TITLE:        How CIA Tried to Take Down Castro
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
URL:          https://youtube.com/watch?v=ASHzDfwkGzo
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The CIA agent embedded a poisonous spike into Castro's diving boot. And when

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FULL SCRIPT:
The CIA agent embedded a poisonous spike into Castro's diving boot. And when Castro put the boot on, the spike was meant to pierce his skin and slowly inject botulinam toxin. The toxin would then paralyze his respiratory system, causing him to drown. It seemed like the perfect plan that would leave no trace back to the CIA. But at the last moment, Castro put on his old boots, leaving the trap untouched.

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TIMED:
[000.08] The CIA agent embedded a poisonous spike
[002.32] into Castro's diving boot. And when
[003.92] Castro put the boot on, the spike was
[005.84] meant to pierce his skin and slowly
[007.44] inject botulinam toxin. The toxin would
[009.76] then paralyze his respiratory system,
[011.68] causing him to drown. It seemed like the
[013.68] perfect plan that would leave no trace
[015.36] back to the CIA. But at the last moment,
[017.36] Castro put on his old boots, leaving the
[019.36] trap untouched.
