The Cuban Connection

Author : Eduardo Sáenz Rovner
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0807888583

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The Cuban Connection by Eduardo Sáenz Rovner Pdf

A comprehensive history of crime and corruption in Cuba, The Cuban Connection challenges the common view that widespread poverty and geographic proximity to the United States were the prime reasons for soaring rates of drug trafficking, smuggling, gambling, and prostitution in the tumultuous decades preceding the Cuban revolution. Eduardo Saenz Rovner argues that Cuba's historically well-established integration into international migration, commerce, and transportation networks combined with political instability and rampant official corruption to help lay the foundation for the development of organized crime structures powerful enough to affect Cuba's domestic and foreign politics and its very identity as a nation. Saenz traces the routes taken around the world by traffickers and smugglers. After Cuba, the most important player in this story is the United States. The involvement of gangsters and corrupt U.S. officials and businessmen enabled prohibited substances to reach a strong market in the United States, from rum running during Prohibition to increased demand for narcotics during the Cold War. Originally published in Colombia in 2005, this first English-language edition has been revised and updated by the author.

Author : M. L. Malcolm
Publisher : Good Read Publishing
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0981572634

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Set in New York and Havana during 1960, The Cuban Connection introduces ace reporter Katherine O'Connor, who has a nose for news and an inclination to use it in very dangerous places. Working undercover in Castro's Cuba, she gets a little too up-close-and-personal with Castro's thugs, a priest who may be working for the CIA, and a little boy whose survival is mysteriously linked to the welfare of Katherine's own mother-not to mention falling for a man who may be a Soviet spy. The Cuban Connection incorporates actual historical events into a page-turning tale that is by turns riveting, poignant, and hilarious-not unlike Katherine O'Connor herself. M.L. Malcolm is the author of two previous novels, Heart of Lies and Heart of Deception, both published by Harper Collins.

Author : Kevin L. Surface
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Assassins
ISBN : 9781425973049

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It's New Year's Eve 1958, and Fidel Castro has mobilized his forces for the long-awaited overthrow of the Cuban government, precipitating a chain of events that will alter an eight-year-old boy's life forever. Being the son of one of the richest men in Cuba, young Miguel Fuentes has lived a life of unrivaled luxury. Shortly after midnight, his ideal world is shattered and he is eventually taken off the island to the perceived safety of the United States. Twenty years later, the young boy resurfaces as a deadly assassin for hire, known only as "El Niño," whose mercenary services are doled out to the highest bidder. Lance Almond, a loner, is a deep-cover CIA agent who prefers to work solo, and has "eliminated" more targets than he cares to remember. When recruited for his next assignment by the director himself, he suddenly realizes that it will be one of the deadliest challenges of his career. Not only that, he is informed that he will not be doing the job alone. Kate Beckett is an up-and-coming star in the New York field office of the FBI, determined to break the glass ceiling imposed on her by a male-dominated law enforcement agency. She doesn't care who she has to work with, as long as she gets promoted to a field office of her own. Or does she? Find out if the two agents will be able to work together to foil one of the most sinister assassination plots ever conceived in this fast-paced storyline filled with intriguing plot twists that keeps the reader guessing to the very end.

Author : Roger W. Fontaine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000347524

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Terrorism by Roger W. Fontaine Pdf

First published in 1988, Terrorism: The Cuban Connection examines Cuba’s involvement in terrorism. With a focus on Havana, the book begins by looking at Cuba’s history and the origins of terrorism. As it progresses, the book traces the development of terrorism and explores Cuba’s connections with other parts of the world, including America, Russia, the Caribbean, South America, the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Terrorism: The Cuban Connection is a detailed study, equipped with a wealth of key documents and photographs.

Author : William Weyand Turner
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781616147587

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The Cuban Connection by William Weyand Turner Pdf

In April 1959, Fidel Castro toured the United States at the invitation of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Though he was wary, Castro entertained some hope of establishing a rapprochement with Washington. But after being snubbed by President Eisenhower and receiving a less-than-cordial reception from Vice President Richard Nixon, Castro got the strong impression that US intentions toward his new Cuban government were hostile. In The Cuban Connection, former FBI agent and investigative journalist William Turner examines the fateful meeting between Castro and Nixon and the murky connections that existed between official Washington, the CIA, and organized crime in Cuba. Based on firsthand interviews with many of the key players involved in Cuban-American relations of that era, plus thorough background research, Turner raises a host of disturbing questions: Before the ouster of the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista by Castro, why did Vice President Nixon often socialize at Havana casinos with his Cuban friend Bebe Rebozo? How was the rabid anticommunism of the Eisenhower administration, especially its instant dislike of Castro, connected to its cozy relationship with the former mob-controlled dictatorship? How did all of this set the stage for the Bay of Pigs fiasco and ultimately the Cuban Missile Crisis and the JFK assassination? In a vivid narrative The Cuban Connection provides insider information that rarely reaches the public and that many in power never wanted the public to know.

Author : Peter Pembroke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0709183275

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Author : Donna Robie
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595275014

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The Cuban Connection by Donna Robie Pdf

THE MAN: Has Juan Martianos taken the phrase, "What can you do for your country?" to the extreme? How does a patriotic, Cuban sugar cane plantation owner end up in America as a high-ranking comrade in the A.C.P., and just how far will he go for the love of his country? THE COUNTRY: Beginning with marauding pirates, fierce Spanish conquistadors, greedy American capitalists, corrupt tyrants and Communists--at what price does the "Jewel of the Antilles," a beautiful, vibrant, but hostile country, whose motto is "Homeland or Death," get robbed time, after time, of its freedom? THE OPERATION: Masterminded by a man who is himself an orphan, how does an American-based orphanage, housing Cuban refugee boys, perform acts of treason against the powerful U.S.? THE CHILDREN: In a country whose advertised slogan is "Nada de muy importante de nino," - why must children pay for their fathers' sins? Meet Sara Martin, the beautiful daughter who is about to become entangled in the tumultuous, parallel relationship between Cuba and the United States.

Author : William W. Turner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781616147570

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Details the connections between the CIA and organized crime in Cuba in the late 1950s, exploring the root of the U.S.'s hostility toward the nation and how that set the stage for the Cuban missile crisis and JFK's assassination.

Author : Richard K. Tobin
Publisher : Biographical Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1929882734

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The Cuban Connection is a book for youth of all ages and crosses genre lines. It¿s part mystery, somewhat historical, with a latent love story and an element of adventure. The story takes place in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, which is still Canada¿s most visited historical site.This one summer five bad actors arrive in Louisbourg for an unknown reason and our three teenage heroes immediately become suspicious. Once the teens find out why these hoodlums arrived in Louisbourg, finding no help from the police, they set out to ruin the crooks¿ plot through brave and heroic deeds before the police finally come to their aid. And now it¿s yours to enjoy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Caribbean Area
ISBN : UCBK:C032243970

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The Soviet-Cuban Connection in Central America and the Caribbean by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Subversive activities
ISBN : UOM:39015077923855

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Terroristic Activity: The Cuban connection in Puerto Rico by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws Pdf

Author : Roger W. Fontaine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-12
Category : Cuba
ISBN : 0367696002

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Terrorism by Roger W. Fontaine Pdf

First published in 1988, Terrorism: The Cuban Connection examines Cuba's involvement in terrorism. With a focus on Havana, the book begins by looking at Cuba's history and the origins of terrorism. As it progresses, the book traces the development of terrorism and explores Cuba's connections with other parts of the world, including America, Russia, the Caribbean, South America, the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Terrorism: The Cuban Connection is a detailed study, equipped with a wealth of key documents and photographs.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:44250302

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Cuban Connection by Anonim Pdf

Highlights tourist information on Cuba, provided by Cuban Connection Ltd. and Eagle Enterprises Ltd. Contains a map of Cuba and an image of the national flag. Discusses traveling to Cuba and several cities of Cuba, including Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Varadero, Cayo Cocco, Guardalavaca. Offers information on car rentals, golf, Cuban rum, tours, and hotels.

Author : Patrick Alexander
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1727765230

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Death by Water by Patrick Alexander Pdf

In Havana, Cuba, on the eve of the Revolution, two brothers are swept apart by the unpredictable tides of history which will change, unite and finally destroy them both. Half a century later, returning home after a long boating weekend, Raymond and Margaret Doyle were horrified to discover an alligator in their swimming pool. They were even more upset to find a half digested corpse, also floating in their pool, wearing a pin-stripe, woolen suit in the middle of August. Who on earth would wear a pin stripe, woolen suit in South Florida in August! The 'Cuban Factor' is the first novel in the 'Greenhaven Trilogy' and is followed by 'Death on the Eighth'.

Author : Mervyn J. Bain,Chris Walker
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781793630193

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Cuban International Relations at 60 by Mervyn J. Bain,Chris Walker Pdf

Cuban International Relations at 60 brings together the perspectives of leading experts and the personal accounts of two ambassadors to examine Cuba’s global engagement and foreign policy since January 1959 by focusing on the island’s key international relationships and issues. Thisbook’s first section focuseson Havana’s complex relationship with Washington and its second section concentrates on Cuba’s other key relationships with consideration also being given to Cuba's external trade and investment sectors and the possibility of the island becoming a future petro-power. Throughout this study due attention is given to the role of history and Cuban nationalism in the formation of the island’s unique foreign policy. This book’s examination and reflection on Cuba as an actor on the international arena for the 60 years of the revolutionary period highlights the multifaceted and complex reasons for the island’s global engagement. It concludes that Cuba’s global presence since January 1959 has been remarkable for a Caribbean island, is unparalleled, and is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Scholars of international relations, Latin American studies, and political science n will find this book particularly interesting.