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Related: About this forumHow the CIA Sabotaged Its Own Plot to Unseat Fidel Castro (radio interview w/author Joan Mellen)
Heard this today. Very interesting.
There's a Listen link on page ...
What You Dont Know About the Cuban Revolution
http://www.wlrn.org/post/what-you-don-t-know-about-cuban-revolution
04/15/13 - Mondays Topical Currents is with Temple University professor and investigative author Joan Mellen. Shes written THE GREAT GAME IN CUBA: How the CIA Sabotaged Its Own Plot to Unseat Fidel Castro. Her story revolves around Texas ranch-tycoon Robert Kleberg, and his loss of a huge Cuban satellite property to Fidel Castros land grab. Shady CIA dealings included those of its Director, Allen Dulles, and then FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.
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How the CIA Sabotaged Its Own Plot to Unseat Fidel Castro (radio interview w/author Joan Mellen) (Original Post)
Mika
Apr 2013
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bemildred
(90,061 posts)1. One of the consequences of the secrecy in which the CIA operates is that
it does not have its own shit together, it is riddled with free-lancers and people pursuing private agendas.
Dulles was a racist asshole of the worst sort.
Judi Lynn
(160,542 posts)2. This is valuable information. Hope to find this book.
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Thanks for giving us a new resource, Mika.
Judi Lynn
(160,542 posts)3. Terrific! It's available, and it has great reviews, as expected.
Known colloquially as the great game, the CIAs shadowy operations are revealed as never before in this riveting exposé from New York Times bestselling author Joan Mellen.
The Great Game in Cuba uses the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution to examine the CIAs inner workings during the fifties and sixties. Detailing the agencys lies and deceits, Mellen paints a vivid behind-the-scenes picture of the CIA in Cuba after the Castro revolution: what it wanted and the lengths it was willing to go to paralyze the opposition to Fidel Castro.
The game begins with Robert J. Kleberg, Jr., proprietor of the legendary King Ranch, one of the largest ranches in the world. Kleberg's messianic ambitions bring him to Cuba, where he establishes a satellite ranch managed by his right-hand man, the James Bondtype character Michael J. P. Malone, who secretly reported to both the FBI and to at least five CIA handlers.
From there the plot thickens as an array of Cubans share never-before-revealed information regarding the agency's activities in Cuba and its attempts to unseat Castro and install a CIA-friendly figurehead in his place. The mysterious disappearance of Camilo Cienfuegos, a major figure in Castro's government, is told here for the first time. The agency's shady dealings with a major U.S. publication are uncovered.
A testament to the sheer volume of previously classified and untold information, The Great Game in Cuba is a story the world needs to hear.
Amazon book reviews.
Editorial Reviews
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Bob Klebergs description by Edna Ferber [in her novel, Giant] makes for a magnificent novel, but Joan Mellen has perfectly interpreted history. (Gustavo de los Reyes )
Joan Mellen tells a brilliantly researched, meticulously supported, and compulsively readable tale that everyone concerned with how America operates should know. (Samuel R. Delany, author of Dhalgren and Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders )
What Joan offers here is an anatomy lesson in our secret history. Operation after operation is laid open mercilessly, the complicated motives of leaders on all sides become heartbreakingly clear. This book is a must-read for students of American clandestine warfare. (Burton Hersh, author of The Old Boys and Bobby and J. Edgar )
A must read for the serious minded, who will find it both riveting and fascinating in yet another chapter of the untold history of the Cold War. (Peter Janney, author of Marys Mosaic )
Until now, the role of Texas' King Ranch in anti-Castro activities during the turbulent 1960s has remained largely unknown. Based on never-before-seen documents and interviews with key witnesses, Joan Mellen opens an important new window on the CIA's secret history. (Dick Russell, author of On the Trail of the JFK Assassins )
Really anticipating this book, thanks for leading us to a resource bound to illuminate!
ocpagu
(1,954 posts)4. Thank you Mika.
Great information. The books seems to be quite interesting. Hope to get a chance of reading it.