Cuban designs on Africa

Washington Times ^ | Tuesday, February 12, 2002 | Roger Fontaine

[JohnHuang2]

One of the stranger episodes of the Cold War is the story Piero Gleijeses tells us in "Conflicting Missions." It is a story of revolutionary ambition (perhaps to be confused with personal ambition) in unlikely places and America's response to all that.

[JohnHuang2]

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[nopardons]

Here it IS folks, Cuba in Africa.

[nopardons]

Thanks for posting this John ; the Africa Watch group was just discussing this. This lefty prof, just helped to further PROVE, what Conservatives have been posting here . LOL

[JohnHuang2]

You're welcome =^)

[GeronL]

Cuba has been in Africa before,

and I'm reading a fiction book by WEB Griffin set in 1964 about this kind of thing. weird... the other book I'm reading is about international kidnapping called RANSOM

[GeronL]

bump

[JohnHuang2]

[JohnHuang2]

Cuba has been in Africa before

In Angola, especially. Heck, at one point, Castro had over 75,000 troops in over 20 countries around the world.

[GeronL]

Did you notice the books I'm reading WEB Griffin's Special Ops... 1964... Cuba's Che Guavera (sic) goes to Africa...

and a non-fiction study of international kidnapping called RANSOM. Very interesting huh?

[nopardons]

Some of us " older " types, have known about this for many decades. It was NOT hidden ; though it just hasn't been " common knowledge " for a while , now. You just would NOT believe ( well, maybe you would . LOL ) some of the ignorant replies, the Africa Watch threads have been getting , lately.

Keep reading ; the more you know, the better. : - )

[nopardons]

They've also been in South Africa and Zimbabwe lately.

[nunya bidness]

Have you read "Riding With Che?"

[GeronL]

no, is it good? =o)

[GeronL]

RANSOM covers everything from the Barbary Pirates, Kashmir, Colombia, Iran (Hostage Crisis) to WACO. Its actually very interesting

[nunya bidness]

It's very good. Written by a travel author who retraced Che's motorcycle trip through south america.

No heavy Marxist slant just a good travel read mixed with history.

Pick it up if you get the chance.

[nopardons]

Sounds like a great read !

Actually, though, kidnapping and ransoming people, is quite old, indeed. King Richard the Lion Hearted, was captured , thrown into a prison of sorts, and ransomed, during the Crusades. You just might care to look into that as well. : - )

[GeronL]

don't tempt me. I looked up Cromwell after seeing an old movie about him, then the Magna Carta, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War... and that was just last night.

[GeronL]

I will if I get the chance

[piasa]

A bump from my 'sterilized viewpoint of history'...

[nopardons]

Oh, have I some book titles, for you, about Cromwell and the Magna Carta ! Just ask for them. : - )