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When you have a world of liars, fabricators

When you have a worldof liars, fabricators, half truths,what is the truth? A lot of the...

Mafia Spies • S01E01 • 2024

When you have a world
of liars, fabricators, half truths,
what is the truth? [soft dramatic music] A lot of the story
as I've pieced it together relied on documents
that I could find. The National Archives
has released thousands of previously
classified documents. They describe decades
of spying and surveillance, assassination plots,
and tension among U.S. intelligence agencies. In 2017,
documents became available that provided
a lot more detail about what was going on in the attempts
to kill Castro. ♪ ♪ There's literally
thousands of documents-- Senate hearings,
FBI documents, even testimony. Telling this story,
it's almost like you're putting together
a jigsaw puzzle. Declassified documents
is the gift of history that keeps on giving

Full Transcript

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When you have a world of liars, fabricators,

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half truths, what is the truth?

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[soft dramatic music]

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A lot of the story as I've pieced it together

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relied on documents that I could find.

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The National Archives has released

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thousands of previously classified documents.

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They describe decades of spying and surveillance,

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assassination plots, and tension among

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U.S. intelligence agencies.

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In 2017, documents became available

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that provided a lot more detail

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about what was going on

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in the attempts to kill Castro.

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♪ ♪

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There's literally thousands of documents--

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Senate hearings, FBI documents, even testimony.

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Telling this story, it's almost like

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you're putting together a jigsaw puzzle.

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Declassified documents is the gift of history

00:00:56.447 --> 00:00:57.796

that keeps on giving.

Duration

59 seconds

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Timestamp in Movie

00:03:50

Uploaded

Apr 09, 2025

Season

1

Episode

1

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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.