Recently, Fidel Castro ceded power to his brother, Raul, while undergoing stomach surgery. This action fueled speculation as to Cuba's future. As Cuban exiles rejoiced in Miami streets, believing that Castro was near death, political and business figures sat poised, ready to engage in a new trading...

BAY OF PIGS It seems that the United States has been one of the most dominant, if not the most dominant, countries in the world, since the Declaration of Independence. Yet, on Monday, April 17, 1961, our government experienced incredible criticism and extreme embarrassment when Fidel Castro...

Bay of Pigs who is to blame In any military operation there always have to be a plan drawn up to support the operation. So why was the Bay of Pigs operation such a failure? Some of the questions I will focus on is what and how much of a role did the CIA, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and...