CIA’s reported Cuba task force | Same old playbook, new operation

A reported CIA task force targeting Cuba has renewed questions about Washington’s decades-long campaign against Havana.

This report traces that history through the Bay of Pigs, Operation Mongoose, Operation Northwoods and a string of bizarre plots targeting Fidel Castro. From false-flag proposals and contaminated sugar shipments to poisoned cigars, explosive seashells and covert attempts to influence Cuba’s music scene, the tactics have taken some extraordinary turns.