Strange Country Ep. 185: Attempted Coup of Dominica

It is so close to spring break that Kelly and Beth thought a little story about rum, cocaine, and a beautiful Caribbean Island would be timely. Thinking of traveling? Now that we are seemingly on the other side of this pandemic- we understand, but we will caution you to not take the late night boat ride run by white supremacists, laden with weaponry thrown into plastic grocery bags. Ok? Strange Country's destination this week: Dominica. As always thank you for listening- it is an act if love- but also may help save you from some really stupid decisions. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources, dude: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35459809/operation-red-dog/ Bell, Stewart. The Bayou of Pigs. Kindle Edition HarperCollkins ebooks. Burroughs, Nicholas. FBI Says Michigan Anti-Government Group Plotted to Kidnap Gov. Grethchen Whittmer.  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/us/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-militia.html? Trial on for Two Accused in Bid to Control Island. Oct. 8, 1981. The Tennessean https://www.thegrenadarevolutiononline.com/page17a.html https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/don-black https://allthatsinteresting.com/operation-red-dog https://historyofyesterday.com/the-bayou-of-pigs-incident-afdd2e90cec Saslow, Eli. Rising out of Hatred.  https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/latamcaribbean/2019/06/20/the-iron-lady-of-the-caribbean-at-lse-remembering-dominicas-eugenia-charles-100-years-after-her-birth/