On 5 May 2006 14:29:46 GMT, D Murphy wrote:

Cliff wrote in news:nt2m52pqp4q0jhjnq42ot4cl7cksmsujsd@
4ax.com:

"Invasion"? Castro invaded Cuba?

Yup.

The boat was named Granma or something like that. You should do a little
reading about him if you're interested. Batista had let Castro out of
prison early, on his earlier conviction of attempting to overthrow the
government. Castro lived in various places afterward including the U.S. and
Mexico, all the while trying to get money and buy arms to fund his
revolution. His bunch also had professional military training and had a
plan. Unlike the Cuban military, which was largely youngsters with little
formal training or equipment. Most fled at the first sounds of gun fire.

Sounds just like the CIA & the Bay of Pigs ....
--
Cliff