Forty-six years ago today was the start of the infamous Bay of Pigs invasion where U.S.-trained Cuban exiles failed to overthrow the government led by Fidel Castro. According to Wikipedia, the invasion lasted four days and over one hundred members of the invading force were killed compared to between 1600 and 5000 Cuban soldiers.
Several bloggers, especially those of Cuban background, have posted their thoughts on the events of April 1961. Several events in Cuba are being held to commemorate the anniversary as a time when “men and women defended the justice, the truth and the ideas of new system in the Americas in the Bay of Pigs.” However, the dissidence movement in Cuba itself is not taking things quietly; several key members have called for unity within the movement and may create a “unitary bloc.”
Image- BBC News
Links- Politico, Wikipedia, Babalu Blog, Review of Cuban American Blogs, Cuba Data, Granma, Radio Cadena Agramonte, Monsters & Critics
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