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“They were twelve men, with Fidel [Castro], going up into the Sierra Maestra mountains-the very high, rugged mountain range on the southeastern coast of Cuba in December 1956. Twelve men against [Cuban President Fulgencio] Batista\u2019s army of 40,000. The most amazing thing is that they were able in two years to defeat Batista\u2019s army. Because of the political suppression, that dictatorship lost all the support it had.\u201d [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.<\/em>]<\/p>\n

Philip Agee, \u201cA Century of War and Bad Faith; Cuba History, and the CIA,\u201d Prevailing Winds Magazine, March 9, 1994, Page 24<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“They were twelve men, with Fidel [Castro], going up into the Sierra Maestra mountains-the very high, rugged mountain range on the southeastern coast of Cuba in December 1956. Twelve men against [Cuban President Fulgencio] Batista\u2019s army of 40,000. The most amazing thing is that they were able in two years to defeat Batista\u2019s army. Because […]<\/p>\n

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