El Presidente Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 https://www.thevintagenews.com/2022/06/23/castro-bounty/?chrome=1 Fidel Castro’s ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’ Bounty Reward Was Only Two Cents Jun 23, 2022 Rosemary Giles In 2017, thousands of top-secret documents pertaining to the assassination investigation of John F. Kennedy were released. Within these long-awaited documents was one particularly interesting file that detailed a plan to encourage Cubans to kill their political leaders in exchange for a reward. Significant rewards were offered, but Fidel Castro, arguably the most important political leader of all, was only given a reward bounty of two cents. Operation BOUNTY Operation BOUNTY was a scheme proposed by the CIA to overthrow the Cuban government by offering monetary rewards for killing political leaders and other communists. The plan was for the CIA to drop leaflets in Cuba, notifying the people of this plan. Generally, the value of the reward was larger the more important the individual. If they killed a “department head” they would earn $57,500, and if they killed government officials they would earn $100,000. First demonstration in support of the Revolution in Havana, in front of the old Presidential palace, c. 1959. (Photo Credit: Gilberto Ante/ Roger Viollet/ Getty Images) Once the plan was in motion, the CIA planned to kidnap well-known Communist Party members so that the public knew that the plan was real. They also hoped it would cause those with bounties on their heads to be concerned. In order to earn these rewards, people would have to present the leaflet, conclusive proof that the person they claimed they killed was dead, and the party or revolutionary membership card of the person who was killed. Assassination plots against Castro These top-secret documents also revealed numerous plots that the CIA had created to assassinate Castro. The CIA knew that Castro was an avid skin-diver so they devised several assassination attempts that they intended to use while he was skin-diving. One plot involved giving Castro a skin-diving suit contaminated with a fungus and tuberculosis bacteria. Another involved rigging a seashell with explosives that would detonate once the seashell was picked up. This plan was aborted when the CIA decided that they couldn’t find a shell large enough for the explosives yet beautiful enough to draw Castro’s attention while diving. Senator George McGovern holding documentation on 24 alleged attempts by the CIA to assassinate Fidel Castro. (Photo Credit: Bettmann/ Getty Images) There were also numerous plots more typical of a spy movie, including poison and explosives. On one occasion, the CIA had someone poison Castro’s ice cream, something that Castro loved almost as much as his cigars. On another, they had the poison added to a chocolate milkshake. They also planned to give him a cigar with enough explosives to blow him up. Undermining his image The CIA didn’t stop at just assassination attempts. Much like the goal of undermining Castro’s image by setting his reward in Operation BOUNTY at two cents, the CIA also created other plots intended to discredit Castro and his image. In the 1960s, the CIA intended to spray Castro with a chemical that would cause LSD-like hallucinations while he was giving a speech. They decided to abandon this plan because the chemical was too unstable. Fidel Castro holds up a newspaper headlining the discovery of a plot to kill him. (Photo Credit: Bettmann/ Getty Images) Although spraying chemicals was unachievable, the CIA was able to successfully spike his cigars with a similar psychedelic chemical in the hope that he would smoke it before giving a speech. They may have laced the cigars, but Castro never smoked them. The most ridiculous plot of all was wanting to dust his shoes with thallium salts to make his beard fall out, which, like most of the other plots against Castro, was never carried out. Despite the many assassination and other plots against Castro, whether executed or just ideated, no one was ever successful in killing him. In fact, he died in 2016, at the age of 90. Cuban Intelligence claimed that he had survived over 600 assassination attempts by the CIA. According to Castro himself, “If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal.” 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Hayes Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I'd tie him in a chair and make him watch reruns of The View till he goes insane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhorn2 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 25 minutes ago, Woody Hayes said: I'd tie him in a chair and make him watch reruns of The View till he goes insane. Hell, just kill him, don't torture him to death! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBirdman Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Greenhorn2 said: Hell, just kill him, don't torture him to death! Seriously, that’s just sick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Actively soliciting the assassination of a country's leader is frowned upon by, well - the World. Best to foment dissent and let it play out (Libya.) Also Castro was a wary bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevrknow Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 10 minutes ago, Jack said: Actively soliciting the assassination of a country's leader is frowned upon by, well - the World. You mean publicly. Not actively. We’ve been eliminating for years. I know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 43 minutes ago, Nevrknow said: You mean publicly. Not actively. We’ve been eliminating for years. I know. Yeah, we hear that a lot. Many claim to "know", but little is ever revealed. Do tell of your first-hand knowledge. We're all friends here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Woody Hayes said: I'd tie him in a chair and make him watch reruns of The View till he goes insane. you reckon he'd get through an entire episode? i wouldn't. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevrknow Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 45 minutes ago, Jack said: Yeah, we hear that a lot. Many claim to "know", but little is ever revealed. Do tell of your first-hand knowledge. We're all friends here! Statements like that remind of the reporter, who during the gulf war, asked General Shwarzkopf were he planned to attack next. The dumbfounded look on his face was priceless as to the stupidity of that question. Sorry Jack, but some things shall never be revealed. There's a reason they're called "secrets". You really want to "know" ? Sign up, pay the price and you to shall be enlightened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 11 minutes ago, Nevrknow said: Statements like that remind of the reporter, who during the gulf war, asked General Shwarzkopf were he planned to attack next. The dumbfounded look on his face was priceless as to the stupidity of that question. Sorry Jack, but some things shall never be revealed. There's a reason they're called "secrets". You really want to "know" ? Sign up, pay the price and you to shall be enlightened. See the thing is that I have and I'd never make a statement like "I know" about anything I've been involved in. Not saying that you don't have the experience you claim. It's just that I've met many guys who, when it comes down to it the person was a friend or uncle. I'm sure you've met the same guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevrknow Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Absolutely. And "real" only talk about it........ONCE. Generalizations I have no problem admitting to. Details? Never happen. I was in 85-89 so I don't have the luxury of a "real" war. So I don't have those guys experiences. However, shit always happens. Just not everyone knows about it. More to the point it seems like I hear to many opinions on what people THINK happens vs what really happens. Hence my "I know" statement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigar Surgeon Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Jack said: Actively soliciting the assassination of a country's leader is frowned upon by, well - the World. Best to foment dissent and let it play out (Libya.) Also Castro was a wary bloke. I heard Castro once placed 3rd in a Castro look-alike contest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevrknow Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Trudeau come in 2nd? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhorn2 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 13 hours ago, MrBirdman said: Seriously, that’s just sick! What's sick is forcing someone to watch the view.🤢🤮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlson Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 11 hours ago, Cigar Surgeon said: I heard Castro once placed 3rd in a Castro look-alike contest. Jeanff took first place. And remains reigning champ. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chibearsv Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 15 hours ago, Jack said: Many claim to "know", but little is ever revealed. Similar to some Italian friends I have...the ones that say they're in, aren't. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeruby Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 8:50 AM, Jack said: Beatniks! Cool cats.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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