DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Dictators' Duet

From the Caribbean, a new and powerful radio voice broadcasts anti-U.S. propaganda: "The North American diplomatic mission is right now carrying out a new and dangerous activity within our country. Its members have dedicated themselves to terrorist propaganda."

The words are familiar, but not the source. The broadcasts come not from Havana, but from Ciudad Trujillo's Radio Caribe. A month ago, to get revenge on Washington, a former friend now cold to him, Dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo began vilifying the U.S. with a powerful transmitter—20,000 watts on medium wave, 50,000 watts on...

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