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This is the history of a failure, (Oddly frank opening lines of Che Guevara’s Congo Dairies.)
“Those Cuban-CIA men (Bay of Pigs vets) were as tough, dedicated and impetuous a group of soldiers as I’ve ever had the honor of commanding.” (Legendary anti-communist mercenary “Mad Mike” Hoare, commander of the “Wild Geese,” in his book Congo Mercenary.)
“I stood above Che Guevara, my boots near his head, just as Che had once stood over my dear friend and fellow 2506 Brigade member, Nestor Pino. We re going to kill you all, Che said to Pino.” Now, the situation was reversed. Che Guevara lay at my feet. He looked like a piece of trash. I said, Che Guevara, I want to talk to you. (Former President of the Bay of Pigs Veterans Assoc. Felix Rodriguez, recalling Che Guevara’s capture in Bolivia, where he played a key role.)