When the Cuban government rounded up and killed thousands of pigs in 1971, people were angry and confused. Castro claimed they were trying to stop an outbreak. But then rumours started spreading that something much bigger was behind it all. The CIA. 

To find out more, we speak to Professor Virgil Suarez, journalist Drew Fetherston and Professor Mary Louise Penrith.

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