Latell

He rose through the ranks to become a national intelligence officer for Latin America in 1990, making Latell the premier analyst for Cuba and the rest of the region within the U.S. intelligence community.

From Castro to Castro 2007

I n July of 1992 Brian Latell, the leading CIA analyst for Latin America, visited Haiti to gather intelligence as policymakers in Washington tried to assess military rule in Haiti.

Giving "The Devil" His Due 2001

Playing down the bloodshed (Latell called the head of the junta, Lieutenant General Raoul Cedras, "a conscientious military leader"), the report directly conflicted with those coming from human-rights organizations, the press, and even the State Department.

Giving "The Devil" His Due 2001

Playing down the bloodshed (Latell called the head of the junta, Lieutenant General Raoul Cedras, "a conscientious military leader"), the report directly conflicted with those coming from human-rights organizations, the press, and even the State Department.

Giving "The Devil" His Due 2001

I n July of 1992 Brian Latell, the leading CIA analyst for Latin America, visited Haiti to gather intelligence as policymakers in Washington tried to assess military rule in Haiti.

Giving "The Devil" His Due 2001

"So if, let's just say the Venezuelan subsidy ended for whatever reason, Cuba would have a pretty short window - probably weeks, no more than a month or two - to make some very, very severe adjustments," said Brian Latell, a former CIA analyst and the author of

The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Juan Forero 2011

"Perez Roque's style has always been much more confrontational, maybe bombastic, then Raul's," said Latell, who wrote the book "After Fidel" in 2002.

The Guardian World News 2009

"Fidel is active again, and he is definitely a player in this mix," said Latell, a former Cuba analyst for the CIA.

BLACK ENTERPRISE 2009

And, Latell suggested, "it's probably naive to say he'd like to go into history with a settled relationship with the U.S."

BLACK ENTERPRISE 2009

"Perez Roque's style has always been much more conformational, maybe bombastic, then Raul's," said Latell, who wrote the book "After Fidel" in 2002.

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