The Caribbean: Spooks Among the Spikes

"Sports," according to Cuba's Educa tion Minister José Llanusa, "cannot be separated from politics." That's an un sportsmanlike attitude if ever there was one, but what can one expect from a Communist from Havana? Or, for that matter, from the U.S. State Depart ment, the CIA, the FBI and nine Cuban exile organizations, all of which sent operatives to Puerto Rico last week for the Central American and Caribbean Games?

The objects of their attention were the 340 athletes of the Cuban squad, sent by Llanusa to win the battle for Latin American minds by sweeping the games for Castro....

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