Episode 144 Bay of Pigs Part 2 Published Jan 10, 2023

Episode 144 is the second in a multi-part series on the Bay of Pigs, as we wind down our overall series on Cuba. Hear the story as the CIA team from the Guatemala coup, Operation Success is reunited for this latest task to retake Cuba. And characters including E. Howard Hunt, Bernard Barker, David Atlee Phillips are re-introducted into the scenario. Hear how the scope and approach of the mission is affected by the fluid and evolving events in Cuba during 1960 and the impact that Fidel’s tightening grip on the populace, his rapidly expanding military capability and the timing of the United States presidential election election… all impacted the planning and timing for the insurrection. As we explained in Bay of Pigs Part 1, the planning surrounding the invasion attempt was accepted because there was a concomitant plan to deploy the Mafia in a plan to assassinate Castro. This episode explains how the assassination plot to kill Fidel Castro evolved and then became an integral part of the planning for the Bay of Pigs. Join us in upcoming episodes as we complete the story of the Bay of Pigs invasion itself and tell the fascinating story of Johnny Roselli and the Mafia’s involvement in the plot to assassinate Castro. Enjoy! Jeff