Bay of Pigs

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CIA Withholds Bay of Pigs Documents, Claims Release Would "Confuse the Public"

​Even 50 years after the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Central Intelligence Agency is still refusing to release its entire official history of the bungled operation.In response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the CIA explains that the final volume of its five-volume history should be withheld ... More >>

Regalado Should Think Twice Before Calling New Times Anti-Cuban

​Okay. I'll be honest. It was hard logging onto my computer last week and having Mayor Tomás Regalado's face pop up on my screen accompanying an article listing ten reasons why he should be recalled. Every time his kindly mug cycled on the homepage rotator, I thought of my uncles and older cousi ... More >>

Julio Robaina Shows Off His Anti-Castro Colors In Campaign Report

Luis Posada Carilles can count on Julio Robaina.​Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina's political campaign contributed $350 to the Luis Posada Carilles defense fund. Last Friday, the 83-year-old Cuban American and ex-CIA operative was acquitted by an El Paso jury of 11 federal charges. He was accused of ly ... More >>

Bay of Pigs 50 Years Later: Miami Mourns, Cuban Gov Celebrates - But for How Long?

via Wikimedia CommonsBay of Pigs Memorial in Little Havana.​They landed silently in the pre-dawn darkness: small groups of armed men seeking to overthrow Fidel Castro and his young government. Then everything went wrong. Two days later, the mission was in flames.This Sunday marks the 50th annivers ... More >>

Luis Posada Carriles Got $300 a Month From CIA and Hoodwinked the Spies, Declassified Docs Show

via NewscomLuis Posada Carriles​In case you needed any more proof that the CIA often is not the most astute judge of character, check out this 1966 report on accused anti-Castro mass murderer Luis Posada Carriles: "Although ... dedicated to the overthrow of Castro, he is not a typical 'boom and ba ... More >>

Fidel Castro Assassination Mission in New Call of Duty Game Pisses Off Cuba

via Call of Duty: Black Ops​Want to kill Fidel Castro? Think you've got what it takes to gun down the guy who's survived almost 700 assassination attempts, from exploding cigars to fungus-infested wetsuits to handgun wielding psychos? Now's your chance thanks to the new entry in the Call of D ... More >>

Newly Released Footage of John F. Kennedy Chilling at the Orange Bowl

​President John F. Kennedy's most famous appearance at the Orange Bowl was during a ceremony to welcome back the freed prisoners of Brigade 2506 following the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion. While obviously JFK's most significant trip to the now-destroyed historic stadium, it wasn't his only. ... More >>

Fidel Castro Death Meter

​President John F. Kennedy's most famous appearance at the Orange Bowl was during a ceremony to welcome back the freed prisoners of Brigade 2506 following the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion. While obviously JFK's most significant trip to the now-destroyed historic stadium, it wasn't his only. ... More >>

Raquel Regalado has no school board experience but plenty of dough

​President John F. Kennedy's most famous appearance at the Orange Bowl was during a ceremony to welcome back the freed prisoners of Brigade 2506 following the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion. While obviously JFK's most significant trip to the now-destroyed historic stadium, it wasn't his only. ... More >>

With No Experience and Lots of Cash, Miami Mayor's Daughter Raquel Regalado Runs For School Board

Raquel RegaladoTomas Regalado and daughter, Raquel, at a school board campaign event​School board candidates are typically a veritable who's that of local gadabouts or gray-haired teachers with little recognition outside home room. In District 6, which covers parts of Coral Gables and South Miami, ... More >>

Fidel Castro's New Miniseries Chronicles 638 Times He's Cheated Death

On Sunday, Cuban television broadcast the first episode of an 8-part miniseries on the various assassination attempts on Fidel Castro.Just another jolly night on Cuban prime-time!​Called He Who Must Live, the miniseries covers the "638" attempts on El Supremo's life, including some that took place ... More >>

He Buried Che

Gustavo Villoldo hunted the revolutionary leader. His new weapon: a $1 billion judgment against Fidel.

But Wait: Attorney Says Bay of Pigs Vet Will Collect That $1 Billion From Castro

First Fidel Castro's cronies took his father's car dealership. Then, they took his father's life.Time to Pay Up, BuddNow, Gustavo Villoldo has a legal verdict for $1 billion against El Commandante himself. And he fully intends to collect, as crazy as it sounds.Miami-Dade County Judge Peter Adrien aw ... More >>

Peel the Vote '09: Luis Morse For Miami Commish

Alex Izaguirre Today Banana Republican begins a weekly series assessing candidates running for various municipal elected offices this year. Let's turn our attention to the district three city commission race in Miami where we have seven contenders vying to replace Joe Sanchez, who is running for ma ... More >>

"Ike Slaps South Florida" and Other Dingbat Headlines

Alex Izaguirre Today Banana Republican begins a weekly series assessing candidates running for various municipal elected offices this year. Let's turn our attention to the district three city commission race in Miami where we have seven contenders vying to replace Joe Sanchez, who is running for ma ... More >>

Bay of Pigs Museum (Kinda) Moves Forward

Alex Izaguirre Today Banana Republican begins a weekly series assessing candidates running for various municipal elected offices this year. Let's turn our attention to the district three city commission race in Miami where we have seven contenders vying to replace Joe Sanchez, who is running for ma ... More >>

Canine Killer

Riptide probes 15 weird deaths at the animal shelter.

JFK gone from MIA

Riptide probes 15 weird deaths at the animal shelter.

Weekly News Wrap - Gangsters on YouTube, Hotel Viruses, and More

Riptide probes 15 weird deaths at the animal shelter.

Bay of Pigs Vets Fight for Home

Betrayed by the U.S. government and their own country, they want to be remembered.

Last Minute Gifts: Bay of Pigs Gift Shop

Betrayed by the U.S. government and their own country, they want to be remembered.

Cuban Painters and Fugitives

Luis Posada Carriles and José Dionisio Suarez Esquivel show their stuff and tell their stories

Bay of Pigs Museum the Latest to Devour Green Space

Luis Posada Carriles and José Dionisio Suarez Esquivel show their stuff and tell their stories

Time for Another Round of JFK Intrigue, Miami-Style

Luis Posada Carriles and José Dionisio Suarez Esquivel show their stuff and tell their stories

A Bay of Pigs Invasion

A protester with a history does his business at the Eighth Street monument

Cinematic Sprawl

A protester with a history does his business at the Eighth Street monument

The Hard Lunch Bunch

Old Miami spooks discuss former times and pending threats

The Money Trail

Old Miami spooks discuss former times and pending threats

The War That Never Ends

More than 40 years after the Bay of Pigs disaster, a new battle erupts over those who died during the invasion

Voices in the Wilderness

Max Lesnik and his group, Alianza Martiana, are reminders that not all Cuban exiles think alike

Hallowed Habitat

The house under the overpass that is art

News Before Rick

Seven Heaven

Best Spanish-Language Radio Personality

Matias Farias

Best Erratum

"Newspaper rewrites paragraph, reveals possible Castro infiltration of U.S. government radio station"

Bird of Paradox

José Basulto, president of Brothers to the Rescue, is a CIA-trained warrior who insists he supports nonviolent resistance. Complicated? Sí, señor.

Revelation 19.63

For nearly four decades the CIA has kept secret the identity of a Miami agent who may have known too much too early about Lee Harvey Oswald

Shake

Cuban rockers shift from Lenin to Lennon

Elian Nation

Scenes from a splintered city

Invasion Installation

Scenes from a splintered city

Night & Day

September 10 - 16, 1998

Alpha Males

Forty years after Castro's revolution, the men of Alpha 66 talk tough but sometimes snooze

The Fidel Fixation

Exactly 36 years ago the Central Intelligence Agency blew it at the Bay of Pigs. For an encore it created the biggest commando operation in U.S. history -- right here in South Florida. It's time for a sentimental tour.

They Owe It All to Odio

Miami's infamous ex-city manager hired more than 100 staffers entirely at his own discretion. Guess who's paying them.

Petty Cash

Miami city manager Cesar Odio loves to hand out taxpayer money to his friends. It's not under the table, but it is under the radar.

Still-life Preserver

The life of an outdoor sculpture is a tough one. Which is why SOS! wants to hold public agencies accountable for the works of art.

JFK Assassination Theorists

The life of an outdoor sculpture is a tough one. Which is why SOS! wants to hold public agencies accountable for the works of art.

Cuba Over and Out

The life of an outdoor sculpture is a tough one. Which is why SOS! wants to hold public agencies accountable for the works of art.

To Air is Human

The life of an outdoor sculpture is a tough one. Which is why SOS! wants to hold public agencies accountable for the works of art.