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2015-02-23 Caribbean-Latin America

Body of 'yanqui comandante' could soon be returned from Cuba

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-02-23 02:48|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Morgan was a victim of an overnight U.S. policy change or, his usefulness to the fledgling communist gov't had run it's course.

Morgan was a victim of a very effective deception campaign carried out by Fidel Castro and Che. Even the Communist Party of Cuba declared itself pro-Batista and anti-Castro. Many Americans were taken in and helped Fidel fight Batista.

I was only after the Revolution that Fidel welcomed the Cuban Communist Party and revealed his true beliefs.

The other Yankees got out of Cuba as fast as they could. Morgan, however, was arrested and executed on Che's personal instructions.

The is a photo of Che Guevara, William Morgan and several American "guerrilleros" (including Ron Brown of Soldier of Fortune) clowning around in front of the camera. Given what the future held for all of them, it is a very ironic picture.

Al

Posted by frozen al 2015-02-23 13:32|| 2015-02-23 13:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Thanks for the background info Al. Were is the foto? Is Brown still among the living ?

Posted by Besoeker 2015-02-23 14:23|| 2015-02-23 14:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Brown is still alive.

Posted by Pappy 2015-02-23 17:05|| 2015-02-23 17:05|| Front Page Top

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