Voices from the Other Side

An Oral History of Terrorism Against Cuba

Keith Bolender

Since the early 1960s, few other countries have endured more acts of terrorism against civilian targets than Cuba, and the US has had its hand in much of it. This book gives a voice to the victims.

Keith Bolender brings to bear the enormous impact that terrorism has had on Cuba’s civilian population, with over 1,000 documented incidents resulting in more than 3,000 deaths and 2,000 injuries. Bolender allows the victims to articulate the atrocities the Cuban people have suffered– which largely originate from Cuban counter-revolutionaries based in the US, often with the active help of the CIA.

Voices From The Other Side includes first-person interviews with more than 75 Cuban citizens who have been victims of these terrorist acts, or have had family members or close friends die from the attacks. It is a unique resource for activists, journalists and students interested in Cuba’s torrid relationship with the US.

Contents

Acknowledgement
Introduction by Noam Chomsky
1 The Unknown War
2 Cubana Airlines
3 Hotel bombings
4 Operation Peter Pan
5 Biological terrorism
6 Boca de Samá
7 Caibarién and the Fishermen
8 Literacy Campaign
9 Cine Mobile
10 La Coubre
11 Department Stores
12 Pinar Del Rio cinema
13 The Cuban national identity
14 The Cuban Five
Notes
Index

About the Author

Keith Bolender is a freelance journalist who worked for more than 10 years with the Toronto Star. He has written extensively on Cuban matters for a variety of North American publications. He is a member of the Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA) on their Roster of Experts for Cuban Affairs. He currently lectures at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies on American Foreign Policy and the Cuba Revolution.