Prados, John; Jimenez-Bacardi, Arturo, eds. (3 de octubre de 2019), «Kennedy and Cuba: Operation Mongoose», National Security Archive (Washington, D.C.: The George Washington University), archivado desde el original el 2 de noviembre de 2019, consultado el 3 de abril de 2020, «The Kennedy administration had been quick to set up a Cuba Task Force—with strong representation from CIA's Directorate of Plans—and on August 31 that unit decided to adopt a public posture of ignoring Castro while attacking civilian targets inside Cuba: 'our covert activities would now be directed toward the destruction of targets important to the [Cuban] economy' (Document 4)...While acting through Cuban revolutionary groups with potential for real resistance to Castro, the task force 'will do all we can to identify and suggest targets whose destruction will have the maximum economic impact.' The memorandum showed no concern for international law or the unspoken nature of these operations as terrorist attacks.».
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Bacevich, Andrew (2010). Washington rules : America's path to permanent war (First edición). New York: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 77-80. ISBN9781429943260. Consultado el 2 de febrero de 2020. «In its determination to destroy the Cuban Revolution, the Kennedy administration heedlessly embarked upon what was, in effect, a program of state-sponsored terrorism... the actions of the United States toward Cuba during the early 1960s bear comparison with Iranian and Syrian support for proxies engaging in terrorist activities against Israel».
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Erlich, Reese (2008). Dateline Havana : the real story of U.S. policy and the future of Cuba. Abingdon/New York: Routledge. pp. 26-29. ISBN9781317261605. Consultado el 2 de febrero de 2020. «Officially, the United States favored only peaceful means to pressure Cuba. In reality, U.S. leaders also used violent, terrorist tactics... Operation Mongoose began in November 1961... U.S. operatives attacked civilian targets, including sugar refineries, saw mills, and molasses storage tanks. Some 400 CIA officers worked on the project in Washington and Miami... Operation Mongoose and various other terrorist operations caused property damage and injured and killed Cubans. But they failed to achieve their goal of regime change.»
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Prados, John; Jimenez-Bacardi, Arturo, eds. (3 de octubre de 2019), «Kennedy and Cuba: Operation Mongoose», National Security Archive (Washington, D.C.: The George Washington University), archivado desde el original el 2 de noviembre de 2019, consultado el 3 de abril de 2020, «The Kennedy administration had been quick to set up a Cuba Task Force—with strong representation from CIA's Directorate of Plans—and on August 31 that unit decided to adopt a public posture of ignoring Castro while attacking civilian targets inside Cuba: 'our covert activities would now be directed toward the destruction of targets important to the [Cuban] economy' (Document 4)...While acting through Cuban revolutionary groups with potential for real resistance to Castro, the task force 'will do all we can to identify and suggest targets whose destruction will have the maximum economic impact.' The memorandum showed no concern for international law or the unspoken nature of these operations as terrorist attacks.».
