Members-onlyHow Cuba Penetrated America’s Security Elite | John Suarez

“The Cuban regime has been very successful at portraying itself as harmless,” but in reality Cuba's intelligence service is “more formidable than the KGB,” argues John Suarez, the Executive Director of the Center for a Free Cuba.

A new 100 page State Department report details the full scope of their operations, penetrating all levels of the US government, including the CIA and State Department.

How did a country like Cuba become what the State Department describes as the “Capital of 21st Century Communism”?

Suarez argues the regime’s long-term infiltration recruits agents early, especially via university exchanges.

For instance, Ana Belén Montes spied for Cuba for 17 years as a senior Defence Intelligence Agency analyst, leaking critical information that compromised U.S. intelligence operations.

In another case, a high-ranking U.S. diplomat, Victor Manuel Rocha, shaped American foreign policy for 40 years to benefit Havana until his arrest in 2023.

The Chinese Communist Party is among Cuba’s top backers, installing infrastructure in Cuba to spy on US communications.

In this episode, we trace how this small island built a global intelligence network and how sympathizers in free societies help whitewash the regime.

Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.