53 years ago today an attempted coup was launched against Fidel Castro in Cuba. Due to sabotage it failed miserably. The history of the fiasco was later
contrived, pivotal events were fabricated, blame for the failure was misdirected, and false co-conspirator patsies (anti-Castro Cubans) were created for use
as suspects for the Crime of the Century 2.5 years later in Dallas.
Today we know that JFK did not promise direct US military support of any kind including US jet air cover (see documents). Indeed, he specifically made it
clear that none would be forthcoming.
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