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| The United States government has conspired with organized crime figures to assassinate the Cuban head of state. In August 1960, Colonel Sheffield Edwards, director of the CIA's Office of Security, proposed the assassination of Fidel Castro by mafia assassins. Between August 1960, and April 1961, the CIA with the help of the Mafia pursued a series of plots to poison or shoot Castro (CIA, Inspector General's Report on Efforts to Assassinate Fidel Castro, p. 3, 14, archived at: www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/bayofpigs/chron.html). | The United States government has conspired with organized crime figures to assassinate the Cuban head of state. In August 1960, Colonel Sheffield Edwards, director of the CIA's Office of Security, proposed the assassination of Fidel Castro by mafia assassins. Between August 1960, and April 1961, the CIA with the help of the Mafia pursued a series of plots to poison or shoot Castro (CIA, Inspector General's Report on Efforts to Assassinate Fidel Castro, p. 3, 14, archived at: www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/bayofpigs/chron.html). | ||
| ⚫ | The United States has refused to put on trial or to extradite ], Guillermo Novo Sampol, Pedro Remon, and Gaspar Jimenezand to ] or ], although they are accused of having perpetrated terrorist acts. <ref>, Washington Post, Sept. 3, 2004</ref>. | ||
| ==Honduras== | |||
| According to Robert Parry, writing for Consortiumnews.com, the final report of ]'s ], the government of the United States, through various agencies including the CIA, provided direct and indirect support for ] death-squad operations that killed tens of thousands of civilians and raped and tortured many tens of thousands more. | |||
| ==Guatemala== | |||
| According to Robert Parry, writing for Consortiumnews.com, the same report also concluded that the U.S. government also gave money and training to a ] military unit that committed "acts of genocide" against the ]. <ref>, May 26, 1999 </ref> | |||
| ==Iraq== | ==Iraq== | ||
| According to Joel Brinkley in an article at CommonDreams.org, former U.S. intelligence officials say the CIA orchestrated a bomb and sabotage campaign against ] that included civilian and government targets between 1992 and 1995 <ref></ref>. The civilian targets included at least one school bus, killing schoolchildren, and a movie theater, killing many people. | According to Joel Brinkley in an article at CommonDreams.org, former U.S. intelligence officials say the CIA orchestrated a bomb and sabotage campaign against ] that included civilian and government targets between 1992 and 1995 <ref></ref>. The civilian targets included at least one school bus, killing schoolchildren, and a movie theater, killing many people. | ||
| ==Other incidents== | |||
| ⚫ | The United States has refused to put on trial or to extradite ], Guillermo Novo Sampol, Pedro Remon, and Gaspar Jimenezand to ] or ], although they are accused of having perpetrated terrorist acts. <ref>, Washington Post, Sept. 3, 2004</ref>. | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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The following incidents have been described in notable sources as acts of State terrorism by the United States of America.
Cuba
According to 'Centro de Estudios Sobre America. "Crisis de Octubre: Cronologia." Informe Especial', a CIA agent named Carlos Antonio Rodriguez Cabo committed various acts of terrorism.
The United States government has conspired with organized crime figures to assassinate the Cuban head of state. In August 1960, Colonel Sheffield Edwards, director of the CIA's Office of Security, proposed the assassination of Fidel Castro by mafia assassins. Between August 1960, and April 1961, the CIA with the help of the Mafia pursued a series of plots to poison or shoot Castro (CIA, Inspector General's Report on Efforts to Assassinate Fidel Castro, p. 3, 14, archived at: www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/bayofpigs/chron.html).
The United States has refused to put on trial or to extradite Luis Posada Carriles, Guillermo Novo Sampol, Pedro Remon, and Gaspar Jimenezand to Cuba or Venezuela, although they are accused of having perpetrated terrorist acts. .
Iraq
According to Joel Brinkley in an article at CommonDreams.org, former U.S. intelligence officials say the CIA orchestrated a bomb and sabotage campaign against Baghdad that included civilian and government targets between 1992 and 1995 . The civilian targets included at least one school bus, killing schoolchildren, and a movie theater, killing many people.
References
- The Bay of Pigs Invasion/Playa Girón: a Chronology of Events
- Moral Misstep: Some Terrorists Get a Hero's Welcome, Washington Post, Sept. 3, 2004
- Ex-C.I.A. Aides Say Iraq Leader Helped Agency in 90's Attacks
See also
- List of acts labelled as state terrorism sorted by state
- Allegations of war crimes against U.S. officials