The CIA vs Castro

During the beginning days of Castro's evil rein over Cuba, the CIA had some interesting ways to try and remove him from power. 

Episode Transcript

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The CIA had no love for FidelCastro. We'll discuss as we took a
bite out of history with Ingles Markets. In nineteen fifty nine, Fidel Castro
took the military and political power asCuba's prime minister, and for the US,
having a Communist regime so close wasnot ideal. The CIA was secretly
tasked with toppling Castro's regime and usedall manners of sabotage to try and accomplish
their mission. There was the poisoncigar, for the CIA lakes them with

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the toxin so strong it would killCastro. They were delivered to an unidentified
person, but never passed on toFetel. How about the painted seashell.
Castro loved scuba diving, so theCIA planned to pack a seashell with explosives
and painted bright colors to catch hisattention. This was scrapped to the planning
stage, as was the contaminate adiving suit where they wanted to expose Castro
to a deabiliting skin disease. Theytried hiding a hypodermic needle and a pen

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James Bonstett, and they even thoughtof spraying as broadcast booth down with LSD
so he'd hallucinate while trying to addresshis countrymen. None of the attempts worked,
and Fidel Castro kept his power ofCuba till two thousand and six,
when he transferred his power to hisbrother Raoul. This has been a bite
out of history with ingles market