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==Cuban collusion==

==Cuban collusion==

[[File:P dellinger.jpg|thumb|190px|right|David Dellinger]]

[[File:P dellinger.jpg|thumb|190px|right|David Dellinger]]

The first known trip of significance to Cuba occurred in January, 1968 when [[Carl Davidson]], [[Todd Gitlin]], Gerry Long, Susan Sutheim and [[Tom Hayden]] traveled to Cuba to attend the International Cultural Congress. Long and Sutheim were to become  [[Weathermen]], Davidson, Gitlin and Hayden later joined [[Progressives for Obama]].  David Dellinger of the National Mobilization Committee (NMC) also attended this conference, as did many communists and revolutionaries from around the world.  The announced purpose of this conference was to obtain unity of action in Cuban anti-imperialism fights and to spread revolution and hatred of the U.S.  The theme was the "Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism."  At this conference delegates condemned the U.S. for what the communists alleged was U.S. aggression, and support was pledged to [[North Vietnam]]. The delegates also pledged to promote [[violence]] against the United States whenever it was deemed necessary.  The attendees also met with representatives of [[Mao]]ist [[China]], [[North Korea]] and North Vietnam and visited the Viet Cong’s [[National Liberation Front]] (NLF) Mission in [[Havana]].  During this three and one half week trip, Davidson finalized arrangements for a visit of twenty SDS members to travel to Cuba.   

The first known trip of significance to Cuba occurred in January, 1968 when [[Carl Davidson]], [[Todd Gitlin]], Gerry Long, Susan Sutheim and [[Tom Hayden]] traveled to Cuba to attend the International Cultural Congress. Long and Sutheim were to become  [[Weathermen]], Davidson, Gitlin and Hayden later joined [[Progressives for Obama]].  [[David Dellinger]] of the National Mobilization Committee (NMC) also attended this conference, as did many communists and revolutionaries from around the world.  The announced purpose of this conference was to obtain unity of action in Cuban anti-imperialism fights and to spread revolution and hatred of the U.S.  The theme was the "Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism."  At this conference delegates condemned the U.S. for what the communists alleged was U.S. aggression, and support was pledged to [[North Vietnam]]. The delegates also pledged to promote [[violence]] against the United States whenever it was deemed necessary.  The attendees also met with representatives of [[Mao]]ist [[China]], [[North Korea]] and North Vietnam and visited the Viet Cong’s [[National Liberation Front]] (NLF) Mission in [[Havana]].  During this three and one half week trip, Davidson finalized arrangements for a visit of twenty SDS members to travel to Cuba.   

Thereafter, in February, 1968, a group of approximately twenty-two people including future Weatherman [[Mark Rudd]] and approximately nineteen other SDS/Weatherman members, and two Cuban Government officials with diplomatic status traveled to Cuba via Mexico City at the request of the Cuban Government, which paid all of the expenses.  One of the Cuban Government officials in the group was the former First Secretary at the Cuban Mission to the United Nations (CMUN) who was also a Cuban Intelligence Officer.  While in Mexico City, the group stayed at the Cuban Consulate.  Several of the SDS members had previously traveled to other foreign countries friendly to Cuba. The group was destined to the Instituto Cubano para Amistad entre los Pueblos (ICAP-Cuban Institute for Friendship between Peoples) although the ICAP operated as a cultural exchange organization on the surface, it was in fact the Cuban Government's School for Ideological Indoctrination and their chief instrumentality for providing training to foreign radicals in revolutionary and guerilla tactics.  Rudd and others visited the ICAP on this trip.  During their four week visit, SDS members also talked with representatives of the NLF (the political arm of the [[Viet Cong]]) and with individuals from North Korea.

Thereafter, in February, 1968, a group of approximately twenty-two people including future Weatherman [[Mark Rudd]] and approximately nineteen other SDS/Weatherman members, and two Cuban Government officials with diplomatic status traveled to Cuba via Mexico City at the request of the Cuban Government, which paid all of the expenses.  One of the Cuban Government officials in the group was the former First Secretary at the Cuban Mission to the United Nations (CMUN) who was also a Cuban Intelligence Officer.  While in Mexico City, the group stayed at the Cuban Consulate.  Several of the SDS members had previously traveled to other foreign countries friendly to Cuba. The group was destined to the Instituto Cubano para Amistad entre los Pueblos (ICAP-Cuban Institute for Friendship between Peoples) although the ICAP operated as a cultural exchange organization on the surface, it was in fact the Cuban Government's School for Ideological Indoctrination and their chief instrumentality for providing training to foreign radicals in revolutionary and guerilla tactics.  Rudd and others visited the ICAP on this trip.  During their four week visit, SDS members also talked with representatives of the NLF (the political arm of the [[Viet Cong]]) and with individuals from North Korea.