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#236 - Operation Mongoose: Inside CIA's Failed Mafia Conspiracy to Kill Castro | Tom Maier

Julian Dorey Podcast

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CIA's Failed Castro Assassination

This chapter examines the dismantling of the CIA's assassination plans for Fidel Castro after JFK's assassination in 1963. It highlights Bobby Kennedy's shift in focus away from these operations and the U.S. pivot towards the Vietnam War, illustrating the bizarre methods employed in attempting to kill Castro. The narrative also reflects on the implications of U.S. foreign policy, the intersection of organized crime with espionage, and the importance of moral courage in leadership.

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