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Is the last photograph. Been
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revolutionary Cable for live. A
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very famous photograph. Probably
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familiar must we were watching us. This.
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Man. Standing. Right there is
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not familiar to most people watching that he should
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be he's about to be. His name is Felix
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Rodriguez. Is. A long time see officer
1:01
on their. Operations. Director it and
1:04
I'm in. He joins us now explain this picture
1:06
and to tell us about as like Rodrigues. Thank
1:08
you very much pleasure to be here So it's
1:10
from it's remarkable picture. No longer I look at
1:12
it the more I think that. Can
1:15
you. Tell. Us where this was and what
1:17
was happening. While there was
1:19
so a leg a bolivia those where
1:22
he was capture. And. I
1:24
a gaming the helicopter we the corner in
1:26
charge of the operation. And.
1:28
After a while ago the dog for him. And
1:31
I even thought about taking the picture. but while I
1:33
was talking to him the pile of the helicopter game
1:35
was a calmer from the head of rebellion for one
1:37
or a picture was shape. For. I as
1:39
a commander, do you mind say no? So we
1:41
took him out of the schoolhouse. I gave my
1:43
camera to the pilot and he took that picture.
1:47
What? Should we see you talk to who have
1:49
our one. Yes, Of course, What?
1:51
What? What the circumstance, he been captured by
1:53
Bolivian soldiers as I guess. Is.
1:56
Factually they thought that he have
1:58
been killing Africa but the the
2:00
when they captured the bray and
2:02
boost of was said a friendship
2:04
intellectual and thing as a newspaper
2:06
guy from Argentina they concerned the
2:08
sake of our i was there.
2:11
So. As long as they did and understood
2:13
the he was there they sing a special
2:15
forces unit from Panama the drain has special
2:18
battalion add to operate against him because he
2:20
believed in the have an experience and then
2:22
they send a couple of us from the
2:24
Cia to providing was intelligence and the reason
2:26
they say nausea because we were not us
2:28
citizen. At. The time Vietnam was
2:30
taking place and they were people coming
2:33
back and blasted back from Vietnam and
2:35
even one in the american coming back
2:37
in plastic bag from not letting america
2:39
did are we were not even or
2:41
of residents were no citizen so we
2:43
didn't fall into the restrictions on bus
2:45
or henderson that's why where I would
2:47
rather. See. You're working for
2:49
the Cia full time. obviously carrying a weapon
2:51
obviously but not you are says. Yes,
2:54
What? Was. Say. Like.
2:57
That day. Why? First getting
2:59
a lot of people ask me you know what I
3:01
thought about share share The time was no by. She.
3:03
Became a senior after he was dead. Q
3:06
are making their fear yes after was to
3:08
war even though they were the one who
3:10
sent him to be kill. Of
3:12
Fidel could not stand him there because
3:14
see they'll depended on the Soviet union
3:16
sick of our with bro chinese. So.
3:19
When he was in Africa. Nineteen sixty
3:21
five sixty four Ah all the web
3:23
on he received with a red china.
3:26
Ah, Dang he the and want to go back
3:28
to Beulah. He went to higher end in the Czech
3:30
republic and they had to send people to convince
3:32
him to a bug the pew and to give him
3:34
an opportune doing another place but we will send
3:36
to believe he was definitely mine for him to be
3:39
cool. Because. The Soviet didn't want
3:41
him to be any successful because they. Knew
3:43
that she was broached. I nice and easy
3:45
to a revolution in there would do to
3:48
order Chinese and dandy chinese and the Soviet
3:50
hated show the very much so he was
3:52
sent to believe yeah he's drunk made it
3:54
was not even working. In
3:56
December of sixty six when they had a
3:58
dinner was mighty among the head of the
4:00
communists bar Bolivia who have been with Fidel
4:02
two months before complete a camping brokers he
4:04
told the bolivians up garuda were was shaking
4:06
if they if they we say they were
4:09
expelled from the communist party. And
4:11
then they had a officer intelligence that they
4:13
have same to lot bias or enamel David
4:15
to help him and as soon as he
4:18
was saying was all seventeen people they took
4:20
him out of the odd picture until say
4:22
that they had that email because he's v
4:24
sad expire and actually he was a bully
4:26
on status on by then they will difference
4:28
in there to begin with you have because
4:30
he can also see because it would be
4:32
a revolution that would be brought chinese and
4:34
you will depend on the Soviet Union. So.
4:37
He's He's obviously he's a prisoner
4:40
in this picture. Does.
4:43
He know when this was taken and he's about to
4:45
die. None of that time. Not
4:48
so. What happened in the moments after
4:50
this picture? While.
4:52
And in the sequence first they were when
4:54
we arrive with the helicopter on the following
4:56
day which is nice of October and Monday
4:59
or we came to his room with the
5:01
officers and he will not talk to anybody.
5:04
And. Corner was ranked interrogating him to go he the
5:06
and say anyone to the point the guys I
5:08
looked through invaded my content he leaves you can
5:10
have the courtesy of answer me he and say
5:12
work. So. when we finish.like
5:14
him are they as all his documentation to
5:17
photograph of from my gorman and the corner
5:19
order his bag be given to me and
5:21
he had some chinese code book to have
5:23
some the picture of his family so many
5:26
com and for his as my side and
5:28
he added diary is a German a book
5:30
was reading as funny as his diary they
5:33
photograph all of that ah day while I
5:35
was there the game and news the dead
5:37
picks, telephone call or the get us. I
5:40
was the I have ranking officer so
5:42
the the worst definitely order to execute
5:45
him. We got a very simple code:
5:47
Five hundred shares, six hundred of kill
5:49
him, seven hundred keeping him alive. So.
5:52
Game Five hundred six hundred with the Colonel's and
5:54
dental came out idle hands. I love this or
5:57
different. your high bullying and co month really mean
5:59
a prisoner. The. Order from my gourmand tried to
6:01
keep him alive at all costs are we have
6:03
helicopters out the. thinking. To Panama front
6:05
are lazy. To. A look
6:07
at me and say Felix Salmon A was
6:09
Felix Ramos is said there are we have
6:11
you be very hateful towards be helpful to
6:13
us for these order from my president and
6:15
logos watch on his said the helicopters going
6:17
to com several times bringing food and ammunition
6:20
that yeah we're will now will lead but
6:22
after do a blog is want to come
6:24
up and become sick of auto dead body.
6:26
You. Gonna use this year him anywhere you want
6:28
because we know how much harm. He. Had
6:30
done to your country. So. I semi
6:32
korea tried to my the change their mind but
6:34
is a not changed mine I give you my
6:36
were of honor I would bring you did but
6:38
your say toy with brazen he left. And
6:41
sure enough the helicopter game several dine does
6:43
when the mayor came as for up or
6:45
a picture with the prisoner danced I waiting
6:47
on see will happen And then there was
6:50
a there's a schoolteacher okay to me ah
6:52
I'm on said Sigma You want to kill
6:54
him. So. Would you say dice and
6:56
love Whistle.zola you to the big you he house
6:58
I and of the radius already given the
7:00
news today that point I knew was was nothing
7:03
else to be done. A So
7:05
I got into a room I stood in frosty and
7:07
say come on and sorry I try my best. Hitter:
7:10
White like a piece of paper and he said
7:12
there is better days which will never been got
7:14
your life So you'd told chegg of our he
7:16
was about to be killed as. The.
7:18
Away the ways they say i'm sorry I try
7:20
my best. I understood what I was saying. Ah,
7:23
Dang it to his Bible sally do this by to
7:25
a solo the the with rid me well and at
7:27
times million to as are you there and who he
7:29
knew was he likes of you in the in the
7:31
life prisoner burst into ruin your gear up the dumbing
7:33
up or down I want a pipe and just say
7:36
no I won't give a D Athena below it so
7:38
I order him three time to leave the room where
7:40
he data look at Chelsea with would you give it
7:42
to me. Is. Jackson see many o sea
7:44
of the she did on the I would give it to
7:46
use. I put my fight here I says anyone anything you
7:48
want for your family. Thing. I would
7:51
say in his or Castaway say well if you
7:53
can't tell Fidel he was some see a three
7:55
on for Revolution America. Things. Changes
7:57
pressure saying you can't tell my wife.
8:00
Remarry and try to be happy. That.
8:02
Was he loves war? He approached me. I
8:04
wish you hadn't, We embrace. He.
8:07
Was a very of a strange
8:09
a unique moment my lai because
8:11
we never order prefer to be
8:13
executed. At a time and thought
8:15
about according the telephone lie and telling the
8:17
pilot the my girl was able to convince
8:19
them to bring share life I remember will
8:21
happen when but data released Fidel Castro and
8:23
will have to my country. So. I
8:26
don't myself. Love this is not the or
8:28
ward your he advised not to go. Man
8:30
this is the Bolivian decision so let's east
8:32
river on itself. So I let ago the
8:34
way was and that was the only. What?
8:36
Happened to change that. Point Well,
8:38
After we embrace a was was later say
8:41
various race moment for me because he was
8:43
my enemy of the same time i i
8:45
feel sorry for hand he conducted with cell
8:47
with dignity of the and i led the
8:49
room underwear sergeant at idle him than i
8:51
should do for he had done op cit
8:53
of he had down to go his mouth
8:55
supposed to die from combat one teeny gabi
8:57
dance even gabi donna he left. So.
9:00
I was wall plug in the afternoon believe in
9:02
time I left there are other one feasting I
9:04
heard he burst. And. Dusted dando. he
9:06
was again Kelly executed. Saw Saddam
9:09
in the room. He. Was shot
9:11
by and to Caribbean that was burrow by
9:13
the these sergeant from lieutenant Bars for redoubt
9:15
almighty girls at gardening I understand because I
9:17
wasn't present he came he says you are
9:19
like to talk to you and he told
9:22
his i love i know you're coming to
9:24
kill me say no no we're not going
9:26
to purely of worst you are some of
9:28
our lives on that and eight oriental yoga
9:30
know when you deny your when to kill
9:32
him and so he opened fire chevrolet this
9:34
or is a bullet hit he it was
9:37
a normal reaction to tried to cover yourself.
9:39
Or. So he was shot and killed. I
9:41
came back a few hours later with said
9:44
to have to grab them. So from the
9:46
operation cubs and Daddy brown says it's really
9:48
a we got into the room his she
9:50
said was a facing the for the in
9:52
the ceiling he was a color was not.
9:55
A soul and a was dead body of
9:57
to kill them behind him the have been
9:59
killing operation. One. Was grub them been
10:01
to one another got different go on army who
10:03
died in combat. The. So we embrace
10:05
in there and and got a plow semi Gabi
10:08
that we are finished in The Gorillas in Latin
10:10
America. I. Told him he can be
10:12
done. We haven't finished that Ali's We have delayed them
10:14
for a long time. So. We could
10:16
hear the helicopter coming under you me that the left.
10:19
So. I ask for a bucket of water ugly
10:21
his face and to go live more out of
10:23
his face I tried to blow his jaw was
10:25
my handkerchief which are lousy. the helicopter with the
10:27
when and thing I tried to blow his eyes
10:30
i was impossible them dabbing up into law and
10:32
i tried to closing of up against several done
10:34
so i gave up on it. So.
10:36
We took the body and with dialed the rice.
10:38
I have the helicopter. Oh why
10:40
we're finishing to lose I remember hide it to
10:42
the stretch to the health hazard to the have
10:44
to live right on to on the helicopter the
10:47
right side. And. I remember dig
10:49
deep, divide us that and I hi my name was
10:51
month to mimic up a dumb move forward to bottom
10:53
of the helicopter. so up with my hang on their
10:55
him and pull it out way got it? I was
10:58
completely covered with blood. Apparently. Was
11:00
shot in the our death and this in this
11:02
plastic things are abd al the him alone he
11:04
wanted to go through it was a big pool
11:06
of blood in there I look at it i'd
11:08
be insane is a by Saddam I say they
11:10
are people have blocked in their hands I how
11:12
the hell of a lot of here like really
11:14
blood than in the his race I have my
11:16
pants I came in and then a soldier came
11:19
on say my all my your father's she looks
11:21
went to see him. So. we're
11:23
still with helicopter running for maybe a couple of minutes
11:25
on the he was a breeze who came on a
11:27
on my immune. He. Came around the
11:29
heat nice get down the mula he gave
11:31
him the last been addiction wishing to picture
11:34
of it was a mean of drummer them
11:36
I have left I thought to myself digs
11:38
this guy wasn't out there is he didn't
11:40
believe in god. nevertheless he received the ruff
11:43
from free from from the catholic church. And
11:45
from there with to golf and then we
11:47
landed in by your ground they were thousand
11:49
people waiting at the wrong way. There were
11:52
some like fifteen different plane from the Braves
11:54
are from the military waiting for the for
11:56
for him to arrive so I put my
11:58
cap on wrong to the people so. My
12:00
big you have never taken. and
12:02
then he was taking into law school house or
12:04
and he was given to has be done little
12:06
thing out of the murder. Thing.
12:08
In the avian there was a a meeting
12:10
handy of the great general was telling a
12:12
colonel as if if if he doesn't I
12:14
do sick of our i would need Tangible
12:16
bravo It got his head on. put him
12:18
for my life. So. I say me
12:20
and I'll you're gonna do that. Say why not
12:23
Says supposedly feel alienated. It's Aguilar I you are
12:25
ahead of us day. You. Cannot show
12:27
the head of a human being approved
12:29
well whether you suggest I say well
12:31
you've won some tangible proof of it.
12:33
Got one finger and we have the
12:35
fingerprints from the Argentina Federal Police and
12:37
you can be checked so he order
12:39
both had to be. So.
12:42
I left without documentation for sent a gruesome
12:44
Iowa Frankenstein there and they have a three
12:46
of our blog in the morning when the
12:48
bread was gone are the to his body
12:50
to the got both hands and putting formaldehyde
12:52
and to what about his i do with
12:54
varying of the wrong way and the very
12:57
hang in there was two bodies. There.
12:59
Was a bulldozer there who was i am
13:01
making longer the wrong way down He was
13:03
very right there now later on years later
13:05
once he then said he found the body
13:08
on the side of the runway was seven.
13:10
Ah the body I can assure you that
13:12
was not share of our because he wasn't
13:14
very. they're. Amazing.
13:17
And. So what did you do? As I
13:19
can? Sixty seven was back up really quickly.
13:21
You're you're born in Cuba. right?
13:24
Hadn't when you can. The United States. Like.
13:26
Game and nineteen fifty four for school
13:29
again to Berkelium Bread and Federal Pennsylvania.
13:31
I. Spent six years in their seventies
13:33
grade them my high school and I
13:36
actually went off my last year due
13:38
to the first thing that was against
13:40
costs for was empty com is leading
13:42
the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic so I
13:44
participate in operation with whom I was
13:47
seventy eighty years old and I came
13:49
back and thing after graduation I was
13:51
accepted the University of Miami for Civil
13:53
Engineering. But. Before he went there
13:55
I've learned it was something going on.
13:58
Landing America against gastrulate. Join What? It
14:00
became the Bay of Pigs Invasion. I was nineteen
14:02
year old a dime. What?
14:04
Was your role in the Bay of
14:06
Pigs invasion I was bar with they
14:08
got a special forces or or infiltration
14:11
thing so I was a group of
14:13
ball thirty six people we got into
14:15
Cuba or month and a half before
14:17
the invasion to war with the resisting
14:19
welcoming clandestinely by both eyes are working
14:21
inside the island helping with them was
14:24
a or guy of equipment and trying
14:26
to do an operational another area them
14:28
actually the Bay of Pigs who briles
14:30
because then they were dollars anything each
14:32
day. had been able to tell. All
14:34
the do invasion was com and do we had
14:36
enough is blasio to be able maybe to blossom
14:39
rages toward the Bay of Pigs delayed the advancement
14:41
of our cats are through of but they never
14:43
do anything we learn through the gulen radio. Saw.
14:46
That I was logo was able to make
14:49
it sailed through the Venezuelan embassy where I
14:51
spent seventy five and have months. In.
14:53
Havana In Havana. And. Then finally
14:55
got safe conduct went back to Venezuela the
14:57
end of September I'd how did she get
14:59
from the bay and paste of an ass
15:01
a long way as and then I was
15:03
an any bail I landed near have been
15:05
a month and a half before the Bay
15:07
of Pigs and worked with the resistant your
15:09
we had a mechanism of the of the
15:11
internal receipts and to pick us up near
15:13
the highway then take off to safe houses
15:15
in Havana and with are working with them
15:17
in there during that time. So. I
15:20
was and you may have begun the time. And.
15:22
I was lucky because a d have an be
15:24
of any embassy in there but the lady who
15:26
was driving me around was close gonna get to
15:28
the a spanish embassy. And. The
15:30
a spaniard on and on the handover gotta
15:33
who were in charge of ah the gold
15:35
propaganda actually wasn't dalliance came to pick her
15:37
up to go. There were surrounding our building.
15:40
Fidel. Very successfully What he knew his
15:42
rather every single my blogging Havana. and
15:44
if you were a male, how are
15:46
military Asian? You were not assigned to
15:48
a military unit even though you may
15:50
have been even a communist they would
15:53
beg you I'm putting custody they were
15:55
baseball feel. We start to under fifty
15:57
thousand Cubans in there. As.
15:59
Peter the Cup the be for five thousand
16:01
people five thousand five hundred for they were
16:03
able to these articulating thrilled receipts and I
16:05
wait even they pick up some of my
16:07
friend that claiming and then they release them
16:09
because they had no idea who they were.
16:11
But. I was log in make it to
16:13
the Venezuelan embassy and then back back into
16:16
i'm into a Miami Actually got to Miami
16:18
on the a very first of October. Of.
16:21
Night in sales sixty one and they had
16:23
by the end of October it was bagging
16:25
sake you were when bags seven times And
16:27
because I was the only one who left
16:29
the contact open after the failure of the
16:31
Bay of Big to bring people I'm a
16:33
can win again and for intelligence purpose. What?
16:36
What kind of Clinton? Real Bringing in
16:38
all we were ring explosive we're bringing
16:40
in three Machine guns are all com
16:42
hand grenades although saying that they were
16:45
still and bringing in to be able
16:47
to support of a future receipt them.
16:50
But. They didn't work out there I decide
16:52
are actually nineteen sixty out the way. Decided
16:54
to marry my brush him why for sixty
16:56
two years I told her I say look
16:58
ross ah I went to great thing when
17:00
to went to civilian life for a while
17:03
you deny there something serious about you or
17:05
I will go. Switch. You made
17:07
the mistake of agree to that of we got
17:09
married at twenty five of I was. I.
17:11
Just are working a company for one
17:13
dollar an hour. Cult of Scalise Litter
17:16
service propaganda thing. I was improving. Talking
17:18
baggage incompetent One Laura Thirty five an
17:20
hour. So while I was working there
17:22
November I got married. When if you've
17:24
of hours. In. The any muslim
17:26
Dory got a call from i see a guy
17:28
in Se lo any to talk to you after
17:31
you work at that company so I went to
17:33
see him at the parking lot of the Power
17:35
in Josiah Roof and the University of Miami. I
17:37
see the his car and say Felix the Marines
17:39
are going to like you and we need you.
17:42
I. Look at has a Tom is emerging as
17:44
one to nine fewer. What the hell? The and
17:46
and me for a good point is a well
17:48
a you know how to of ray radio beacon.
17:51
will you do partial behind a Soviet missile base
17:53
in Santa Clara to set up a radio beacon
17:55
so that our Airforce Fahey with precision The airbase
17:57
added that we didn't have the Gps you. The
18:00
we got to they. Saw. That die
18:02
agrees the lead to we do a safe
18:04
house and my basic training was roam free
18:06
from different altitudes on the three point of
18:08
contact with the in break a leg. I.
18:11
Do couldn't even call my wife. My wife
18:13
went back to the to the a Fireman
18:15
done and of course the night when Kennedy
18:18
when on national television the Clergy Above or
18:20
Grayson. Of good. Realize was something
18:22
new and related to that. For.
18:24
The day we were one to parachuting to
18:26
fuel the data crucial back down the operation.
18:29
And. Then realized. After. Diver was
18:31
other jobs so they had grunting as a war with
18:33
the ceiling. For. How long? On.
18:36
The lighting seventy six when they retire
18:38
me were for security consideration after a
18:40
corals and then on I have why
18:42
why his advice or was assassinated in
18:44
firing ah he was the body than
18:46
ambassador and he was kill and they
18:48
left a sign saying the sake of
18:50
our a commando. Then. They also
18:53
says he may they may have been Dunia
18:55
was a colonel then for were dug into
18:57
any in Hamburg Germany who was a consul
18:59
general from Bolivia. They're also less a sign
19:01
say and commander sake of aura. And
19:03
they call my home and say Felix Ramos
19:06
your next does the name that a using
19:08
Bolivia America mouth. So. The agency
19:10
proposed me one of those programs to change my
19:12
name and go to another as they wish. I
19:14
would not have said because of my good. So.
19:16
What they did they green to my
19:19
home the did a security evaluation they
19:21
are actually man gave me a bulletproof
19:23
car the bullet brew my car him
19:25
in Langley, Virginia. I got a license
19:27
to carry concealed weapon the was difficult
19:29
to get on the time. And.
19:31
They give me a total disability like the and have
19:34
the work that have a roofing a work. And.
19:36
Put some iron fences you my house on
19:38
security and thing I sign a paper for.
19:40
Dang if I got good relate to my
19:43
job, my family one of the show it
19:45
you know Nick hundred soothing Anyway a form
19:47
to go what they offer me that they
19:49
consider. I refuse to. But. Then
19:51
after die continue on independently to
19:53
do something like Iii blending into
19:55
a Salvador. Flame result
19:58
of Odinga real as a volunteer with. Khan
20:00
said no. Developing Vietnam where I spent
20:02
two and a half years in Vietnam,
20:04
Ussr, Bolivia and new was very effective
20:06
in a salon or when he was
20:08
there. What we doing in Vietnam? As
20:11
a Cf, so. Well. That might responsibility
20:13
was the study rugged thing I'll say wrong
20:15
and and the regarding of the both gone
20:17
into salem. We. Were advising a unit
20:19
call it be Are you provincial reconnaissance
20:21
unit? it has? yeah yeah you. And
20:23
it was. Minus Bait and Control The
20:25
D C Eight. I. Was
20:28
almost impossible to study rather the
20:30
Cylon a idea for Sega for
20:32
psychological recent. every week there will
20:34
be valid to one twenty two
20:36
point are Soviet missiles going to
20:38
the city. At. random normal did
20:40
try to hit the presidential palace and
20:42
the Us embassy with never did but
20:44
it was psychological thing. And. With
20:46
are looking Harry was impossible to locate these
20:49
people until I was able to capture one
20:51
who was. The bodies are of to dandy
20:53
commander of the unit. And. He told
20:55
me that they were hiding an area that we never
20:57
thought of. The go there was literally what it would
20:59
come up least seventeen feet. And. What
21:01
they did he told me they had city five
21:04
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21:06
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21:08
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21:10
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21:12
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21:14
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21:16
we never did before. And will actually
21:19
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21:21
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21:23
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21:25
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21:27
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21:30
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21:32
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even as as a thousand. But.
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Since you work there. Do.
24:03
You work for President Kennedy. Years
24:05
and he was of course killed
24:07
in November of Nineteen Sixty Three
24:09
and countless books been written blaming
24:12
Cuban exiles people participated in the
24:14
Bay of Pigs for being. Involved.
24:17
In some way with the Cia in
24:19
that assassination, what's your assessment of that
24:21
climate? I'll tell you most of the
24:23
brigade member beliefs are present. going to
24:25
was a traitor and he was the
24:27
one who have a different he had
24:29
the responsibility of he was response burrow
24:31
a failure a blogger from another point
24:34
I believe he was a young president.
24:36
Now ill advised and we pay the
24:38
price. And I believe they're
24:40
actually he was good because he tried to
24:42
amended after he was able to pull the
24:44
brigade out of prison he opened the Air
24:47
Force of the United States for the brigade
24:49
members of became a second been in the
24:51
Us Army night and sick the as sixty
24:53
three and then he promised Us official abrasion
24:56
which was started in Central American three different
24:58
based the number not many many people know
25:00
about it but then he was assassinated and
25:03
a lot of people believe that I was
25:05
only one sure if I believe it were
25:07
to shooter. Ah we have information. That there
25:09
was a queue under which is now retired
25:11
Gen. Five Young as Kalambay who was a
25:13
captain of the time watching Dollar and he
25:15
was the second shooter and as such an
25:17
Israeli President wages. Okay I'm so he said
25:19
it would have me. What's. His name.
25:22
Of young Escalante onions and he was
25:24
in dollars that the day and then
25:26
he left or a was something died
25:28
there and the and Castro said the
25:30
that the day he knew that fuel
25:32
up in the Us they were trying
25:34
to kill him. To be very careful
25:36
because you also had a very long
25:38
and. Say. Was a
25:41
moderator. Can have your aura of
25:43
orchestra? Have I seen that? That's.
25:45
While he would kill the you
25:48
believe the Kennedy was assassinated by.
25:50
Given. Forces cast to a great surrogates
25:52
think he has remember that Oswald was indeed
25:54
you an embassy for several hour before he
25:57
went to Dallas the day. And.
25:59
We are. The fact there was no question about
26:01
of the for young as Galanter were there. And.
26:04
Them you are denied the beginning to he
26:06
was ever in to give us embassy later
26:08
on when they learned a we are cia
26:10
will pictures a movie have been getting into
26:12
our embassy Then they said that they want
26:14
to hear a various things ah checked and
26:17
they phone all day indeed Yes Oswald was
26:19
in the queue and embassy and they claimed
26:21
that he came in there to vedic you
26:23
on visa I was the night. By.
26:25
The willies I was said participation few
26:28
and destination or the pressing a later
26:30
on wanna see some of us have
26:32
received Johnson said that they knew about
26:34
it about for security considerations they denied
26:37
to the public the participation few and
26:39
is as soon as you're the president
26:41
because remember that time they were already
26:43
for offenses Me something Psych you. Went.
26:46
Above or crisis to play they were
26:48
ready. Have been able to bring into
26:50
pure for offenses nuclear missiles, That's.
26:52
Why when cruiser thought you knew that you
26:54
knew that we got for offense in the
26:57
gulf for offensive missile inside the island he
26:59
could bring twenty of them does when the
27:01
of dog rice had to play but there
27:04
were still for missiles in psyche with a
27:06
were offensive so at the time everybody say
27:08
well they cannot Thank you Have a classic
27:10
Kennedy Green Chef treaty he was never implemented.
27:13
Because. Important part of that tree was that
27:15
it would be a bad person Ocular inspection by
27:17
American personnel in Cuba to make sure they have
27:20
they can Now those for missile and few a
27:22
never allowed them to be able to come in
27:24
to check for that. So. That didn't
27:26
come from. I was never daily can a
27:28
good job was never implemented at all. Do
27:32
believe the Cia had any role in
27:34
Kennedy's assassination? No, I don't think so.
27:37
I. Don't believe I know there's a lot of allegation
27:39
that effect of what. I don't think so I don't
27:41
really slow and com the and did you ever come
27:44
across Howard Hunt? During. Your yes, I
27:46
met him now after he came out of
27:48
prison. Ah actually was coming
27:50
from work for Christmas out of prison and
27:52
I have met his daughter was our team
27:55
is home. And Kevin. And
27:57
we've We're onto his shoulder into
27:59
Rcs. Are you writing in to come to
28:01
my home Un and Seven Sears? Yeah he Miami
28:04
and will I invited into going to my home
28:06
While I'm sitting there I get a call from
28:08
the Shiva station from Miami say Felix by the
28:10
way ah how we're how would been found make
28:12
sure you the made him I have guy was
28:15
it and ran for often I already have given
28:17
him I grabbed forty three day he was in
28:19
the Miami so later I got my boss a
28:21
suit issue that for me lately a sooner I
28:24
say what they said well. I had
28:26
our home in from my house Now is a
28:28
yes you didn't tell me and and I draw
28:30
him to cerebral him to my on. His.
28:32
First than I ever met him. Reason.
28:35
Why? Did a Cia not want you to see Howard
28:37
Hunt? Because. They want to see make
28:39
the they believe there is a connection between the Cia
28:41
and then. Even though I were hung was
28:43
working for D C Able he was heralded as for
28:46
for the way have was Nixon. Yeah. So
28:48
there was a connection there. Is. There
28:50
was. An. Interesting.
28:52
How did you get involved in the
28:54
Iran Contra story? Well. Why?
28:57
Was in a Miami I saw Dob I
28:59
saw it would be war was going going
29:01
on. Salvador. I. Had implemented helicopter
29:03
com said in Vietnam there was a
29:05
streaming effective against dear the vietcong in
29:07
their of with intelligence going to the
29:09
area was gunship sending in the spring
29:11
day i was lying on the law
29:13
helicopter is putting them in and coming
29:15
by was true been and get there
29:17
in the and the reason. So.
29:20
I volunteered to go to a Salvatore. Eighty
29:22
Five. Early Eighty Five. That's. Why went
29:24
to El Salvador? named as a volunteer? Know what he
29:26
was they me anything? Will. Volunteer
29:29
to. Who. Who did you?
29:31
Do. Is of alluring Airforce? yes but it
29:33
wasn't easy. He was very difficult because
29:35
you have the Us Military Commanders General
29:37
Gorman for a star General who command
29:39
all the millions or assistant to the
29:41
area and here's a queue and retire
29:43
from the Cia. Trying to implement a
29:45
military com setting is area. When.
29:48
I was lucky that they were device pressing of
29:50
the you know states had don't Greg was my
29:52
boss from Good Night as his National Security advisor
29:54
and he knew who are affected. My concept was
29:56
so he held me or to be able to
29:58
get a clear and from the state department other
30:01
people for me to go down there. So.
30:03
I start working with the with the concept
30:05
dying and Salvador was as three million a
30:08
man from success from. A.
30:10
One point time, Oliver North had a
30:12
problem with a plane. That
30:14
was starting in particular like when the
30:16
bringing because of of Honduran close the
30:18
entrance of his plane there because of
30:20
against it and they had was playing
30:22
with the the resistance and he knew
30:24
that I had an ex in a
30:26
relationship with the Salvadoran so he sent
30:28
a note to me that if I
30:30
could get the Salvadoran to hold all
30:32
of these military equipment from a virtual
30:34
until he was able to solve the
30:36
problem with and aura. So. I
30:38
talked to the Or to the head of the air forces,
30:40
me to the minister of defense and they agree. That's
30:43
how he got involved in the intruder and contra
30:45
thing they brought the plane was stories in there
30:47
for a for a while. And when
30:49
they saw that they ask me if i
30:51
good as the Salvadoran they could do the
30:53
maintenance of the heard graph from the in
30:55
cairo and receipt than abrasion he salvador and
30:58
out how we gotta started in.operation in there.
31:00
But. Really I'm device present value to
31:03
to do in this operation of course
31:05
when the Iran Contra broke davey blame
31:07
the did he and he actually that
31:09
came out to say that I was
31:12
same to and salvador to violate the
31:14
bowling amendment to supporting our our resistance
31:16
and my helicopter glancing concept was say
31:19
i cover up with wasn't true. That.
31:21
Wasn't the case at all. And. Then
31:23
they league subpoena me to testify in front
31:25
of Congress. I. Was the only
31:27
one who went to Congress and we sought a
31:29
lawyer and without immunity. everybody has
31:32
one was lawyer near down and they try even
31:34
the White house call me and said that boys
31:36
on gray from the white house I wanted me
31:38
to bring a lawyer to the way I was
31:40
one to pay for I say look I have
31:42
done nothing wrong if I have to bring a
31:44
lawyer for what I did I mean the run
31:46
contrary. I. Don't believe I have the wrong
31:48
country! So. They don't We now use
31:50
on understand you know you know how this
31:52
congressman are. They make up as you do
31:54
a push you into saying something dumb. I
31:56
heard device pressing and I refused. I was
31:58
the only one who when we our lawyer
32:00
and we showed immunity. And.
32:02
I came out fine and the only
32:04
guy that I really don't like an
32:06
old goes after.is he caused me to
32:09
justify his community was John Kerry. Why?
32:11
Didn't you like John Kerry? He's. A
32:13
funny. I. He
32:15
was the war hero. To. Be
32:17
on it was you. I I I was
32:19
invited one when he ran for president. The
32:21
Vietnam Veteran for the Truth make a big
32:23
rally in the West wing of the capital.
32:26
At that time they asked me to be while
32:28
the speaker for gazing because what he did
32:30
the mean we accuse me of receiving the million
32:33
dollar for the money and goddamn forty conduct
32:35
Which wasn't true. You. Know I
32:37
was a lady was a pain he was very
32:39
hot from my family. Because. I was lying
32:41
and Salvador I'm I'm my wife Camille said law
32:43
is from facing the Miami Herald a pitcher when
32:45
you were in the army but you receive ten
32:47
million dollar from the million guard down. I say
32:49
you know that's not true is to say I
32:51
know what here is so beautiful. Cent of the
32:54
Carries committee. So. I call from
32:56
us southerners out of garage ios as I
32:58
look. Ah you'll need a subpoena.
33:00
was me but Cindy ticketing Acer because and
33:02
we mileage which they did say for the
33:05
Washington we're spend four hours and in a
33:07
deposition with him. Ah, he
33:09
was representative. I mean by. My
33:12
among. The. Was I yam? Ah,
33:15
Mitch. Mcconnell was the minority so of
33:18
the was Robinette represented Mitch Mcconnell and
33:20
another guy represented him. After we finity
33:22
testimony they wanted a close hearing a
33:24
we Wanna Open here and there was
33:26
nothing classify about it. I'll retire and
33:28
seventy six we're talking something that happened
33:30
nineteen eighty Five but the carried an
33:33
unwanted for us to come out so
33:35
he refused to having open hearing. We.
33:37
Had the went to a close here my had
33:39
the opportunity of the time when I first came
33:41
in as me if i wanted to say something
33:43
that was all the senator and know they ask
33:45
me i say you want to say so that
33:48
i say yes I look at the as a
33:50
senator the will be the hardest testimony of my
33:52
life to Why do you say damn is heraldry
33:54
is a sad or is very hard to have
33:56
to as sequester for somebody that you than our
33:58
respect either respect your you are doing here. Permits.
34:00
Or overeager we got. we disagree with you will
34:03
knowledge but the reading that you are a Senate
34:05
or you didn't even have the guts to buy
34:07
your own metal when you were protesting the Vietnam
34:09
war. don't believe everything you see in the breasts.
34:11
The I know that the hell of a lot
34:14
of a that you do senator is it was
34:16
a bedroom. What me to throw his medals a
34:18
bullshit he was everybody perception was your marrow to
34:20
or throwing or the White House fence own really
34:23
dealing he's very well. you're end of the other
34:25
at all and the day I talk to a
34:27
lot of people were willing. You know they will
34:29
never ever wanted. Income but. He. Does
34:32
have one bullet hole in his body. A.
34:34
Claim three in bed. Three are them febrile.
34:36
hard to be able to leave the in
34:38
them. He knew that there was a and
34:40
overeat and law that are you were wounded
34:42
three times in one to you could request
34:44
to levy on them. Yes, and.
34:47
As exactly what he did, why they hid
34:49
scratching celtics and it was really from hunger
34:51
and it. Never got a bullet hole. He.
34:53
Got scratches. I always claimed that he had
34:55
been wounded that dying. Get it? Get a
34:57
a purple heart the third one day he
34:59
was the ninety guy. didn't say was he
35:01
was worth it. You have to wait until
35:04
they change. The guy delivered the convened the
35:06
other guy, the wifi me third purple heart
35:08
and us why he left in them. And.
35:10
Dagger when was Jane Fonda Love talking
35:12
about the our people in there was
35:15
a shame because today I see how
35:17
our people treat the military with respect
35:19
in the planes and it I wake
35:21
him back the won't even word or
35:23
only for because they were both were
35:25
war criminals. All of that because John
35:27
Kerry I'm Jane Fonda. So.
35:33
What was the resolution of Iran Contra?
35:36
You testified. Well
35:38
he had a d and really have.
35:40
Actually when you look added a in
35:43
what they they didn't have a case
35:45
at all. Because the only
35:47
reason they brought the Iran Contra hearing
35:49
was because the violation of the ball
35:51
on the may or may know if
35:53
you see us money those who wrote
35:55
an eager our resistance for were happening
35:57
is when general see course these some
35:59
transaction. With the urine. Remember
36:01
how we see rail. Or
36:03
he got the millions of dollars from
36:05
that transaction the Congress determine. That.
36:08
That money that he had belong to us
36:10
gore and not to seek or is stealing
36:12
court today. Is. Didn't coordinate is
36:14
over a million dollars or he was a
36:16
million and a half to help the economy
36:18
will receive them with that money So because
36:20
of that seems to come to determine that
36:22
was monitor belong to us government They violated
36:24
the born in a moment that's how he
36:26
came together and put of the are. Viewed.
36:29
Iran Contra hearings and committees and other
36:31
that. They. Went through. Let
36:33
me tell you he wasn't He was. I
36:35
a wasn't easy because some. Other
36:38
so make which i was tired. And.
36:41
Before.on my song on my daughter went to
36:43
see it. Now you're having a be a
36:45
A and that always I be in contact
36:47
with them for my security. I. Learned
36:49
recently he already die from his weight of them I
36:51
saw my daughter went to see him. And. Before
36:54
it does define congress and they thought he'd
36:56
blow garlic or everybody's telling all save my
36:58
father's and bring a lawyer he would go
37:00
to prison. Please. Convincing they
37:02
are the bring a lawyer with him. So.
37:05
He did he the and tell me that he came
37:07
to see me and say look Felix your want to
37:09
testify in Congress and you're going to be on the
37:11
Rose. You. Can other life? No
37:14
matter what happened, you can the line because of
37:16
you Do. Ah, They would as
37:18
the same question fifteen different way. And they were. They
37:20
were No. Now. Either is nonsense.
37:22
You are not very happy with it, though you are
37:24
not very content with it. You. Don't remember.
37:27
You. Don't remember that. Gonna do anything. But.
37:29
Don't like. I. Never like. Like
37:31
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wonder how you live so long having
39:42
been through all these conflicts? I.
39:45
Really? Honestly, I.
39:48
Believe in God. For. Example: I'm
39:50
I was in Vietnam my boss that shocked me who
39:52
was amazing with his yeah yeah yeahs though people that
39:54
they had a death wish. They. Wanted to
39:56
give you which was auto. I.
39:58
Was so convinced. The
40:01
noble it was want to hit me gotta be
40:03
made that commission so I could sit in the
40:05
helicopters video should you may come on should have
40:07
them because I knew it wasn't wondered does from
40:09
and they never did. So. I was
40:11
enough. bravery was my conviction that I knew he
40:13
wasn't going to to his you're a married man
40:16
That point yet to add to gets really. And
40:19
you were never worried about getting killed. I.
40:22
Knew I wasn't going to with do. Not even
40:24
when that I didn't. Buy.
40:26
Of people wounded next to me. My early quoted the.
40:29
Said. He different location to fired two kids in
40:31
the helicopter body but that was shut down Fi
40:33
same gun down one and seven or for a
40:35
naval door shut down five tunnel. But.
40:38
You know, My. Bag is in
40:40
bad shape of them. Are putting
40:43
a still life and I believe was god
40:45
will definitely him was his enemy that's why
40:47
the and worry about it. Now
40:49
that I was brave, I was convinced nothing was
40:51
going to happen to be all right. It turned
40:53
out. or yeah, absolutely. What? Was ten
40:55
shakily like. Oh. He was there
40:58
was the most. Intelligent.
41:00
Mandalay have ever met. In my life he
41:02
was the one response your for the burlington
41:05
of yeah he was you are station in
41:07
Miami and we became close friends. On.
41:09
Day to day he died ah fool and
41:11
we were closer we as to made he
41:13
was the head of a station in Saigon.
41:16
And. We we have them
41:18
will develop a personal friendship. He's
41:21
the one. one time for me not to
41:23
fly and they had a a defector empires
41:25
who has said they were a high. Yeah
41:27
we're going to hijack the plane with the
41:29
Cuba involved in the assassination of Sugar Vara
41:31
so shag legal me undies station say you
41:34
are going to Miami and Bookcase and don't
41:36
fly into Miami. So what I did. I
41:38
flew into Atlanta rent a car when bag
41:40
spend Christmas with my family I'm back Then
41:42
I went back to Atlanta on the sixth
41:44
of January of Nineteen Seventy one and them
41:46
I had a crossing in there such he
41:48
was at the airport I had to fly.
41:51
Who leave Atlanta, Houston, Houston, San Francisco
41:53
had like four hours overlaying San Francisco
41:55
on the I phone. Other was on
41:57
my plane, stopping in dollars. an hour
41:59
later, right? Change that to stay with my causing.
42:01
well more our to Why Got to Vietnam the
42:03
what? it was waiting for me. So.
42:06
Why got in there I went to the Amber to
42:08
a dog hotel our hotel chain my got to the
42:10
embassy they don't use or were you doing years or
42:12
when? you mean I support the right to The nobody
42:14
was waiting for me as an honor know you're playing
42:16
were hijacked the viewer were tried to find out how
42:18
the hell we can get you out of their. That's.
42:21
Why when we went on the agency's
42:23
some me and my family to Argentina
42:25
in nineteen seventy in I didn't know
42:27
seventy three days Geico our passport I'm
42:30
our by for of my wife has
42:32
said place of birth. Of. Colorado.
42:34
Instead of queue up for dead three to encase,
42:36
I got hijacked. The Good: claim me as a
42:38
Us citizen. that was the only guy was a
42:41
Us citizen by birth for about that a year.
42:44
I. Have copy of the bus for amazing
42:46
to deliver Meet Fidel Castro. Not.
42:49
I. Wish I had because you will be
42:51
there of them. What
42:53
would? You think if you the now. I
42:57
use a disaster. ah I ah how
42:59
they are still some be able to
43:01
stand the way these in the economy
43:03
is completely on the ground. And.
43:06
I can understand the people
43:08
who talk about socialism for
43:10
dog, about progressive. ah look,
43:12
whatever. socially some thoughts completely
43:14
destroyed. Look. What happened to
43:16
Pure was wasn't one of the most
43:18
prosperous island in nineteen Fifty eight. You
43:21
know, the dollars, You know I was due
43:23
on. Pessoa hired resend on the dollar. You.
43:26
Wanted to buy fuel on pursue. had to
43:28
pay one daughter and three cents. For. The
43:30
queue and on the saying they Dominican Republic
43:32
he destroyed economy. Look. Of. The.
43:35
Richest country in a in America
43:37
and wizard the reserving oil unbelievable
43:40
know how does whatever they torched
43:42
the destroy. Die. But I will have
43:44
been very concerned this country of all of these
43:46
people talking about socialism on of that they have
43:48
no idea what it is. Unfortunately,
43:50
We have a lot of professor in the universe. It
43:52
does inculcate these ideas that they are never lived through.
43:55
That's what I did, people went on to the. People.
43:58
Can tell you a social is only one. Never
44:00
leave it. When you live in there you see
44:02
what happened to you. You understand the socialism is.
44:05
And. We know because we suffered.him our own.
44:08
Flesh. Of you have been back
44:10
know I can add three. Their sentencing
44:12
absentia. Well I was back the last
44:14
I was in nineteen sixty five when
44:16
I was always a dame to photograph
44:18
a Soviet submarine basing lucky one out
44:20
in the I know fine. But.
44:23
Does the only time.dash be one soy been
44:25
never him I added you said you went
44:27
back and number of times. Yes,
44:29
Or until in a clinton way. How did
44:32
you get it? By. Both clandestinely.
44:35
And we have people working for us Indians
44:37
I will contact also Dundee guy decoding you
44:39
trusted them you never way but thing the
44:41
trader executed. We. Had to trust that
44:43
we only choice. There. Were they were people
44:45
that were betrayed Iran but I was lucky as out
44:47
breeding I was very very local. Did. They
44:49
get out the people who helped you. Ah,
44:52
Some of them dame song dynasty living in
44:54
there for they only been the what he
44:56
knew that they were a whole or help
44:58
us. He's. Go from
45:00
Key West. Or how did you.
45:03
While. He was in between three. We're certainly key
45:05
west and and on islam on are they will
45:07
have a bug with because up in their take
45:10
on to the Mali both on them with they
45:12
offer for cue from there. For. The
45:14
operation inside you're. Going out
45:16
only one thing from the Bay of
45:19
Pigs people who enter que only one
45:21
team made by air they were belligerent
45:23
in on defy people most of our
45:25
sons a answer by both clandestinely and
45:27
there was a group of about five
45:29
or six who came in through the
45:32
airport with a real names and with
45:34
cover a story that they were coming
45:36
back from American universities. But.
45:38
Not about gaming clandestinely, baboons and a mechanism
45:40
was we will go to the coastline. There
45:42
was a reception theme there are with lights
45:44
do we disembarked? Then there was a guy
45:46
who take off my your for fi kilometer
45:48
into the main highway with a car from
45:50
the movement will pick us up and take
45:53
us to a safe housing alone. We had
45:55
the trust and we are no idea who
45:57
they were. We were looking. Was.
45:59
Anyone. From the Cia. Any of these
46:01
teams ever caught. Know first
46:03
person. All from the Cia had said they
46:06
never participating in Insight You when they didn't
46:08
allow them. The were only humans. Involved
46:10
in that operation with see a
46:13
case officer. We. Don't call
46:15
it the controller to we call said
46:17
case officer. Were. Any of them
46:19
ever caught out by the Cuban government. Non
46:22
non up our people did yes yeah
46:24
of from my infiltration theme for of
46:26
thing were executed by firing squad or
46:29
well of thing was killed defending a
46:31
safe house and there were seventeen of
46:33
them who has spent twenty years and
46:35
que embrace i'm going to three became
46:38
to release the brigade from brazen our
46:40
people even though we were brigade member
46:42
we're not consider it will randomly throughout
46:45
the consider as a spy because we're
46:47
getting ready gonna get as and so
46:49
we were not borrow.dot exchange the freezer.
46:52
So. My people from my infiltration thing has
46:54
been a date in twenty years in prison
46:56
before they were released. Into. The
46:58
can with u S when they guess. So.
47:02
Lot of people got. Caught. Employers.
47:06
It. Was a disaster. What?
47:09
Do you think the Cia now. Is.
47:13
That what we used to be I recall
47:15
him my times we were given a task
47:17
we would run operationally there is any problem
47:20
Then we went to our legal service in
47:22
other day and evening the counselor to as
47:24
you know how we solved the problem because
47:26
of the he'd use of the happening in
47:29
the bars that there are love a you
47:31
have lost their retirement of that because of
47:33
operations are now. They go when
47:35
they are given a mission to go to a lawyer
47:37
first. I'm fine now. What they can do it, what
47:40
they're gonna do, and they put a tremendous disadvantage on
47:42
us. I mean my A My
47:44
dying you could do a hell of a lot of
47:46
morphine them they can do right now. They.
47:48
Try their best anyway Am but
47:50
done And and a guy who
47:53
really destroy the Cia was a
47:55
Jimmy Carter. How. Well
47:58
I made turbo charger he told me
48:00
bought a we had very high penetration
48:02
for example in old guy either I
48:04
in Sendero luminoso. You. We had
48:06
those people Nine Eleven. We will never happen.
48:09
When. Jimmy Carter became pressing he has for
48:11
a brief of really see a he wanted
48:13
to know how those penetration were handle. So.
48:16
Shabbily was the one in charge go he told
48:18
me person he was the wind chart briefly President
48:21
Carter on that. Void. Totally president
48:23
of you have a guy who infiltrate
48:25
into a cell a Macgyver boston common
48:27
to have two more and more access
48:29
fire in the organization. He
48:31
will come up for example was an operator
48:34
the we're Going To Do It there is
48:36
Operation Sunday's a very pragmatic gruver with a
48:38
study the appraisal he wasn't very meaning most
48:40
ah than damages they will allow the operation
48:43
to go through because you've every time you
48:45
have a guy insight and the abrasion failed.
48:47
they know somebody seems to straighten their. So.
48:50
There you have to allow celebration to
48:52
go through with minimal casualties. Gimme got
48:54
to say was immoral to do that.
48:56
So he actually order all of those
48:58
penetrated to be terminated so people are
49:00
two years to be able to be
49:02
able to get thing and said the
49:04
mean side the nets liking Al Qaeda
49:06
or Sendero Luminoso they had to be
49:08
told sorry we cannot support you anymore
49:10
We recommend that you leave is ever
49:12
gonna be you anymore and terminated So
49:14
we lost all of our eyes and
49:16
ears. Inside there is growing Jimmy Carter.
49:19
And. He put a lot of emphasis on satellite.
49:21
Satellite doesn't get inside behind the head of people
49:24
so we lost that but that's why we had
49:26
Nine Eleven. we have descended or luminoso take over
49:28
the embassy of for you're banging name in Peru
49:30
at that time. He. We had will
49:32
we have before that would never happen Day
49:35
was authorized by take a long time to
49:37
rebuild a type of real situation. Is.
49:40
The Cia. It.
49:43
Seems more military force now than it once
49:45
did. You. Think that's accurate. Now.
49:47
We have we have always we are
49:49
the Cla, Nbc a military branch we
49:51
our on for example Airforce. We have
49:53
our own Navy. Was. Different specific
49:55
girl I'm a equivalent of. nobody else
49:58
has I've been developer especially. And
50:00
without and there is a barometer a
50:02
browser does which I did belong to
50:04
the Us as we used to call
50:07
a special Operations division how they call
50:09
the special Activities division that operates i
50:11
borrow money.operator showing areas that down and
50:13
they do a tremendous job does does
50:15
the in the same the.we never get
50:18
recognized for it. Of people
50:20
are blames yeah yeah blame for many seem
50:22
to have him but there's a lot of
50:24
success of the can never be tall or
50:26
we have save a lot of live in
50:29
the browser the nobody knows about it and
50:31
the what he can take credit for the
50:33
situation we having our walls several i star
50:35
was said that mortar hundred people have die
50:38
within to see a muzzle dame doesn't even
50:40
have the name in their only why I
50:42
started go there were so classified of the
50:44
in the name never appear so you have
50:47
to be dedicated to do that because you
50:49
swallow. The organizations have received very leader credit
50:51
and do a lot of. What?
50:55
People would you think this country's
50:57
going? whether. Well.
50:59
I hope and change. A lot of people
51:02
used to same do a quick happen here.
51:04
And. I'll be would say gonna happen to you know this
51:06
day. After. What happened que
51:09
a way of seeing other place and
51:11
concerned about this country. I hope that
51:13
that we can regain the presidency because
51:16
some. The scene goes
51:18
to what they call socialism. as of I
51:20
would be a disaster. We will never know
51:22
you interstate highway These I am concerned because
51:24
I know what happened. Gyula. And
51:27
unfortunately we have. A lot
51:29
of professor a high level university who
51:31
are left his which treasure would combine
51:33
brainwashing the head of a lot of
51:36
our brightest to and and other
51:38
very concerned to me. Have.
51:40
You seen another country's. Been.
51:43
marginalized a than anyplace else they have constant
51:45
rain or as they because they know the
51:47
importance of the another day and and does
51:49
what i'd really concern in this country here
51:51
i seen this coming election is very bored
51:53
i know who the hell is going to
51:55
me the president but he is easy democrat
51:57
get the power in there and they go
52:00
the way there are with the open border and all
52:02
of that, in a few
52:04
years we will know the United States
52:06
the way it is now today. We
52:08
can lost the United States. I never
52:10
thought I could say that, but now I can say that
52:12
I'm very concerned. How
52:15
can it be stopped? Well,
52:17
I hope that people realize what's going on,
52:20
the world was going on in the United
52:22
States, and people realize and both intelligently this
52:24
time, see the reality of what's going on.
52:28
And I want to say more, I think people in telling that
52:30
I would be able to understand that. Looking
52:33
back, my last question, if you could do
52:37
something different with your life, would you have? I
52:41
mean, it seems like you got into
52:43
this kind of amazing line
52:46
of work almost accidentally.
52:50
I always wanted to be a civil engineer. Oh,
52:52
really? Really. My
52:55
grandson now is in the third year
52:57
of civil engineering at the University of
52:59
Washington, and George Washington University. But
53:01
that's what I wanted to be. And look,
53:04
history took me to a different place.
53:07
I was never able to graduate from high school, from
53:10
never from university. My son,
53:12
my daughter did, my wife did when she was
53:15
at Barre University, but I didn't. But
53:17
I don't complain. I think that
53:19
I had a life that I can see
53:21
myself and think that I contributed
53:23
a little bit to have
53:25
a better world than we have today. And I
53:28
don't regret what I did. No one bit of it. Well,
53:31
you certainly had the most interesting life almost anyone I've ever talked
53:33
to. So that's worth a lot. Thank you, sir. Mr.
53:36
Rodriguez, thank you very much for telling.
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