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| − | '''Howard Robard Hughes Jr.'''was an American aerospace engineer, businessman, filmmaker, investor, [[philanthropist, and pilot.<ref>https://www.unlv.edu/engineering/hughes</ref> He was best known during his lifetime as one of the most influential and richest people in the world. He first became prominent as a film producer, and then as an important figure in the aviation industry. Later in life, he became known for his [[eccentric behavior]] and reclusive lifestyle—oddities that were caused in part by his worsening [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]] (OCD), [[chronic pain]] from a near-fatal plane crash, and increasing [[deafness]]. | + | '''Howard Robard Hughes Jr.'''was an American aerospace engineer, businessman, filmmaker, investor, [[philanthropist]], and pilot.<ref>https://www.unlv.edu/engineering/hughes</ref> He was best known during his lifetime as one of the most influential and richest people in the world. He first became prominent as a film producer, and then as an important figure in the aviation industry. Later in life, he became known for his [[eccentric behavior]] and reclusive lifestyle—oddities that were caused in part by his worsening [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]] (OCD), [[chronic pain]] from a near-fatal plane crash, and increasing [[deafness]]. |
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| − | According to [[Bernard Barker]] Hughes worked with[[ E. Howard Hunt]] in the secret [[CIA]] war against [[Fidel Castro]]. This included [[Operation Mongoose]] and [[Operation Pluto]]. This included Hughes making available his Sal Cay island in [[the Bahamas]]. The ''[[Miami Herald]]'' reported on 25th August [[1963]]: "Cay Sal has served a dual purpose, as a rendezvous and arms storehouse for exile raiders, and, for [[anti-Castro]] refugees, the first stop to freedom, a gateway similar to the [[Berlin Wall]] to [[anti-Communist]] [[East Germans]]."<ref>https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKhughesH.htm</ref> | + | According to [[Bernard Barker]] Hughes worked with [[E. Howard Hunt]] in the secret [[CIA]] war against [[Fidel Castro]]. This included [[Operation Mongoose]] and [[Operation Pluto]]. This included Hughes making available his Sal Cay island in [[the Bahamas]]. The ''[[Miami Herald]]'' reported on 25th August [[1963]]: "Cay Sal has served a dual purpose, as a rendezvous and arms storehouse for exile raiders, and, for [[anti-Castro]] refugees, the first stop to freedom, a gateway similar to the [[Berlin Wall]] to [[anti-Communist]] [[East Germans]]."<ref>https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKhughesH.htm</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 02:12, 13 December 2024
 Howard Hughes     (businessman, filmmaker) | |
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| Born | December 24, 1905 |
| Died | April 5, 1976 (Age 70) |
Cause of death | air crash |
| Nationality | US |
| Founder of | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
One of the most influential and richest people in the world. Major ties to the deeper parts of the military-industrial complex. | |
Howard Robard Hughes Jr.was an American aerospace engineer, businessman, filmmaker, investor, philanthropist, and pilot.[1] He was best known during his lifetime as one of the most influential and richest people in the world. He first became prominent as a film producer, and then as an important figure in the aviation industry. Later in life, he became known for his eccentric behavior and reclusive lifestyle—oddities that were caused in part by his worsening obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), chronic pain from a near-fatal plane crash, and increasing deafness.
CIA
According to Bernard Barker Hughes worked with E. Howard Hunt in the secret CIA war against Fidel Castro. This included Operation Mongoose and Operation Pluto. This included Hughes making available his Sal Cay island in the Bahamas. The Miami Herald reported on 25th August 1963: "Cay Sal has served a dual purpose, as a rendezvous and arms storehouse for exile raiders, and, for anti-Castro refugees, the first stop to freedom, a gateway similar to the Berlin Wall to anti-Communist East Germans."[2]
