Talk:Alpha 66
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[edit] US govnt funding?
Is there proof that the Alpha66 was infact funded by the US Government/CIA?? I thought this was all a conspiracy theory.
Bobbyschultz 00:25, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
- They operate openly within the United States despite ties to terroristic incidents and other terrorist groups. I would think that this is enough proof of a friendly relationship with the US government, though it is not proof of direct funding. 66.167.51.8 05:22, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
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- The US really couldn't do anything about them without proof of a crime, anymore then they could punish armed displays by the JDL and The Black Panthers.
smb2a 12:53, 09 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Quick summary of Wikipedia's Alpha 66 page
Alpha 66 – A paramilitary group funded by the US government, formed in Puerto Rico by Cuban exiles opposed to Castro’s government. The group trained during the 1960s–70s in the Everglades for an eventual armed invasion of Cuba. The Cuban government, among others, has long considered the group to be a terrorist organization. Though an invasion never materialized after the Bay of Pigs failure, the group continued its violent efforts against the Cuban government. In 1976, Miami police lieutenant Thomas Lyons and detective Raul J Diaz testified that groups including Alpha 66 had international terrorist ties and had sold $100 "bonds" in Miami to help finance their cause. The group was linked to a spate of bombings and assassinations in Miami during the 1970s, directed at moderate community leaders intolerant of the terrorist methods of certain anti-Castro groups. A week before Lyons and Diaz's testimony, broadcaster Emilio Milian had both his legs blown off in a car bomb outside his workplace. The current leader of Alpha 66 is Ferdinand de Montejo, who currently resides in Hollywood, FL. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.234.69.28 (talk) 01:06, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Far right
What makes this group "far right"? Simply because they oppose Castro? 69.58.249.133 (talk) 22:35, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
