Close but no cigar: how America failed to kill Fidel Castro

Close but no cigar: how America failed to kill Fidel Castro

From the famous exploding cigars to poison pills hidden in a cold-cream jar, the CIA and Cuban exile groups spent nearly 50 years devising ways to kill Fidel Castro. None of the plots, of course, succeeded but one of his loyal security men calculated that a total of 634 attempts, some ludicrous, some deadly serious, had been made on the life of El Comandante.

theguardian.com

As a friend remarked, was Blackadder involved in these cunning plans?

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