50 Greatest Conspiracies Of All Time Summary

The Central Intelligence Agency was created on July 26, when Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 into law. A major motive that would be mentioned over the years for the creation of the CIA was the unimaginable incident of Pearl Harbor, but whatever Pearl Harbor's role, in the beginning of World War II it was clear that in government circles that there was a need for a group to setup government intelligence efforts, and the FBI, the State Department, the War Department, and even the Post Office were all struggling for that new power. Later the CIA would involve itself with the methods, taking place in Cuba mainly, toward their leader Fidel Castro and the attempts to take him out of power; though to some extend were the actions

The earliest attempt had the CIA's Office of Medical Services dose some of Castro's cigars with a virulent toxin; they were then slipped into his private stash during a trip to the United Nations. No luck there though. About the same time the New York Police Department learned the CIA aborted similar plans with cigars loaded with explosives. Another attempt was when the CIA's Technical Services Division planned to lace Castro’s cigars with a hallucinogen drug. This was to embarrass him publicly by causing an acid trip during public appearances. (Jonathan & Jon) In the book they also mention a former CIA operative Felix Rodriguez who claims that when he traveled to Cuba it was to assassinate Castro. Vankin and Whalen detail: "In 1987, asked by the Iran-Contra committee whether he took part in the CIA's attempt to poison Castro's favorite smokes, Rodriguez replied indignantly, 'No sir, I did not. But I did volunteer to kill that son of a bitch in 1961 with a telescopic rifle.'".(Jonathan & Jon) both of these historians agreed that the CIA had things to do with the assassinations attempt with Rodriguez comment about volunteering to kill the