Been Quote by Stephen Kinzer

“After January 1, 1959, the Castro Revolution changed the way business was done in Cuba. Abruptly, supplies for Cubana were no longer available, most…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "The Exciting Story of Cuba

I was vaguely aware that people used to hijack planes to Cuba. But I didn't know much about how often it happened and what…

— Brendan I. Koerner

The first outbreak of America's 11-year skyjacking epidemic occurred in the summer of 1961, when four planes were seized in the nation's airspace. The…

— Brendan I. Koerner

On this very day 12 years ago 4 planes were high jacked by tourist. 3 hit their target. The world trade center and the…

— Stark

My wife had taken off on a plane. Two airplanes had crashed into the World Trade Center. I, of course, like any other person,…

— Ted Olson

“During the “Bay of Pigs Invasion” One Douglas “B-26” airplane with counterfeit Cuban markings was fired on and crashed into the sea about 30…

— Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba

Our house was bombed, and the roof fell in. We were sitting under the stairs of the basement, and we were quite safe, but…

— Roger Bannister

I flew on a plane the week after 9/11.

— Andre Aciman

We have to remember that literally within months after Castro's taking office the planes from Florida were beginning to bomb Cuba. Within a year,…

— Noam Chomsky

Comandante Fidel Castro sent his people there into Africa, in the Caribbean; they died right alongside of others who were seeking the blessing of…

— Louis Farrakhan

Eleven days before 9/11, I was on a plane with the 9/11 hijackers who were carrying out a dry run.

— Rob Lowe

“Between the first case recorded on 4 March 1918, and the last sometime in March 1920, it killed 50–100 million people, or between 2.5…

— Laura Spinney