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They considered exploding cigars

They consideredexploding cigars... Poison cigars... poison pens that you wouldactually...

Mafia Spies • S01E02 • 2024

They considered
exploding cigars... [explosion] Poison cigars... poison pens that you would
actually prick Fidel with that would have a hidden
hypodermic needle in it. They were going to put LSD
on a microphone when he went to give his
regular weekly radio address so that he'd get high
during the address and he'd start
bumbling like a fool. One idea that came up was to, like, have these
gigantic fireworks displays that would somehow
convince Cubans that it was the second coming
of Christ. It sounds crazy,
but that's the mood that had taken over
at the CIA. In the end, these crazy ideas didn't turn
out to be practical, so they stuck
with poison pills. ♪ ♪

Full Transcript

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They considered exploding cigars...

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[explosion]

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Poison cigars...

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poison pens that you would actually prick Fidel with

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that would have a hidden hypodermic needle in it.

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They were going to put LSD on a microphone

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when he went to give his regular weekly radio address

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so that he'd get high during the address

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and he'd start bumbling like a fool.

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One idea that came up

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was to, like, have these gigantic fireworks displays

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that would somehow convince Cubans

00:00:35.165 --> 00:00:36.862

that it was the second coming of Christ.

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It sounds crazy, but that's the mood

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that had taken over at the CIA.

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In the end,

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these crazy ideas didn't turn out to be practical,

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so they stuck with poison pills.

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♪ ♪

Duration

57 seconds

Views

50

Timestamp in Movie

00:40:59

Uploaded

Apr 09, 2025

Season

1

Episode

2

Genres

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Movie Summary

Reveals the startling tale of the CIA's, the mob's, and Sinatra's Rat Pack's connections from Vegas to Miami to Havana, exploring America's most amazing espionage operations ever.