
S2 Episode 5 - "Fish Is Red"
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Fidel Castro's Denial of the Cuban Invasion
Fidel Castro didn't need to subscribe to the New York Times to know about the imminent invasion cooked up by the Americans. On April 12th, five days before D-Day, JFK gave a press conference at which he assured there was no imminent US-assisted invasion. And Fidel, who was already readying his defenses in Cuba, basically took JFK's outright denial as an admittance of guilt. Quote: For months, the Central Agency of Cretans has been preparing on the soil of Guatemala and other countries ruled by puppets of imperialism,.
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