[W]e shouldnt be that surprised by the news [of USAIDs Cuban version of Twitter]. U.S. officials have repeatedly resorted to extreme measures to undermine Fidel Castros communist government . . . More than 50 years after Congress and the Eisenhower administration first imposed trade restrictions on Cuba, the embargo remains firmly in place. Ridiculous measures used against Fidel Castro over the years: One scheme involved somehow getting Castro to wear a poison-coated scuba-diving suit. Another, which also played upon Castros well-known love for diving, involved obtaining a beautiful seashell that would catch the Cuban dictators eye, only to explode when he reached for it. Perhaps the most famous proposal involved poisoning Castros iconic cigars . . . Beyond assassination, the CIA also tried to humiliate Castro. At one point, the agency discussed putting thallium salt in his shoes, in the hopes that it would make his beard fall out.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:02:44 +0000
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