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Former CIA officer Felix Rodriguez has led a fascinating life. He was involved in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and was one of the last men to speak to Che Guevara before his execution.

Former CIA officer Felix Rodriguez has led a fascinating life. He was involved in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and was one of the last men to speak to Che Guevara before his execution.

Released Monday, 6th May 2024
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Former CIA officer Felix Rodriguez has led a fascinating life. He was involved in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and was one of the last men to speak to Che Guevara before his execution.

Former CIA officer Felix Rodriguez has led a fascinating life. He was involved in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and was one of the last men to speak to Che Guevara before his execution.

Former CIA officer Felix Rodriguez has led a fascinating life. He was involved in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and was one of the last men to speak to Che Guevara before his execution.

Former CIA officer Felix Rodriguez has led a fascinating life. He was involved in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and was one of the last men to speak to Che Guevara before his execution.

Monday, 6th May 2024
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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

hour long drama they sold around top of the

21:06

other though the a sleeping there when the water

21:08

when up when the what a when down the

21:10

wrong girl the ravens is fired rockets into the

21:12

area and then they can buy hi again. Then

21:14

I start looking at that are it was that

21:16

we never did before. And will actually

21:19

on the force of December of night the nars

21:21

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21:23

a commander of the you and it would be

21:25

like eighteen of them. We lost three of our

21:27

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21:30

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21:32

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even as as a thousand. But.

24:01

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

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37:14

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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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