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Keep Mafia Spies (2024) On Your Home Screen

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[crowd chattering] I, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, do solemnly swear--. That you will--. When Jack Kennedy became. president of the United States, he inherited, in essence, from the Eisenhower administration this plan to invade Cuba with the Cuban exiles. But what JFK didn't know is that the CIA. had also hired the Mafia to try to assassinate Castro.

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[crowd chattering] I, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, do solemnly swear--. That you will--. When Jack Kennedy became. president of the United States, he inherited, in essence, from the Eisenhower administration this plan to invade Cuba with the Cuban exiles. But what JFK didn't know is that the CIA. had also hired the Mafia to try to assassinate Castro.

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Play [crowd chattering] I, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, do solemnly swear--. That you will--. When Jack Kennedy became. president of the United States, he inherited, in essence, from the Eisenhower administration this plan to invade Cuba with the Cuban exiles. But what JFK didn't know is that the CIA. had also hired the Mafia to try to assassinate Castro.

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[dramatic music] ♪ ♪ The Bay of Pigs disaster was a military. and diplomatic defeat for the new president. [explosions booming] After the failure of the Bay of Pigs episode, Kennedy was really keen on getting rid of someone. who had so humiliated him. The Kennedys were essentially out for revenge.

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[dramatic music] ♪ ♪ The Bay of Pigs disaster was a military. and diplomatic defeat for the new president. [explosions booming] After the failure of the Bay of Pigs episode, Kennedy was really keen on getting rid of someone. who had so humiliated him. The Kennedys were essentially out for revenge.

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Play [dramatic music] ♪ ♪ The Bay of Pigs disaster was a military. and diplomatic defeat for the new president. [explosions booming] After the failure of the Bay of Pigs episode, Kennedy was really keen on getting rid of someone. who had so humiliated him. The Kennedys were essentially out for revenge.

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[dramatic music] ♪ ♪ Robert Maheu becomes the cutout for the CIA. And so it's his job to recruit. just the right Mobster to kill Fidel Castro.

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[dramatic music] ♪ ♪ Robert Maheu becomes the cutout for the CIA. And so it's his job to recruit. just the right Mobster to kill Fidel Castro.

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Play [dramatic music] ♪ ♪ Robert Maheu becomes the cutout for the CIA. And so it's his job to recruit. just the right Mobster to kill Fidel Castro.

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[dramatic music] ♪ ♪ [plane roaring] [gunshots] The Bay of Pigs disaster was a military. and diplomatic defeat for the new president. There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers, and defeat is an orphan.

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[dramatic music] ♪ ♪ [plane roaring] [gunshots] The Bay of Pigs disaster was a military. and diplomatic defeat for the new president. There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers, and defeat is an orphan.

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Play [dramatic music] ♪ ♪ [plane roaring] [gunshots] The Bay of Pigs disaster was a military. and diplomatic defeat for the new president. There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers, and defeat is an orphan.

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Maheu himself was nervous about the whole operation. Maheu voiced concerns with his CIA contacts. Like, are you really sure this is the direction. you want to go?

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Maheu himself was nervous about the whole operation. Maheu voiced concerns with his CIA contacts. Like, are you really sure this is the direction. you want to go?

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Play Maheu himself was nervous about the whole operation. Maheu voiced concerns with his CIA contacts. Like, are you really sure this is the direction. you want to go?

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And so the CIA came up with a set of plans. called Operation Mongoose. [speaking Spanish]

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And so the CIA came up with a set of plans. called Operation Mongoose. [speaking Spanish]

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Play And so the CIA came up with a set of plans. called Operation Mongoose. [speaking Spanish]

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After the Bay of Pigs, you have the Cuban exiles. still being held captive, possibly facing a firing squad. The Kennedys double down on their attempts. to get rid of Castro. Everybody is under a lot of pressure. to get this job done. They need to make changes now. Kennedy was enamored of the James Bond novels.

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After the Bay of Pigs, you have the Cuban exiles. still being held captive, possibly facing a firing squad. The Kennedys double down on their attempts. to get rid of Castro. Everybody is under a lot of pressure. to get this job done. They need to make changes now. Kennedy was enamored of the James Bond novels.

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Play After the Bay of Pigs, you have the Cuban exiles. still being held captive, possibly facing a firing squad. The Kennedys double down on their attempts. to get rid of Castro. Everybody is under a lot of pressure. to get this job done. They need to make changes now. Kennedy was enamored of the James Bond novels.

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In the CIA assassination plot, using the Mafia is supposed to facilitate the success of the invasion.

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In the CIA assassination plot, using the Mafia is supposed to facilitate the success of the invasion.

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Play In the CIA assassination plot, using the Mafia is supposed to facilitate the success of the invasion.

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With the Mafia's involvement, the CIA believes that Fidel will be dead by the time the invasion takes place. And so they are not paying close attention. to what could go wrong.

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With the Mafia's involvement, the CIA believes that Fidel will be dead by the time the invasion takes place. And so they are not paying close attention. to what could go wrong.

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Play With the Mafia's involvement, the CIA believes that Fidel will be dead by the time the invasion takes place. And so they are not paying close attention. to what could go wrong.

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But the CIA at that time was so arrogant. that it didn't even think about the operation falling apart. [upbeat jazz music] ♪ ♪ Maheu sets up a meeting in Hollywood. with his connection to the Mafia. ♪ ♪ Johnny Roselli was an important man. in the Chicago Mob, who looked after the business interests in Los Angeles and in Las Vegas. [indistinct chatter] He was one of those kind of gangsters--. handsome guy, dressed to the nines. And he was a charmer. [chuckles] Handsome Johnny.

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But the CIA at that time was so arrogant. that it didn't even think about the operation falling apart. [upbeat jazz music] ♪ ♪ Maheu sets up a meeting in Hollywood. with his connection to the Mafia. ♪ ♪ Johnny Roselli was an important man. in the Chicago Mob, who looked after the business interests in Los Angeles and in Las Vegas. [indistinct chatter] He was one of those kind of gangsters--. handsome guy, dressed to the nines. And he was a charmer. [chuckles] Handsome Johnny.

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Play But the CIA at that time was so arrogant. that it didn't even think about the operation falling apart. [upbeat jazz music] ♪ ♪ Maheu sets up a meeting in Hollywood. with his connection to the Mafia. ♪ ♪ Johnny Roselli was an important man. in the Chicago Mob, who looked after the business interests in Los Angeles and in Las Vegas. [indistinct chatter] He was one of those kind of gangsters--. handsome guy, dressed to the nines. And he was a charmer. [chuckles] Handsome Johnny.