And the Russians Stayed: The Sovietization of Cuba : a Personal PortraitMorrow, 1989 - 384 pages This personal account of the author and members of his family spans thirty years, from January 1, 1959, up until the present day where the Soviets continue to use fortified coves to keep their missiles only 90 miles from America's shores. Photos. |
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... tion should have been first produced in Haiti , Colombia , or even Chile , countries of greater poverty for the masses than the Cuba of 1952 or 1958.11 Apart from deception , Castro and his followers effectively employed sabotage and ...
... tion should have been first produced in Haiti , Colombia , or even Chile , countries of greater poverty for the masses than the Cuba of 1952 or 1958.11 Apart from deception , Castro and his followers effectively employed sabotage and ...
Page 147
... tion . Senator Fulbright had warned him that it would violate the OAS charter , hemispheric treaties , and our own federal legisla- tion . And Arthur Schlesinger had alerted him to the probable con- sequences of having to send in the ...
... tion . Senator Fulbright had warned him that it would violate the OAS charter , hemispheric treaties , and our own federal legisla- tion . And Arthur Schlesinger had alerted him to the probable con- sequences of having to send in the ...
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... tion of the exiles who were swarming into Miami , the Cuban lead- ers exploded in anger . Before the interpreter could translate , they fired a string of rebukes in Spanish at their flustered interlocutors : " We didn't come here for ...
... tion of the exiles who were swarming into Miami , the Cuban lead- ers exploded in anger . Before the interpreter could translate , they fired a string of rebukes in Spanish at their flustered interlocutors : " We didn't come here for ...
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