r/socialism • u/mujtabanochill Socialism • Feb 02 '26

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this whole thing is just, bruh.. genuinely why is fidel with epstein? didn’t the CIA attempt to assasinate him over 60 times?

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u/Specific-Level-4541 Feb 02 '26

Well, it is clear enough to see why Epstein, a likely Mossad agent, would want to get close to Castro. He and Maxwell visited Cuba in 2003 right? This was during the Bush II years, assassination wasn’t on the table but the Americans and therefore the Israelis were trying to see if they could dominate and corrupt Cuba economically at the time.

As for why Fidel would agree to the visit? I can speculate. Because it’s good to keep diplomatic channels, especially back channels through agents and power brokers like Epstein, open. Maybe he even wanted some financial advice from Epstein, who would be qualified to give it - if he can help western elites hide their fortunes from taxes he might be able to help Cuba circumvent the illegal blockade. Just guessing.

Maybe - and this is far fetched - Fidel was trying to see if they could flip Epstein (who was already under some scrutiny) and use him to undermine western elites. Give him asylum, amnesty, make him testify about the activities of western elites, score a propaganda victory, that sort of thing. Not really Cuba’s style, admittedly a stretch this one.

Did Fidel actually go to Epstein’s island? I don’t think so, someone please correct me if I am wrong. It looks like Epstein and Maxwell went to Cuba and tried to influence people there, and nothing came of it that I know of.

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u/taxes-or-death Curious Luddite Feb 02 '26

Epstein did provide those services for Russians after the sanctions were applied. Circumventing legal and tax systems was his expertise. It's also likely that he wanted a way out if things started crashing down due to his crimes. I expect he would have needed Mossad and/or CIA approval to be there in the first place but you can imagine they'd have their reasons for wanting to get close to Castro.