CBS Reports: The CIA's Secret Army

1977/06/10 • Released • English

Documentary
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1h 43m

A CBS Reports documentary hosted by Bill Moyers

Overview

This program examines Cuban exile terrorists living in Miami. These terrorists were secretly trained and employed by the U.S. government in the early 1960s to fight Fidel Castro. Now, without U.S. support, terrorist activities continue in Miami and Latin America. The program reviews secret U.S. policies toward Cuba in the 1960s and includes interviews with Castro and former top CIA officials. Members of this group, formerly secretly trained and employed by U.S. Government until 1967, have been active in Watergate crimes and anti-Castro terrorism including bomb explosion on Cuban Airline killing seventy-three. Includes interviews with Castro, E. Howard Hunt, Bernard Barker, and Rolando Martinez.' - The Paley Center For Media

Director : Judy Crichton

Casts
Bill Moyers

Bill Moyers

Self

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Self

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

E. Howard Hunt

E. Howard Hunt

Self

Richard M. Bissell Jr.

Richard M. Bissell Jr.

Self

Grayston Lynch

Self - Former CIA Case Officer

Ray S. Cline

Self - Former Head, CIA Intelligence Directorate

Anastasio Somoza Debayle

Anastasio Somoza Debayle

Self

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