The Castro Obsession.The Castro Obsession obsession /ob·ses·sion/ (ob-sesh´un) a persistent unwanted idea or impulse that cannot be eliminated by reasoning.obses´sive ob·ses·sion n. 1. Don Bohning Potomac Books PO Box 960, Herndon, VA 20172-0960 www.potomacbooksinc.com 1574886754 $29.95 1-800-775-2518 Any in-depth political science library, particularly those with close coverage of Cuba, will want to be sure The Castro Obsession: U.S. Covert Operations Noun 1. covert operation - an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor military operation, operation - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" Against Cuba 1959-1965 is in their collection. Journalist Don Bohning was Latin American editor for the Miami Herald, and here uses his reporter's inspection eye to examine the covert U.S. operations against Cuba at the height of the Cold War. The U.S. tried for economic and political destabilization de·sta·bi·lize tr.v. de·sta·bi·lized, de·sta·bi·liz·ing, de·sta·bi·liz·es 1. To upset the stability or smooth functioning of: , hit-and-run raids, and assassination Assassination See also Murder. assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] Brutus conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. plots during this time: Bohning's The Castro Obsession basically asks "was it worth it" and supports the conclusion "no". |
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