

Behind the CIA war on Cuba and coup in Congo (with historian Aaron Good)
Feb 5, 2023
Historian Aaron Good discusses the final years of Dwight Eisenhower's administration, focusing on the CIA's war on Cuba and the coup against Congo's Patrice Lumumba. The podcast covers topics such as the Cuban Revolution, the history of Cuba, terrorism and geopolitics in the Middle East, resistance against CIA operations, the U2 pilot incident, and the influence of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The History of Cuba: Spanish Colonialism to the Cuban Revolution
01:51 • 14min
Terrorism, Geopolitics, and the Congo
15:36 • 13min
Pushback Against Covert CIA Operations
28:13 • 20min
The U2 Pilot and Eisenhower's Military Industrial Complex Speech
48:28 • 9min
The Influence of CFR, Appointment of Delis Brothers, and Covert Operations in Unfriendly Countries
57:15 • 3min