MIAMI, Oct. 26, 2009
Castro's Sister: I Worked With CIA
Younger Sibling of Cuban Leader Says Anti-Communists Hid in Her House After She Lost Faith in Fidel
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In this Aug. 3, 2006, file photo, Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, talks to reporters in Miami. In an interview recorded Sunday, Juanita Castro said she collaborated with the CIA in 1964 following the Cuban revolution. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
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Seventy-six-year-old Juanita Castro told Univision's WLTV-23 station late Sunday she initially supported her brother's 1959 overthrow of the Batista dictatorship but quickly became disillusioned.
Her new memoir was released Monday by Santillana USA.
Her home became a sanctuary for anti-Communists before she fled the island in 1964. In the TV interview, Juanita Castro says she was approached by the CIA.
The station said she collaborated with the agency while in Cuba and after she left. Those details are contained in a segment of the interview due to be aired Wednesday. A transcript was not available in advance.
Juanita Castro eventually settled into a quiet life in Miami and ran a pharmacy until 2007.
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- I moved out of Florida about two months ago, but I remember where she had the pharmacy...27th Avenue in Miami...As far as her comment on being an CIA operative...could be...there were quite a few Cuban exiles that were in that situation, especially the ones that fought in the Bay of Pigs invasion and survived.
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- Nah, No way....The CIA?!!!! You're kidding me....Stop it now !
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- ran a pharmacy, eh?
I guess selling your soul does have benefits for some. - Reply to this comment
- Funny, I too worked for the CIA... who hasn't...
A guy is driving around the back woods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: 'Talking Dog For Sale'. He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard. The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.
'You talk?' he asks.
'Yep,' the Lab replies.
After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says 'So, what's your story?'
The Lab looks up and says, 'Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA. In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running. But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals. I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired.'
The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.
'Ten dollars,' the guy says.
'Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?'
'Because he's a liar. He ain't never been off this farm.' - Reply to this comment
