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About 10 years ago, the former head of Cuban intelligence, Fabian Escalante, told a British documentary team the CIA had tried to kill Fidel Castro more than 600 times, over a period of about 40 ...
Hoping to eliminate Cuban leader Fidel Castro, the CIA put together an assassination strategy that centered around a unique weapon.
Nov 26, 2016 · 7 bizarre ways the US tried to kill or topple Fidel Castro. An exploding seashell, a paramour, and tainted ice cream are among some of the more inventive tactics. by Dylan Matthews. Nov 26,...
- Dylan Matthews
Aug 12, 2016 · Fidel Castro turned 90 on August 13 – no small feat, considering he survived what Cuban officials say were more than 600 plots to kill him.
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- Patrick Oppmann
Nov 28, 2006 · 638 Ways to Kill Castro: Directed by Dollan Cannell. With Wayne Smith, Enrique Encinosa, Enrique Ovares, Fabian Escalante. Dollan Cannell's documentary on the hundreds of alleged plots to assassinate Fidel Castro, and a look at the evolution of Cuban politics.
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- Documentary, History
- Dollan Cannell
- 2006-11-28
638 Ways to Kill Castro is a Channel 4 documentary film, broadcast in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2006, which tells the story of some of the numerous attempts of the Central Intelligence Agency to kill Cuba's leader Fidel Castro. It was directed by Dollan Cannell.
According to columnist Jack Anderson, the first CIA attempt to assassinate Castro was part of the Bay of Pigs Invasion operation, but five more CIA teams were sent, the last apprehended on a rooftop within rifle range of Castro, at the end of February or beginning of March 1963.
