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Who Killed Che?
- How the CIA Got Away with Murder
- Narrated by: Kevin Free
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In compelling detail two leading U.S. civil rights attorneys recount the extraordinary life and deliberate killing of the world's most storied revolutionary: Ernesto Che Guevara. Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith survey the extraordinary trajectory of Che's career, from an early politicization recounted in the Motorcycle Diaries, through meetings with his compaero Fidel Castro in Mexico, his vital role in the Cuban revolution, and his expeditions abroad to Africa and Latin America. But their focus is on Che's final days in Bolivia where, after months of struggle to spread the revolution begun in Havana, Che is wounded, captured and, soon after, executed. Bound and helpless, Che's last words to his killer, a soldier in the Bolivian Army, are "Remember, you are killing a man."
Referencing internal U.S. government documentation, much of it never before published, Ratner and Smith bring their forensic skills as attorneys to analyze the evidence and present an irrefutable case that the CIA not only knew of and approved the execution, but was instrumental in making it happen. Cables from the agency disavowing any U.S. role in the murder were merely attempts to provide plausible deniability for the Johnson administration.
The spirit of Che Guevara, as an icon and an inspiration, is as vibrant today as it ever was. News photographs of democracy protestors in the Middle East carrying his image have circulated the world in recent months. For anyone drawn to his remarkable life and its violent, unlawful end, Who Killed Che? will engage, anger, and educate.
Editorial reviews
Ernesto "Che" Guevara is beloved as one of history's great revolutionaries, but he was also reviled as a threat to American dominance and security. Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith give a brief overview of Guevara's extraordinary life before focusing on his final days in Bolivia, where he was ultimately executed. Using their expertise as civil rights attorneys, Ratner and Smith present previously unpublished government documents to build a compelling case that the CIA was actively involved in killing Guevara. Their arguments are intensified by the striking performance of Kevin Free, whose methodical presentation makes Who Killed Che? chillingly insightful.
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- Tracee
- 06-01-2024
Pretty good.
Nice, short, and keeping pretty much to the timeline laid out in the government documents. This also takes into account the many stories provided by those involved that do not add up. I am of the thinking that the CIA had killed Che so this was just another voice that agreed with me.
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