Review of 638 Ways to Kill Castro (2006) by Miroslav R — 16 Jan 2009

Good documentary, specifically the parts regarding the help the Bush adminsitration has given to Cuban terrorists to evade justice. The problems that are dissapoing with the documentary:

- It gives little depth into details about the situation and does not mention more then a few such attempts <-- and most of the attempts mentioned in the movie have been known for years. Yes the number 638 is too large to deal in such a short time span, but more examples can be highlighted then the documentary has.

- In the parts dealing with the Cuban terrorists living with impunity in the state the movie focuses to much on the Bush administration, completely ignoring the fact that the individuals in question have been protected by previous administrations and for decades.

To the first point people might respond, "Those are still state secrets." However, the movie was released after Castro's health deterioriated and the people behind the movie could have tried to gauge more information. Hopefully to deal with the lack of information into the details of the attack a more expanded version is made.

The documentary is also better suited as two. One dealing with the assasination attempts on Castro and another dealing with the story behind the Cuban airliner bombing and the terrorists present in the Miami Cuban exile community who through politican connections evade justice and are protected by not just the bush administration but also previous administrations.

Another thing missing from the documentary is how the Cubans caught on to these attempts and how they prevented them from occuring. This is mentioned briefly for one or two attempts, but the details are rather vague.