... . Once the armory was secured the arms would be distributed to the people who, with the aid of the radio station near-by would be rallied to rise up against the Batista government. A separate armed group was tasked to capture barracks at Bayamo, some 100 kilometers away, slowing down the deployment of reinforcements from the west. "We were convinced that it would be the spark that would ... loose a revolutionary tempest over the entire country'', said Raul Castro, Fidel's brother. The geographical position of Oriente offered a tactical advantage, it could be cut off from the rest of the ...

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... the United States as a whole. These protests that the students organized, showed America and its citizens how to stand up for what they believe in. This was a critical time in America were civil rights were being violated and a lot of people were not getting treated fairly. I honestly believe that these students help spark ... a fire in people to do something about it. The students involved in these protests also went off campus to help other organization fight for civil justice. 3) Hugh Hefner ... 113 captured rebels in exchange for $53 million in food and medicine raised by private don...

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... would have to slow down from twenty-five miles per hour to about ten. In that position it would be surrounded on three sides by the Dealey Plaza, the Texas School book depository, and the grassy knoll to the north of Elm Street, an ideal position for multiple gunmen. If anyone would be capable of pulling this off it would be Charles Cabell. He ... , Mr. Nagell was working as a double-agent and had connections to the Soviet KGB and/or GRU intelligence services, as well as Cuban intelligence, possibly Japanese intelligence, and the CIA. The intent of the conspirators, according to Mr. Nage...

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