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peppertree

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1. You're not kidding. That's in fact what was happening under the Batista regime

Reply to Vogon_Glory (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 07:03 PM

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Small wonder that Meyer Lansky immediately got on the horn with his friend-of-a-friend, Richard Nixon, to have Eisenhower reverse his initial support of the Castro revolution (thus ensuring that Castro would run to the Soviets for aid).

"Don't forget who fixed all those horse races for you, Dick..."

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