This year marks the 60th anniversary of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba. Planned by the CIA, it was a plot to overthrow Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
The mission ended in a humiliating defeat for a group of U.S.-trained Cuban exiles who invaded the island’s southern shore.
As Cubans mark that anniversary, Anand Naidoo had an indepth discussion with acclaimed film-maker Oliver Stone on U.S. foreign policy over the past 60 years.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba. Planned by the CIA, it was a plot to overthrow Cuban leader Fidel Castro. The mission ended in a humiliating defeat for a group of U.S.-trained Cuban exiles who invaded the island’s southern shore. As Cubans mark that anniversary, Anand Naidoo had an indepth discussion with acclaimed film-maker Oliver Stone on U.S. foreign policy over the past 60 years.

Oliver Stone on the history of U.S. intervention

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Oliver Stone on the history of U.S. intervention