplomat told a federal judge Thursday he will plead guilty to charges of working for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba, an unexpectedly swift resolution to a case prosecutors called one of the most brazen betrayals in the history of the U.S. foreign service. “It’s a win-win for both sides,” said Lapp, …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Key points of AP report into missed red flags surrounding accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy

Associated Press

MIAMI — Friends and colleagues of Manuel Rocha knew him for an aristocratic, almost regal, bearing that was fitting for an Ivy League-educated career U.S. diplomat who held top posts across Latin America. Here are some key findings from an Associated Press investigation into Rocha’s alleged betrayal and the missed red flags that could have helped him avoid scrutiny for …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Red flags, missed clues: How accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy avoided scrutiny for decades

Associated Press

MIAMI — Manuel Rocha was well known in Miami’s elite circles for an aristocratic, almost regal, bearing that seemed fitting for an Ivy League-educated career U.S. diplomat who held top posts in Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba and the White House. Rocha was secretly recorded by an undercover FBI agent praising Fidel Castro as “El Comandante” and bragging about his work for …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Alleged Cuban Spy Probably Regrets Telling Undercover FBI Agent He Hit the “Grand Slam” of Spying for Cuba

Slate

On Monday, the Department of Justice announced the arrest of a longtime United States diplomat and national security figure named Victor Manuel Rocha on charges that he has acted for decades “as an agent of a foreign government,” namely Cuba’s. A separate grand jury indictment filed Tuesday expanded on the accusation, charging Rocha with seeking “sensitive” and “classified” U.S. material …

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1 year, 8 months ago

"Hyenas are communists": Right-wing story hour, part 1 — the banality of celebrity

Salon

It was a recent Wednesday morning in Washington. Posobiec was the first reader in the Freedom Island Story Hour, organized by the Texas publisher Brave Books to promote its series of children's stories commissioned, according to the company's website, "to honor God… and instill a love of truth." "He has a platform that most American politicians would envy," the Guardian's …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Blinken defends exclusion of Cuba from Summit of the Americas, despite triggering boycotts

LA Times

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaks with Los Angeles Times reporter Tracey Wilkinson during an interview at the Summit of the Americas on Thursday. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken defended the Biden administration’s decision to exclude Cuba, along with Nicaragua and Venezuela, while inviting other governments with similarly questionable democratic …

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2 years, 11 months ago

‘Havana Syndrome’ not a foreign campaign: report

The Hindu

The CIA has concluded that U.S. diplomats suffering mysterious headaches and nausea in what has been dubbed “Havana Syndrome” were not targeted in a global campaign by a foreign power, reports said on Wednesday. The New York Times and Politico cited multiple officials briefed on a CIA assessment on the incidents that first surfaced among diplomats in 2016 in the …

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2 years, 11 months ago

'Havana Syndrome' is Not Foreign Power Campaign, Says CIA But Not Everyone is Convinced

News 18

The CIA has concluded that US diplomats suffering mysterious headaches and nausea in what has been dubbed “Havana Syndrome” were not targeted in a global campaign by a foreign power, reports said Wednesday. NBC News, The New York Times and Politico cited multiple officials briefed on a CIA intelligence assessment on the incidents that first surfaced among diplomats in 2016 …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Havana Syndrome: an act of war or just an act?

Al Jazeera

Are US diplomats and CIA emissaries really subjected to mysterious ‘neurological attacks’ around the world? And in September, the CIA evacuated an officer from Serbia who had – as Fox News put it – “suffered serious injuries consistent with those associated with Havana Syndrome, part of a rise of such attacks on US officials overseas”. According to The Politico website, …

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3 years, 3 months ago

'Havana Syndrome': What we know about the puzzling illness plaguing US officials since 2016

Firstpost

The mystery illness has no definitive cause, but reports have suggested attacks using microwave or radio wave weapons could be behind it Editor’s Note: This story was first published on 26 June 2021 and is being republished after an intelligence officer traveling in India this month with the CIA director reported symptoms consistent with the so-called Havana syndrome. A CIA …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Bush administration hid truth regarding how close Taliban bomber came to killing Cheney, says Army captain

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A US army officer who was stationed at Afghanistan’s Bagram …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Cuba’s president slams social media ‘hatred’ after protests

Al Jazeera

Havana, Cuba – The Cuban government held a massive rally in the early hours of Saturday morning on Havana’s Malecon, the city’s famed corniche, at the end of a week of unrest that spurred a slew of international criticism. Crowds for the “Act of Revolutionary Reaffirmation” rally in the Cuban capital, which the government said numbered 100,000, arrived before the …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Cuba president rejects coverage of unrest as a ‘lie’

Al Jazeera

Days after anti-government demonstrations, President Diaz-Canel says ‘what the world is seeing of Cuba is a lie’. Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel has denounced what he said was a false narrative over unrest on the Caribbean island, speaking alongside ex-president Raul Castro during a rally before thousands of supporters in Havana. “What the world is seeing of Cuba is a lie,” …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Former CIA operative Enrique 'Ric' Prado writing memoir

The Independent

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3 years, 11 months ago

Trump hits Cuba with new terrorism sanctions in waning days

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday re-designated Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism,” hitting the country with new sanctions that could hamstring President-elect Joe Biden’s promise to renew relations with the communist-governed island. Removing Cuba from the blacklist had been one of former President Barack Obama’s main foreign policy achievements as he sought better relations with the island, …

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The Cloak and Dagger Game: How Washington Tried to Kill Fidel Castro

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