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SouthBayDem

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Tue May 21, 2024, 04:02 PM May 21

Ambassador, Pentagon official among Americans who spied for Cuba - 60 Minutes



Story from Sunday's season finale of 60 Minutes:

Last month a career American ambassador pleaded guilty to spying for the intelligence service of Cuba. Victor Manuel Rocha served his country in positions that required the highest levels of security clearance. For 40 years, he was a covert agent. Before Ambassador Rocha was exposed, there was another prolific Cuban spy named Ana Montes, a Pentagon official, who was the lead analyst on Cuba policy. She spied for 17 years. But, Cuban spy craft isn't just a relic of the Cold War. It's a real and present danger to U.S. national security. It turns out, Cuba's main export isn't cigars or rum, it's American secrets—which they barter and sell to America's enemies around the world.


CBS has a full transcript.
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Ambassador, Pentagon official among Americans who spied for Cuba - 60 Minutes (Original Post) SouthBayDem May 21 OP
40 years, what a disgrace. harumph May 21 #1
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