The CIA's Absurd Plots to Kill CastroExploding seashells and poison cigars were just the beginning.
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Hidden Sides of HistoryDiscover the stranger-than-fiction history of Operation Mongoose, a top-secret CIA program to assassinate Fidel Castro. Following the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the agency devised a series of bizarre and ultimately unsuccessful plots. From collaborating with the Mafia to designing a fungus-infected diving suit, these declassified plans reveal the extraordinary lengths the U.S. government went to in its covert war against the Cuban leader.
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