Voices From The Other Side An Oral History Of Terrorism Against Cuba

by Bolender, Keith; Chomsky, Noam

• ISBN13: 9780745330419
• ISBN10: 074533041X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-08-15
• Publisher: Pluto Press

Summary

Since the early 1960s, no other country has endured more acts of terrorism against civilian targets than Cuba, and the US has had its hand in much of it. This book gives a voice to the victims. Keith Bolender brings to bear the enormous impact that terrorism has had on Cuba's civilian population, with over 6,000 documented incidents resulting in more than 3,000 deaths and 2,000 injuries. It is Bolender's aim to articulate the atrocities the Cuban people have suffered -- which largely originate from Cuban counter-revolutionaries based in the US, often with the active help of the CIA.Voices From The Other Sideincludes first-person interviews with more than 75 Cuban citizens who have been victims of these terrorist acts, or have had family members or close friends die from the attacks. It is a unique resource for activists, journalists and students interested in Cuba's torrid relationship with the US.

Author Biography

Keith Bolender worked for many years on the Toronto Star. He currently lectures at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies on American Foreign Policy and the Cuba Revolution.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgement * Forward * 1 Introduction – The Unknown War * 2 Cubana Airlines * 3 Hotel bombings  * 4 Operation Peter Pan * 5 Biological terrorism * 6 Boca de Samá * 7 Caibarién and the Fishermen * 8 Literacy Campaign * 9 Cine Mobile * 10 La Coubre  * 11 Department Stores * 12 Pinar Del Rio cinema * 13 The Cuban national identity * 14 The Cuban Five * Notes * Index