Difference between revisions of "Bay of Pigs Invasion"
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|start=May 20 1961 | |start=May 20 1961 | ||
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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion | ||
| − | |description=A | + | |description=A deliberately botched attempt to invade [[Cuba]] by the CIA, devised as a way to entrap JFK into full scale military action against Cuba. Unsuccessful, since JFK however refused to be manipulated. |
| − | }}The '''Bay of Pigs Invasion''' was a | + | }}The '''Bay of Pigs Invasion''' was a planned invasion of [[Cuba]], designed to fail by the [[US deep state]] as a way to lure [[US President]] [[JFK]] into full scale military action. JFK however refused to be so easily manipulated. |
==Operational details== | ==Operational details== | ||
| − | [[Jacob Esterline]] was a key organiser. He had second thoughts about it and wanted to resign, but was persuaded not to by the CIA Deputy Director for Plans, [[Richard M. Bissell Jr]].{{cn}} | + | [[Jacob Esterline]] was a key organiser. He had second thoughts about it and wanted to resign, but was persuaded not to by the [[CIA Deputy Director for Plans]], [[Richard M. Bissell Jr]].{{cn}} |
==Failure== | ==Failure== | ||
[[Fletcher Prouty]] reports that an investigation into the failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion by [[John F. Kennedy]] determined that the key operational error was a failure to destroy all of the Cuban planes, which allowed them to destroy the supply boats for the invaders. This was traced to a miscommunication by [[McGeorge Bundy]].<ref name=ug740>http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/740</ref> | [[Fletcher Prouty]] reports that an investigation into the failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion by [[John F. Kennedy]] determined that the key operational error was a failure to destroy all of the Cuban planes, which allowed them to destroy the supply boats for the invaders. This was traced to a miscommunication by [[McGeorge Bundy]].<ref name=ug740>http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/740</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | == Exposure == |
| + | [[CIA Director]] at the time of the even, [[Allen Dulles]], left a handwritten confession that the invasion was designed to fail in his [[Princeton]] archives. [[Peter Grose]], Dulles’ biographer, discussed this in his 1994 ''Gentleman Spy''.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2018/06/04/distorting-the-life-of-bobby-kennedy/</ref> | ||
| + | == Usages of the phrase "Bay of Pigs" == | ||
Since the "designed to fail" nature of the Bay of Pigs Invasion became widely known,{{when}} the phrase has been used to refer to such as plot, especially invasions. For example, the 2020 Invasion of Venezuela has been termed "a Venezuelan Bay of Pigs"<ref>https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/07/pers-m07.html</ref> or "[[Trump]]'s Bay of Pigs".<ref>https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/07/pers-m07.html</ref> | Since the "designed to fail" nature of the Bay of Pigs Invasion became widely known,{{when}} the phrase has been used to refer to such as plot, especially invasions. For example, the 2020 Invasion of Venezuela has been termed "a Venezuelan Bay of Pigs"<ref>https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/07/pers-m07.html</ref> or "[[Trump]]'s Bay of Pigs".<ref>https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/07/pers-m07.html</ref> | ||
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| Date | May 20 1961 |
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| Location | North America |
| Exposed by | Tad Szulc |
| Interest of | Theodore Achilles, Jacob Esterline |
| Description | A deliberately botched attempt to invade Cuba by the CIA, devised as a way to entrap JFK into full scale military action against Cuba. Unsuccessful, since JFK however refused to be manipulated. |
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a planned invasion of Cuba, designed to fail by the US deep state as a way to lure US President JFK into full scale military action. JFK however refused to be so easily manipulated.
Contents
Operational details
Jacob Esterline was a key organiser. He had second thoughts about it and wanted to resign, but was persuaded not to by the CIA Deputy Director for Plans, Richard M. Bissell Jr.[citation needed]
Failure
Fletcher Prouty reports that an investigation into the failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion by John F. Kennedy determined that the key operational error was a failure to destroy all of the Cuban planes, which allowed them to destroy the supply boats for the invaders. This was traced to a miscommunication by McGeorge Bundy.[1]
Exposure
CIA Director at the time of the even, Allen Dulles, left a handwritten confession that the invasion was designed to fail in his Princeton archives. Peter Grose, Dulles’ biographer, discussed this in his 1994 Gentleman Spy.[2]
Usages of the phrase "Bay of Pigs"
Since the "designed to fail" nature of the Bay of Pigs Invasion became widely known,[When?] the phrase has been used to refer to such as plot, especially invasions. For example, the 2020 Invasion of Venezuela has been termed "a Venezuelan Bay of Pigs"[3] or "Trump's Bay of Pigs".[4]
Euphemistic use
When Richard Nixon referred to the "Bay of Pigs" many historians have conjectured that he was actually usinf the phrase as a code to refer to the JFK Assassination plot.
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| File:CrimeSoImmense.pdf | article | 2000 | James K. Galbraith | |
| File:The Secret Team.pdf | book | 1973 | Fletcher Prouty | An unauthorised history of the CIA from its origins to the Kennedy assassination. Prouty suggested that the assassination was a coup d'état to stop the President from taking control of the CIA after the Bay of Pigs disaster. He also points out that the movement of Kennedy after a bullet struck his head was consistent with a shot from the grassy knoll. He also drew attention to the suspicious actions of the "Umbrella Man". |
