Monday, October 26, 2009

Castro's Sister Worked With CIA


Jaunita Castro, younger sister of Fidel and Raúl, has added another twist to the ongoing saga that is the Castro reign in Cuba. In a shocking revelation, Juanita has admitted that she collaborated with the CIA both before leaving the island in 1964 and while living in exile in Miami. During those years the CIA plotted a series of unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro.

In her new book "Fidel and Raúl, My Brothers: The Secret History" and in an interview (in Spanish) with Univision 23 in Miami, Juanita says she lost faith in her brothers' movement after Castro opponents were executed on Raul and Fidel's orders.

For years Juanita kept a low profile and ran a Miami pharmacy. Her book, released today, also details previously untold accounts of the early life of Fidel and Raúl.

Image: Palm Beach Post
Online Sources: Miami Herald, New York Times, Univision 23 Miami


2 comments:

Hannah said...

Is it known what exactly she collaborated with them for? It would be a greater revelation if it was actually on the series of attempts to assassinate her brother.

Yamascuma said...

In the videos at the link she explains the kind of work she did. She specifically says that she was not involved in any assassination attempts against her brothers, and states that she would not have participated in any assassination attempts against anybody.