Operation Tropic operation

“political types that revealed Tract's existence up on the plantation where they're training future guerrillas. This was picked up by the Hispanic American Report, a regional studies newsletter that was written by Ronald Hilton of Stanford U…”

“in Costa Rica, was covering an OAS conference. He learned of the CIA project from his Cuban friends. Dissuaded from writing a story, again, once he checked with the State Department, he stayed interested, started asking questions. On Octobe…”

“Or SS. Not necessarily the same thing, but Skorzeny was to personally lead the raid. The commando unit trained for seven months and millions of dollars were spent in preparation. The commando group was reported to have trained at secret loc…”

“The timing and purchase of Southern Air Transport by McGuire and Brundage placed a major CIA air proprietary at the disposal of Otto Skorzeny. Training began in September 1960 at a secret location. The final plan included the classic Skorze…”

“As the article maintains, once Skorzeny heard about Santa Marina and Cardona's plan, he decided to back the venture. The information for the plan was then passed to the CIA planners and gave the plan Operation Tropical. That's going to be t…”

“reported as shocked at the revelation concerning the use of Skorzeny. Russ McNamara and Dulles were in favor of the action, but Robert Kennedy and Senator Fulbright worried that if the mission failed, the political fallout of using Skorzeny…”

“The final assault date for Operation Tropical was set for April 18th, 1961. This date coincides with the eventual Bay of Pigs operation that occurred on the next day. And let me just tell you, the next day was my birth date. Literally, Apri…”

“The activities there and the operational name of the compound in Guatemala, the increased activities at that plantation, and the close cooperation of U.S. officials in Guatemala and Panama made official connections impossible to deny. By la…”

“It seems established that American agents more or less encouraged General DeGaulle. Curiously, the paper also reported that President Kennedy, quote, did not know of this contact, unquote. If true, the CIA planners likely kept the use of sc…”

“Fidel Castro, but Raul Castro and Che Calvera as well. And keep in mind, this is before they've done anything that they ended up doing, right? It is likely that Southern Air Transport was tapped to supply the aviation assets for the paratro…”