American Comandante
Narrator: : The execution set for the evening of March 11, 1961, was in many ways, unremarkable.
旁白::1961 年 3 月 11 日晚上的处决从很多方面来说都是平淡无奇的。
More than 200 had taken place at Havana's La Cabaña Prison in the previous two years.
过去两年,哈瓦那拉卡瓦尼亚监狱发生了 200 多起此类事件。
Waiting in his cell, the prisoner could hear the approaching car that would take him to his death.
囚犯在牢房里等待,可以听到汽车驶近的声音,这辆汽车将把他带向死亡。
William Morgan had cut a dashing figure fighting in Fidel Castro's revolution.
威廉·摩根在菲德尔·卡斯特罗的革命中崭露头角。
Featured in publications around the world, the mysterious Americano transformed himself into a celebrity…The American Comandante.
神秘的美式咖啡出现在世界各地的出版物中,他将自己变成了名人……美国指挥官。
Clete Roberts (archival): : How does it happen that you haven't offered a diary for sale?
克莱特·罗伯茨(档案)::怎么会没有出售日记呢?
William Morgan (archival): : Uh, I don't believe that you should cash in on your ideals.
威廉·摩根(档案): :呃,我不认为你应该兑现你的理想。
David Grann, Writer: : Morgan is a classic example of the American myth of reinvention that you can shed your history, and reinvent yourself and become somebody.
大卫·格兰(David Grann),编剧:摩根是美国重塑神话的典型例子,你可以摆脱你的历史,重塑自己并成为某人。
Olga Rodríguez Goodwin, William Morgan's Widow: : I found in him what I had looked for in life.
奥尔加·罗德里格斯·古德温,威廉·摩根的遗孀::我在他身上找到了我一生所寻找的东西。
And I think he also found it in me.
我想他也在我身上找到了这一点。
We loved each other intensely.
我们彼此深爱着。
I cannot erase his memory from my heart and my respect for him.
我无法从心里抹去他的记忆和对他的尊敬。
Narrator: : "Dear Mom, I want you to know that I have been prepared for this as long as I have been in prison.
旁白:“亲爱的妈妈,我想让你知道,自从我入狱以来,我就已经为此做好了准备。
For after all, it is not when a man dies but how…"
因为归根结底,问题不在于一个人什么时候死,而在于如何……”
Michael Sallah, Writer: : From the time he gets into the death car to the time the death car delivers him to the dry mote, he is praying.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),编剧:从他登上死亡车到死亡车把他送到干燥的尘埃里,他一直在祈祷。
He refuses to be blindfolded, and he refuses to be handcuffed.
他拒绝被蒙住眼睛,也拒绝被戴上手铐。
After the priest starts to leave, he says, "Father, wait." And he takes a rosary off and gives the rosary to the priest.
神父准备离开后,说道:“神父,请稍等。”他取下一串念珠,将念珠交给神父。
And at that point in time, he steps back.
就在那时,他后退了一步。
Narrator: : In 1942, the circus came to Toledo, Ohio.
旁白: 1942年,马戏团来到俄亥俄州托莱多。
Alexander Morgan captured the excitement in a short film, with his son as protagonist.
亚历山大·摩根在一部以他的儿子为主角的短片中捕捉到了这一激动人心的场面。
The spectacle must have triggered what Loretta Morgan called her son's "vivid imagination." A year later, 14-year-old Billy ran off to join the circus.
这一奇观一定激发了洛丽塔·摩根所说的她儿子的“生动的想象力”。一年后,14岁的比利跑去参加马戏团。
David Grann, Writer: : He was someone who, from when he was a very little kid, always dreamed of becoming somebody.
大卫·格兰(David Grann),作家:他是一个从很小的时候起就一直梦想成为名人的人。
He had these almost interior fictions that he wanted to kind of will into reality.
他有这些近乎内心的幻想,他想将它们变成现实。
Narrator: : His father found him in Chicago and brought him home to Toledo.
旁白::他的父亲在芝加哥找到了他,并将他带回托莱多的家。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : He was not like most kids.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),作家::他不像大多数孩子。
He was rambunctious.
他脾气暴躁。
He was impetuous.
他很浮躁。
You couldn't tether him.
你无法束缚他。
You couldn't tie him.
你无法束缚他。
William Morgan grew up in a family where there was discipline, and where there was expectations.
威廉·摩根在一个有纪律、有期望的家庭中长大。
His father was an engineer, master's degree.
他的父亲是一名工程师,硕士学位。
His mother was a bright lady.
他的母亲是一位聪明的女士。
Narrator: : Known as "Miss Cathedral," for her good works at the local Catholic church, Loretta Morgan was more forgiving of Billy, waiting patiently for him to straighten out.
旁白::洛雷塔·摩根因在当地天主教堂的出色工作而被称为“大教堂小姐”,她对比利比较宽容,耐心地等待他改正过来。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : Every time he was in trouble, she was there for him.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),作家::每次他遇到麻烦时,她都会在他身边。
Even when—times when the father, Alexander, would want to impose harsh discipline, she would intercede.
即使当父亲亚历山大想要施加严厉的纪律时,她也会调解。
David Grann, Writer: : He was raised a Catholic boy.
大卫·格兰(David Grann),作家::他是一个天主教男孩。
He was born with these values, but he was always at war to some degree with these values.
他生来就有这些价值观,但他总是在某种程度上与这些价值观交战。
But they were always there.
但他们一直都在那里。
Narrator: : By the time William entered high school, he had been in trouble with the law and thrown out of two schools.
旁白::当威廉进入高中时,他已经触犯法律并被两所学校开除。
He quit in his first year and enrolled in the merchant marine.
他在第一年退学并加入了商船队。
Aran Shetterly, Writer: : He gets mixed up with thugs and hoodlums on the Toledo docks in the waterfront.
阿兰·谢特利(Aran Shetterly),编剧:他在托莱多海滨码头与暴徒和流氓混在一起。
Toledo had a very developed underworld of people who were connected to the mafia, of people who were gangsters.
托莱多有一个非常发达的黑社会,其中的人与黑手党有联系,都是黑帮分子。
And he touches that world.
他触及了那个世界。
Narrator: : In 1946, on his 18th birthday, Morgan joined the Army and shipped off to occupied Japan.
旁白: 1946 年,在他 18 岁生日那天,摩根参军并被运送到被占领的日本。
Aran Shetterly, Writer: : He meets a Japanese woman, gets involved with her, goes AWOL, gets caught, gets put in the brigg, and then does something that most of the soldiers didn't do, which was overpowered a guard and escape from the brigg.
阿兰·谢特利(Aran Shetterly),编剧:他遇到了一个日本女人,和她发生了关系,擅离职守,被抓住,关进了布里格,然后做了一件大多数士兵没有做过的事情,打败了一名警卫并逃离了布里格。
Narrator: : Morgan was dishonorably discharged and sentenced to five years of hard labor.
旁白::摩根被不光彩地开除并被判处五年苦役。
He served three years in a federal prison, then returned home.
他在联邦监狱服刑三年,然后回国。
David Grann, Writer: : His family had quintessential Midwestern patriotic values.
大卫·格兰(David Grann),作家::他的家族具有典型的中西部爱国价值观。
And the idea that he would be dishonorably discharged produces a deep shame in his family, and a deep shame that he feels as well.
一想到他会被不光彩地开除,他的家人就会感到深深的耻辱,他自己也会感到深深的耻辱。
Narrator: : "I sincerely want him to be a boy that I can justify being proud of," Loretta Morgan said, "Not one to hang my head in shame for having given him birth." As an ex-con and army deserter, Morgan had few opportunities to remake his life in Toledo.
旁白:“我真诚地希望他成为一个让我感到自豪的男孩,”洛蕾塔·摩根说,“我不会因为生下他而羞愧地低下头。”作为一名前科犯和逃兵,摩根几乎没有机会在托莱多重塑自己的生活。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : The only place he could really get a job was with the mob.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),作家::他唯一能真正找到工作的地方就是黑帮。
He was a driver, a runner, a lookout for their gambling houses.
他是司机、跑步者、赌场的守望者。
He was tough, he was a pretty good shot, and they needed people like him, they needed street soldiers.
他很坚强,枪法相当好,他们需要像他这样的人,他们需要街头士兵。
So Billy Morgan could fill the bill.
所以比利·摩根可以满足这个要求。
Narrator: : Once again he left town and joined a circus.
旁白::他再次离开城镇,加入了马戏团。
He became a fire eater, married a snake charmer and with her had two children.
他成为了一名食火者,与一个耍蛇者结婚,并与她生了两个孩子。
In those days, Morgan later said, "I was a nobody." In 1954 at age 26, he settled down in Miami where he found work as a clown and bouncer at a famous nightclub.
摩根后来说,在那些日子里,“我是个无名小卒”。 1954 年,26 岁的他在迈阿密定居,并在一家著名的夜总会找到了一份小丑和保镖的工作。
It was there that William Morgan first heard of a revolt on the island of Cuba.
正是在那里,威廉·摩根第一次听说古巴岛上发生了叛乱。
Two years earlier General Fulgencio Batista had seized power on the eve of a presidential election.
两年前,富尔亨西奥·巴蒂斯塔将军在总统选举前夕夺取了权力。
Miami became the center of opposition to Batista, beginning to crystalize around a charismatic young lawyer.
迈阿密成为反对巴蒂斯塔的中心,并开始围绕一位富有魅力的年轻律师具体化。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : Fidel Castro is leading a drive to raise money for a revolution.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),作家:菲德尔·卡斯特罗正在领导一场为革命筹集资金的运动。
Batista is the target.
巴蒂斯塔是目标。
They want him out.
他们想要他出去。
They want a free Cuba.
他们想要一个自由的古巴。
All of the sudden, William Morgan gets captivated by these young men who are risking their life.
突然间,威廉·摩根被这些冒着生命危险的年轻人迷住了。
And they're telling William these great stories of going back and fighting this revolution.
他们正在向威廉讲述这些回去并与这场革命作斗争的伟大故事。
Then he gets an offer to help smuggle arms into Cuba.
然后他得到了帮助将武器走私到古巴的提议。
Many of these guns were army surplus, they were snatched up by the mob and they were sent down to Cuba.
这些枪支中有许多是军队剩余的,被暴徒抢走并送往古巴。
Aran Shetterly, Writer: : He really wanted to be a soldier.
阿兰·谢特利(Aran Shetterly),作家::他真的很想成为一名士兵。
He was 30 years old and probably wasn't going to get another chance.
他已经30岁了,可能不会再有机会了。
And certainly not with the U.S. Army.
当然不是美国陆军。
And so I think he saw this as an opportunity to go fight -- to become part of something and attach himself to something that seemed important and seemed exciting.
所以我认为他认为这是一个去奋斗的机会——成为某件事的一部分,并将自己附着在那些看起来重要、令人兴奋的事情上。
Narrator: : Morgan's journey to join the Cuban Revolution began with a lie -- told to a group of young exiles in Miami.
旁白:摩根加入古巴革命的旅程始于一个谎言——他对迈阿密的一群年轻流亡者说的。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : He tells them that he had a friend from the Army that he had fought in the Korean War with.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),作家::他告诉他们,他有一位陆军朋友,曾与他一起参加过朝鲜战争。
Of course, Morgan was never in the Korean War.
当然,摩根从未参加过朝鲜战争。
This man had saved Morgan's life and during a trip to Cuba, when this man was smuggling guns to Cuba, he was caught.
这个人救了摩根的命,在一次去古巴旅行时,当这个人向古巴走私枪支时,他被抓了。
And he was killed by Batista's guards.
他被巴蒂斯塔的卫兵杀死了。
And he was fed to the sharks.
他被喂给了鲨鱼。
And Morgan was going to avenge his friend, Jack Turner's life.
摩根要为他的朋友杰克·特纳报仇。
Narrator: : In late December, Morgan abandoned his wife and children and headed to Havana.
旁白::12月下旬,摩根抛下妻儿前往哈瓦那。
Fidel Castro was now leading the Revolution from the Sierra Maestra Mountains in eastern Cuba.
菲德尔·卡斯特罗现在正在古巴东部的马埃斯特拉山脉领导革命。
Morgan wanted to fight with Castro, but his camp was too far, and the roads were crawling with Batista's soldiers.
摩根想与卡斯特罗并肩作战,但他的营地太远,道路上挤满了巴蒂斯塔的士兵。
His contact in Cuba suggested an alternative.
他在古巴的联系人提出了另一种选择。
Halfway between the city of Havana and Castro's Sierra Maestra, in a mountain range called the Escambray, a new guerrilla group was coming together.
在哈瓦那市和卡斯特罗的马埃斯特拉山脉之间的一座名为埃斯坎布雷的山脉中,一支新的游击队正在集结。
William Morgan arrived at their camp in January 1958.
威廉·摩根 (William Morgan) 于 1958 年 1 月抵达他们的营地。
Evelio Martínez, Second Front of the Escambray: : Three in the afternoon.
埃维利奥·马丁内斯(Evelio Martínez),埃斯坎布雷第二阵线::下午三点。
That's when he arrived, this American, who couldn't speak Spanish at all.
就在那时,他到达了,这个美国人,根本不会说西班牙语。
Roger Redondo, Second Front of the Escambray: : He was fat.
罗杰·雷东多(Roger Redondo),埃斯坎布雷第二阵线::他很胖。
Not at all the William that he later became.
根本不是他后来成为的威廉。
He weighed more than 200 pounds.
他的体重超过200磅。
No one thought he would last with us.
没有人认为他会和我们在一起。
Everyone wanted him gone, and they made his life difficult.
每个人都希望他离开,他们让他的生活变得困难。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : They were gonna kind of torture him for the first several days of his entre there.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),作家::在他进入那里的头几天,他们会折磨他。
And he gets in there, and he starts running up and down the hills.
他进去了,开始在山上跑来跑去。
He's got sores all over his body.
他全身都是疮。
He's huffing and puffing.
他气喘吁吁。
He's frustrated, he's mad.
他很沮丧,他很生气。
Narrator: : Morgan was taken to see Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo, a 23-year-old former student leader, who now commanded the Escambray Second Front.
旁白::摩根被带去见埃洛伊·古铁雷斯·梅诺约 (Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo),他是一位 23 岁的前学生领袖,现在指挥着埃斯坎布雷第二阵线。
Aran Shetterly, Writer: : Fidel Castro and his 26th of July movement wasn't the only group that had risen up against Batista.
阿兰·谢特利 (Aran Shetterly),作家:菲德尔·卡斯特罗和他的 7 月 26 日运动并不是唯一起来反对巴蒂斯塔的团体。
There were other groups.
还有其他团体。
And Menoyo's Second National Front of the Escambray was one of the other really important groups.
梅诺约的埃斯坎布雷第二国民阵线是其他真正重要的团体之一。
Narrator: : "Fighting requires more than firing a rifle," Morgan told Menoyo.
旁白:“战斗需要的不仅仅是开枪,”摩根告诉梅诺约。
He offered to teach the inexperienced guerrillas what he had learned in the Army.
他主动提出把他在军队学到的东西传授给缺乏经验的游击队。
Roger Redondo, Second Front of the Escambray: : He built this scaffolding, same training he received in the American Army.
罗杰·雷东多,埃斯坎布雷第二战线::他建造了这个脚手架,与他在美国陆军接受的训练相同。
And he started teaching people martial arts and how to throw knives.
他开始教人们武术和如何扔刀。
He had an incredible ability with knives.
他拥有令人难以置信的用刀能力。
He would throw them and hit a little line he'd drawn on a tree.
他会把它们扔出去,然后击中他在树上画的一条小线。
Later I found out he learned it at the circus.
后来我发现他是在马戏团学到的。
Narrator: : In the mountains, Morgan found his place.
旁白::在山里,摩根找到了自己的位置。
He was no longer a mobster, an ex-con, a circus act.
他不再是一个流氓、一个有前科的人、一个马戏团的演员。
David Grann, Writer: : He wants to get away from his past.
大卫·格兰(David Grann),作家::他想摆脱自己的过去。
And he kind of, through demonstration and through proof and loyalty, gets accepted.
通过示范、证据和忠诚,他有点被接受了。
They don't know who he is and in the end, they're like, it doesn't really matter.
他们不知道他是谁,最后,他们觉得,这并不重要。
He's one of us.
他是我们中的一员。
He's fighting for us, he's willing to bleed for us, he's willing to die for us.
他为我们而战,他愿意为我们流血,他愿意为我们而死。
Narrator: : Morgan's life as a guerrilla fighter began inauspiciously with a misunderstanding.
旁白:摩根的游击战士生涯是从一次误会开始的。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : Menoyo gives orders not to fire on the six soldiers that they see coming up the side of a gulley.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),编剧:梅诺约下令不要向他们看到从沟壑一侧走来的六名士兵开枪。
And he doesn't understand the order.
而且他不明白这个顺序。
So he fires on them.
所以他向他们开火。
Narrator: : Morgan's shot revealed the group's position.
旁白::摩根的枪声暴露了队伍的位置。
Batista's army gave chase, forcing the Second Front into a long trek across the rugged mountain range.
巴蒂斯塔的军队紧追不舍,迫使第二方面军长途跋涉,穿越崎岖的山脉。
Dr. Armando Fleites, Second Front of the Escambray: : Men bond in combat; going hungry, facing danger.
阿曼多·弗莱茨 (Armando Fleites) 博士,埃斯坎布雷第二战线::人们在战斗中团结一致;挨饿,面临危险。
There was a certain affinity among all of us, including William Morgan, with a tremendous spirit—a spirit of sacrifice.
我们所有人,包括威廉·摩根,都具有一定的亲和力,具有一种巨大的精神——一种牺牲精神。
Narrator: : A few days into the march, Morgan's time as a fighter almost came to an end, when 200 soldiers caught up with the guerrillas.
旁白: 行军几天后,当 200 名士兵追上了游击队时,摩根的战士生涯几乎结束了。
David Grann, Writer: : They suddenly realize that they're in deep trouble.
大卫·格兰(David Grann),作家::他们突然意识到自己陷入了深深的麻烦。
Morgan helps come up with some of the tactics.
摩根帮助制定了一些策略。
He helps them form into a U-formation to hide behind a ridge.
他帮助他们排成 U 形,躲在山脊后面。
Then Morgan, at one point, kind of stands up and they kind of see this crazy white dude with blue eyes and scraggly hair running forward.
然后摩根有一次站了起来,他们看到了这个疯狂的白人,蓝眼睛,头发蓬乱,向前跑去。
And it really bolsters them.
这确实支持了他们。
And in that moment, they are able to prevail.
在那一刻,他们能够获胜。
Dr. Armando Fleites, Second Front of the Escambray: : It was the first time the peasants saw that we could beat the Army, and that gave us an extraordinary prestige.
阿曼多·弗莱茨博士,埃斯坎布雷第二阵线:这是农民第一次看到我们可以击败陆军,这给了我们非凡的威望。
I consider it one of the decisive battles of the Escambray War.
我认为这是埃坎布雷战争的决定性战役之一。
Had we lost, the Second Front would not have survived.
如果我们输了,第二战线就无法生存。
David Grann, Writer: : It was a critical moment, for Morgan and being accepted within the group and really slowly, gradually, emerging as a leader.
作家戴维·格兰恩 (David Grann):对于摩根来说,这是一个关键时刻,他被团队所接受,并慢慢地、逐渐地成为了领导者。
Narrator: : July 1958: "Dear Mom, This will be the first letter that I have written to you since I left in December.
旁白: 1958 年 7 月:“亲爱的妈妈,这是我 12 月离开后给您写的第一封信。
I know you neither approve nor understand why I am here, even though you are the one person in the world who understands me…"
我知道你既不认可也不理解我为何来到这里,尽管你是这个世界上唯一理解我的人……”
Loretta Morgan first learned of her son's Cuban exploits in a New York Times story about the Second Front and the mysterious American fighting in their midst.
洛丽塔·摩根 (Loretta Morgan) 第一次了解到她儿子在古巴的事迹是在《纽约时报》的一篇报道中,该报道讲述了第二战线以及他们中间神秘的美国战斗。
"…The whole point of this letter is to let you know why I fight here.
“……这封信的全部目的就是让你知道我为什么在这里战斗。
I am here with men and boys who fight for a freedom for their country that we as Americans take for granted."
我和那些为自己的国家争取自由的男人和男孩们在一起,而我们美国人认为这是理所当然的。”
Michael Sallah, Writer: : He witnesses a series of atrocities that really moved him.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),作家::他目睹了一系列真正令他感动的暴行。
They get called to this small town.
他们被叫到这个小镇。
By then Batista's soldiers had already been there.
这时巴蒂斯塔的士兵已经到了那里。
Evelio Martínez, Second Front of the Escambray: : Batista's soldiers had come up the river to these houses.
埃维利奥·马丁内斯(Evelio Martínez),埃斯坎布雷第二阵线:巴蒂斯塔的士兵沿河来到这些房屋。
They assassinated the women.
他们暗杀了这些妇女。
They cut the lips off the face of one of them.
他们把其中一个人脸上的嘴唇割掉了。
And they burned more than 11 houses.
他们烧毁了超过 11 所房屋。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : At the end of the day, Morgan had seen something that really cut him to his core.
迈克尔·萨拉(Michael Sallah),编剧: :最终,摩根看到了一些真正刺痛他内心的东西。
And he realized, for the first time, this isn't about me.
他第一次意识到,这与我无关。
This is about them.
这是关于他们的。
Narrator: : "I do not expect you to approve but I believe you understand.
旁白::“我不指望你会赞同,但我相信你理解。
And if it should happen that I die here, you will know it was not for foolish fancy, or as Dad would say, 'a pipe dream.'"
如果我死在这里,你就会知道这不是出于愚蠢的幻想,也不是像爸爸所说的‘白日梦’。”
David Grann, Writer: : I do think that is, without question, a beginning of a profound change in Morgan.
大卫·格兰(David Grann),作家::毫无疑问,我确实认为这是摩根深刻变革的开始。
I don't think it happens overnight.
我不认为这会在一夜之间发生。
It doesn't happen in a week.
这不会在一周内发生。
But you could see a steady progression and change, a deepening of his character.
但你可以看到他的性格在稳步发展和变化,不断深化。
Olga Rodríguez Goodwin, William Morgan's Widow: : I saw that all the peasants loved and respected him.
奥尔加·罗德里格斯·古德温,威廉·摩根的遗孀::我看到所有农民都爱戴并尊重他。
And that filled my mind and my heart.
这充满了我的思想和心灵。
In the mountains, I saw a wonderful man standing in front of me.
在山里,我看到一个奇妙的男人站在我面前。
Narrator: : Olga Rodriguez fell in love with William Morgan in the summer of 1958.
旁白:1958 年夏天,奥尔加·罗德里格斯 (Olga Rodriguez) 爱上了威廉·摩根 (William Morgan)。
A student activist from the nearby city of Santa Clara, she had fled to the Escambray just ahead of Batista's secret police.
她是附近圣克拉拉市的学生活动家,在巴蒂斯塔秘密警察之前逃到了埃斯坎布雷。
Olga Rodríguez Goodwin, William Morgan's Widow: : They were going to kill me, as they had so many others.
奥尔加·罗德里格斯·古德温,威廉·摩根的遗孀::他们要杀了我,因为他们杀了很多人。
We were students.
我们是学生。
We had to defend our country.
我们必须保卫我们的国家。
We would go out on the streets to protest, yelling, "We don't want dictators.
我们会走上街头抗议,大喊:“我们不想要独裁者。
We don't want Batista.
我们不想要巴蒂斯塔。
We want the Constitution."
我们想要宪法。”
Narrator: : Rodriguez was the first woman to join the Second Front guerrillas.
旁白::罗德里格斯是第一位加入二线游击队的女性。
The second of six children, she had grown up in a family poor enough to know hunger.
她在六个孩子中排行老二,生长在一个贫穷得挨饿的家庭。
Olga Rodríguez Goodwin, William Morgan's Widow: : At our house, it was a plate of cornmeal for the entire day because my parents made so little money.
奥尔加·罗德里格斯·古德温 (Olga Rodríguez Goodwin),威廉·摩根的遗孀: 在我们家里,一整天都是一盘玉米面,因为我父母赚的钱很少。
From the time I was little, I helped my mother.
从小我就帮助妈妈。
I used to clean a house for seven pesos a month after school.
我以前放学后每个月花七比索打扫房子。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : She is the one that brings him that message of social justice, of making a difference in the lives of poverty-stricken Cubans.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),作家:她向他传达了社会正义、改变贫困古巴人生活的信息。
And he hears it in a way that he hadn't heard it yet.
他以一种他从未听过的方式听到了它。
Narrator: : By the fall of 1958, the fighting in the Escambray was favoring the rebels.
旁白: : 1958 年秋,埃斯坎布雷的战斗对叛军有利。
In one year, the Second Front had grown from a handful of guerrillas to an army of more than 500 men and women, that controlled one-third of Cuba's largest province, Las Villas.
一年之内,第二方面军从几支游击队发展成为一支超过 500 名男女的军队,控制了古巴最大省拉斯维拉斯的三分之一。
William Morgan, now a comandante, and Menoyo's second-in-command, had not lost a single battle.
威廉·摩根现在是一名指挥官,也是梅诺约的副司令,他没有输掉任何一场战斗。
Dr. Armando Fleites, Second Front of the Escambray: : He had charisma as a leader, and he was exceptionally brave.
Armando Fleites 博士,埃斯坎布雷第二阵线::他具有领导者的魅力,而且异常勇敢。
He commanded a guerrilla group he called, "The Little Tigers," and the tigritos adored Morgan.
他指挥着一支被他称为“小虎队”的游击队,老虎们都很崇拜摩根。
Lillian Guerra, Historian: : They have a tremendous degree of confidence in themselves.
莉莲·格拉 (Lillian Guerra),历史学家::他们对自己充满信心。
They know how to engage in encounters with the military.
他们知道如何与军队发生冲突。
And they know how to win.
他们知道如何获胜。
They do become extraordinarily successful against all odds by the end of this.
到这一切结束时,他们确实克服了一切困难,取得了非凡的成功。
Evelio Martínez, Second Front of the Escambray: : In every battle I was with him, and there were many, I always had the image of a man of great discipline, who had to be obeyed.
埃维利奥·马丁内斯(Evelio Martínez),埃斯坎布雷第二阵线::在每场战斗中,我都和他在一起,而且有很多次,我总是有一个纪律严明、必须服从的人的形象。
Narrator: : To the east, Fidel Castro's 26th of July guerrillas had secured their own territory.
旁白::在东方,菲德尔·卡斯特罗的 7 月 26 日游击队已经保卫了自己的领土。
Castro asked Che Guevara, an Argentinian who was his second-in-command, to extend the war west, and bring the Second Front under Castro's control.
卡斯特罗要求他的副手、阿根廷人切·格瓦拉将战争向西扩展,并将第二战线置于卡斯特罗的控制之下。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : They didn't really need the 26th of July's help in the Escambray.
Michael Sallah,作家::他们并不真正需要 7 月 26 日在 Escambray 的帮助。
They were fighting their own war, and they were doing a pretty good job of it.
他们正在打自己的战争,而且做得相当不错。
But here comes Che.
但切来了。
It's October 1958.
现在是 1958 年 10 月。
And Che wants to take over.
切想接管。
Narrator: : As he entered the territory of the Second Front, Che Guevara was captured and brought to their headquarters at gunpoint.
旁白::当切·格瓦拉进入第二战场时,他被抓获,并在枪口威胁下被带到他们的总部。
It would take weeks for Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo and Che Guevara to agree to an operational pact.
埃洛伊·古铁雷斯·梅诺约和切·格瓦拉花了数周时间才同意一项行动协议。
Guevara would take Santa Clara and Morgan would take Cienfuegos.
格瓦拉将占领圣克拉拉,摩根将占领西恩富戈斯。
But a rift now existed between Castro and those loyal to Menoyo, including William Morgan.
但卡斯特罗和那些忠于梅诺约的人(包括威廉·摩根)之间现在存在裂痕。
Keith Leslie (archival): : The time is now 2:30 o'clock, Wednesday morning, the place is the city square of Cienfuegos.
Keith Leslie(档案): :现在时间是周三凌晨2点30分,地点是西恩富戈斯的城市广场。
Fidel Castro has been speaking for over an hour.
菲德尔·卡斯特罗已经讲话一个多小时了。
He will probably speak for another hour, or perhaps even more…
他可能还会讲一个小时,甚至更长时间……
Narrator: : On January 2, 1959, Fidel Castro's victory caravan began to make its way across Cuba.
旁白: 1959年1月2日,菲德尔·卡斯特罗的胜利车队开始穿越古巴。
Batista had fled two days earlier.
巴蒂斯塔于两天前逃离。
And by the time Castro arrived in Cienfuegos, Morgan and his men had taken the city.
当卡斯特罗抵达西恩富戈斯时,摩根和他的部下已经占领了这座城市。
Keith Leslie (archival): : I heard you say a moment ago that you are going to feed the entire city of Cienfuegos.
基思·莱斯利(档案):我刚才听到你说你要养活整个西恩富戈斯市。
What's the story on that?
这其中有什么故事呢?
William Morgan (archival): : Well, we're feeding the entire city of Cienfuegos, there isn't any food supplies.
威廉·摩根(档案): :好吧,我们正在为整个西恩富戈斯市提供食物,但没有任何食物供应。
They're just starting to move because of the general strike, and because of the bad condition of the roads after we blew up the bridges.
由于总罢工以及我们炸毁桥梁后道路状况恶劣,他们才刚刚开始搬家。
Keith Leslie (archival): : Bill, you've only been married for about a month now.
基思·莱斯利(档案):比尔,你现在才结婚大约一个月。
How did you happen to meet your wife?
你是怎么认识你的妻子的?
William Morgan (archival): : Well, she came up to the mountains running with the secret police behind her.
威廉·摩根(档案): :嗯,她跑到山上,秘密警察在她身后。
She was working in the revolutionary movement, and put a couple of bombs down in the city and the secret police wanted to take off her head.
她当时正在从事革命运动,在城里投下了几枚炸弹,秘密警察想要摘下她的头。
So she came up here and worked as my secretary, and then from there, why, we got married.
所以她来到这里担任我的秘书,然后从那里我们结婚了。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : Olga was actually getting upset because he wasn't spending any time with her.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),编剧:奥尔加实际上很沮丧,因为他没有花任何时间陪伴她。
But he couldn't.
但他不能。
He took a very real serious mission when he took on Cienfuegos to keep order.
当他接手西恩富戈斯维持秩序时,他肩负着一项非常严肃的使命。
And he took great pride in that.
他对此感到非常自豪。
Narrator: : Morgan had not slept for days, and after a year in the mountains, he was looking forward, he said, "to a shave and a long sleep."
旁白:摩根已经好几天没有睡觉了,在山里待了一年之后,他说,他期待着“刮胡子,睡个长觉”。
David Grann, Writer: : It's a very American notion that you can shed your history and reinvent yourself.
大卫·格兰(David Grann),作家::这是一个非常美国化的观念,即你可以摆脱你的历史并重塑你自己。
When he comes down from the mountains and people are touching him, he's astonished.
当他从山上下来,人们触摸他时,他感到很惊讶。
He feels this enormous emotion.
他感受到了这种巨大的情感。
They don't care about who he was.
他们不在乎他是谁。
They don't care who he was back when he was running with the mob in Toledo.
当他在托莱多与暴徒一起奔跑时,他们不在乎他是谁。
You know, none of that matters anymore.
你知道,这些都不再重要了。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : He gets a call from this hometown paper, The Toledo Blade .
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),作家::他接到家乡报纸《托莱多刀锋报》的电话。
And that's probably, for him, that's the call he'd been waiting for.
对他来说,这可能就是他一直在等待的电话。
Because now he has a chance to show his parents, "I made it.
因为现在他有机会向父母展示:“我做到了。
Look what I am right now."
看看我现在是什么样子。”
Narrator: : Fidel Castro entered Havana on January 8, 1959 to thunderous acclaim.
旁白:1959 年 1 月 8 日,菲德尔·卡斯特罗进入哈瓦那,受到热烈欢迎。
He had promised a return to democracy, free elections and respect for individual freedoms.
他承诺恢复民主、自由选举和尊重个人自由。
Reporter (archival): : Dr. Castro, it is reported that you feel that your role in the Revolution is about over and that you plan perhaps this return to civilian life.
记者(档案):卡斯特罗博士,据报道,您认为您在革命中的角色即将结束,您可能计划回归平民生活。
Is this true, and if not, how soon do you think it will be before you can do that?
这是真的吗?如果不是,您认为需要多长时间才能做到这一点?
Fidel Castro (archival): : If for my country this is necessary, I renounce to any position.
菲德尔·卡斯特罗(档案)::如果对我的国家来说这是必要的,我放弃任何立场。
I would gladly renounce to any position, because sincerely, I don't ambition power, money, nothing -- only to serve my country.
我很乐意放弃任何职位,因为真诚地,我不追求权力、金钱,什么都没有——只是为了为我的国家服务。
Narrator: : Behind the scenes, Castro worked to consolidate power around his closest confidantes including his brother Raul and the Marxist Che Guevara.
旁白::在幕后,卡斯特罗致力于巩固他最亲密的知己的权力,包括他的兄弟劳尔和马克思主义者切·格瓦拉。
Menoyo and his Second Front were excluded from important government positions.
梅诺约和他的第二阵线被排除在重要的政府职位之外。
Aran Shetterly, Writer: : They had done their job.
阿兰·谢特利(Aran Shetterly),作家:他们已经完成了自己的工作。
They were successful, but certainly they weren't being invited to be part of what was coming next, they were being left out.
他们很成功,但他们肯定没有被邀请参与接下来的事情,他们被排除在外。
Narrator: : From Cienfuegos, Morgan watched tensions rise.
旁白:摩根在西恩富戈斯目睹了紧张局势的加剧。
As soon as he arrived at his suite in the Capri Hotel in Havana, he was drawn into the fray.
当他到达哈瓦那卡普里酒店的套房时,他就被卷入了这场争斗。
William Morgan (archival): : In March, an American, by the name of Frank Nelson, came here and got in contact with me.
威廉·摩根(档案)::三月份,一位名叫弗兰克·尼尔森的美国人来到这里并与我取得了联系。
And he said, "I have some people who want to give you a million dollars." And I'll be very blunt about it, I said, "Fine, but who do you want me to kill?"
他说:“我有些人想给你一百万美元。”我会很直率地说,“好吧,但是你想让我杀谁?”
David Grann, Writer: : Frank Nelson, in a way, is a ghost from his past because he's connected to some of the mob figures who knew "good ol' Billy Morgan." That's how they called him.
大卫·格兰(David Grann),编剧:弗兰克·尼尔森在某种程度上是他过去的幽灵,因为他与一些认识“好比利·摩根”的黑帮人物有联系。他们就是这么称呼他的。
And the mob, you have to understand, was very upset with Castro, because he was threatening to close all their casinos and shut down their playpen.
你必须明白,暴民对卡斯特罗非常不满,因为他威胁要关闭他们所有的赌场并关闭他们的婴儿围栏。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : Nelson delivers a message to Morgan, and that message is, would you be willing to execute, kill, assassinate Fidel Castro?
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),编剧:纳尔逊向摩根传达了一条信息,这个信息是,你愿意处决、杀死、暗杀菲德尔·卡斯特罗吗?
Narrator: : The idea originated with the Dominican Republic's president, Rafael Trujillo.
旁白::这个想法源自多米尼加共和国总统拉斐尔·特鲁希略。
Known as one of Latin America's most brutal dictators, Trujillo had given refuge to Batista after his flight from Havana.
特鲁希略被称为拉丁美洲最残暴的独裁者之一,在巴蒂斯塔逃离哈瓦那后,他向他提供了庇护。
Morgan immediately told the Second Front commanding officer, Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo.
摩根立即告诉第二方面军指挥官埃洛伊·古铁雷斯·梅诺约。
David Grann, Writer: : Morgan saw the second front, himself, Menoyo, as a counterbalance to Che, and that they could play that important role.
大卫·格兰(David Grann),编剧:摩根认为第二条战线,即他自己,梅诺约,是对切的制衡,他们可以发挥这一重要作用。
And I don't think, even though they were signs they were being marginalized, they hadn't lost complete faith that that would be the case.
我不认为,尽管有迹象表明他们正在被边缘化,但他们并没有完全失去对事实会如此的信心。
Roger Redondo, Second Front of the Escambray: : Fidel was immediately interested.
罗杰·雷东多(Roger Redondo),埃斯坎布雷第二阵线::菲德尔立即产生了兴趣。
One million dollars is a lot of money.
一百万美元是很多钱。
In 1959, $1 milllion was like 20 million today.
1959 年,100 万美元相当于今天的 2000 万美元。
So, who's behind all of this?
那么,这一切的幕后黑手是谁?
Narrator: : In late May, on Castro's orders, Morgan flew secretly to Miami.
旁白::5月下旬,奉卡斯特罗之命,摩根秘密飞往迈阿密。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : The first meeting that we know that's documented in FBI records is in the Dupont Plaza Hotel at least two months after he meets with Fidel Castro.
作家迈克尔·萨拉赫:据我们所知,联邦调查局记录中记录的第一次会面是在他与菲德尔·卡斯特罗会面至少两个月后在杜邦广场酒店举行的。
In the meeting is the Dominican Consul in Miami, an old mafia chieftain from Cleveland, and the former police chief in Havana.
参加会议的有多米尼加驻迈阿密领事、来自克利夫兰的老黑手党头目以及哈瓦那前警察局长。
And they start to talk.
他们开始说话。
And now this plan of just an assassination attempt is now growing into a takeover of the country -- a coup.
现在,这个单纯的暗杀企图正在发展成为一场接管国家的政变。
Narrator: : The plan had three parts: an uprising by Batista's supporters in Havana; an insurrection in the town of Trinidad led by Menoyo and Morgan; and an invasion force dispatched by Trujillo from the Dominican Republic.
旁白::该计划分为三个部分:巴蒂斯塔的支持者在哈瓦那发动起义;梅诺约和摩根领导的特立尼达镇叛乱;以及特鲁希略从多米尼加共和国派遣的入侵部队。
When Morgan informed him of the plot, Castro decided to set a trap: to crush the Batista loyalists in Cuba, and teach Trujillo a lesson.
当摩根将这一阴谋告诉卡斯特罗后,卡斯特罗决定设下一个陷阱:镇压古巴的巴蒂斯塔追随者,给特鲁希略一个教训。
Aran Shetterly, Writer: : Fidel Castro said to Morgan, "Draw it out.
阿兰·谢特利(Aran Shetterly),作家:菲德尔·卡斯特罗对摩根说:“把它画出来。
Let's see everyone who could be involved or might get involved in this."
让我们看看每个可能参与或可能参与其中的人。”
Michael Sallah, Writer: : Morgan and Olga and their entourage along with key people that Fidel plants with them, are now moving into this opulent home -- million dollar home -- in Havana.
迈克尔·萨拉(Michael Sallah),编剧:摩根和奥尔加以及他们的随行人员以及菲德尔为他们安排的关键人物,现在正在搬进哈瓦那这座价值百万美元的豪华住宅。
He's gonna have microphones in the lamps.
他会在灯里装麦克风。
He's going to have reel-to-reel tape recorders going, so that not one word uttered in any room will not be tape-recorded.
他将使用卷盘式录音机,这样在任何房间里所说的任何一句话都不会被录音。
And then Morgan has to now bring in the Batistianos -- those that were supporting Batista.
然后摩根现在必须引进巴蒂斯蒂亚诺家族——那些支持巴蒂斯塔的人。
And they have to play everyone, as if they're along with this plan.
他们必须让每个人都上场,就好像他们都同意这个计划一样。
Narrator: : Morgan flew once more to Miami on July 27, to firm up details and gather weapons.
旁白::摩根于 7 月 27 日再次飞往迈阿密,以确认细节并收集武器。
Acting on a tip from an informant, the FBI was waiting.
根据线人的举报,联邦调查局正在等待。
Bureau director J.
局局长J.
Edgar Hoover had been monitoring the conspiracy from the start, convinced that Castro was a Communist and needed to be removed.
埃德加·胡佛从一开始就一直在监视这一阴谋,并坚信卡斯特罗是一名共产党员,需要将其除掉。
Pulled in for questioning, Morgan told the FBI that he was in Miami on personal business, but he confirmed that he'd been approached by a foreign government with an offer of $1 million to overthrow Castro.
摩根被带去接受询问,他告诉联邦调查局,他是在迈阿密处理私人事务,但他证实,外国政府曾与他接触,并提出愿意提供 100 万美元以推翻卡斯特罗。
Aran Shetterly, Writer: : J.
阿兰·谢特利 (Aran Shetterly),编剧:J.
Edgar Hoover's got the Miami field office watching this, paying attention, seeing what will happen.
埃德加·胡佛 (Edgar Hoover) 已让迈阿密办事处密切关注并关注此事,看看会发生什么。
Clearly, Hoover thinks that there may well be an important conspiracy happening here.
显然,胡佛认为这里很可能正在发生一个重要的阴谋。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : They firmly believe that Morgan is working against Castro.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),作家::他们坚信摩根正在与卡斯特罗作对。
They really believe that Morgan had aligned forces with Rafael Trujillo who was an American ally at the time.
他们确实相信摩根与当时的美国盟友拉斐尔·特鲁希略结盟。
Narrator: : But Morgan double-crossed Trujillo, The day he returned to Havana, Morgan arranged to meet the conspirators at his house.
旁白::但是摩根出卖了特鲁希略,回到哈瓦那的那天,摩根安排在他家里会见阴谋者。
As Castro arrived, they were all arrested.
当卡斯特罗到达时,他们全部被捕。
Immediately, Castro, Morgan and Menoyo flew to the town of Trinidad to act out the second part of the plan -- the insurrection.
卡斯特罗、摩根和梅诺约立即飞往特立尼达镇实施计划的第二部分——起义。
David Grann, Writer: : They've got fake bombs going off, fake fuselades.
大卫·格兰(David Grann),作家::他们有假炸弹,假机身。
They got a radio where they're communicating with Trujillo, and sending out false reports…
他们有一台收音机与特鲁希略通讯,并发出虚假报告……
This is the cold war, right?
这就是冷战吧?
I mean, this is the beginning this kind of enormous spy games and tricks and mirages and counter ploys and ploys.
我的意思是,这是这种巨大的间谍游戏、诡计、幻象和反策略的开始。
Narrator: : When the first transport plane carrying men from the Dominican Republic landed in Trinidad, Castro decided to put an end to the operation.
旁白::当第一架载有多米尼加共和国人员的运输机降落在特立尼达时,卡斯特罗决定结束这次行动。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : Castro surrounds the plane.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),编剧:卡斯特罗包围了飞机。
There are shootouts.
有枪战。
Some of the men are dead from both sides.
双方都有一些人死了。
They end up getting a ton of weapons from Trujillo.
他们最终从特鲁希略获得了大量武器。
They had already identified more than a thousand people that were going to be involved in this coup attempt, and he started making arrests all over the island.
他们已经确定了一千多人将参与这次政变,他开始在全岛进行逮捕。
Lillian Guerra, Historian: : I don't think that there's any doubt Morgan and Gutiérrez Menoyo helped the revolution survive in that moment and also, really unmasked the degree to which there were forces opposed that had tremendous power behind them.
莉莲·格拉(Lillian Guerra),历史学家:我认为毫无疑问,摩根和古铁雷斯·梅诺约在那一刻帮助革命得以生存,并且真正揭露了背后拥有巨大权力的反对力量的程度。
Narrator: : On August 15, Fidel Castro revealed the details of the conspiracy on Cuban television.
旁白::8月15日,菲德尔·卡斯特罗在古巴电视台透露了这一阴谋的细节。
Fidel Castro (archival): : Against all of Batista's battalions last summer, we only had two .50 caliber guns.
菲德尔·卡斯特罗(档案)::去年夏天对阵巴蒂斯塔的所有营时,我们只有两门 0.50 口径的火炮。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : Morgan and Castro are at center stage.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),编剧:摩根和卡斯特罗处于舞台中心。
The international media is there, of course, the U.S. press.
国际媒体也在那里,当然还有美国媒体。
And Morgan is now the central figure in this international conspiracy.
而摩根现在就是这个国际阴谋的核心人物。
William Morgan (archival): : We went down to Las Villas and started a fictitious war.
威廉·摩根(档案)::我们前往拉斯维拉斯,开始了一场虚构的战争。
We started turning off telephones and lights and shooting shots in the dark and all those kinds of things so that everybody...
我们开始关掉电话和灯,在黑暗中拍摄照片以及诸如此类的事情,以便每个人......
William Morgan (archival): : That's right; it's all been a fake.
威廉·摩根(档案)::是的;这一切都是假的。
It's all been a big show for Trujillo.
对于特鲁希略来说,这一切都是一场盛大的表演。
He fell for it.
他上当了。
He started it.
他开始了。
He paid for it.
他为此付出了代价。
He's furnished the guns for it.
他为此提供了枪支。
He's made the contacts for it.
他已经为此联系上了。
His embassy has been in it up to its neck.
他的大使馆已经竭尽全力了。
And he believed it.
他相信了。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : He's truly enjoying the moment.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),作家::他真的很享受这一刻。
He helped save a regime that he believed in.
他帮助拯救了他所信仰的政权。
He's a hero.
他是一个英雄。
He's doing autographs.
他正在签名。
People are begging him for just a few moments for interviews.
人们恳求他接受几分钟的采访。
Aran Shetterly, Writer: : Morgan's sense of his own importance probably made things more dangerous for him.
阿兰·谢特利(Aran Shetterly),编剧:摩根对自己重要性的认识可能让事情对他来说更加危险。
I think he had a big ego.
我认为他非常自负。
I think that becoming a celebrity after the Trujillo Conspiracy was not necessarily healthy for him.
我认为在特鲁希略阴谋之后成为名人对他来说并不一定是健康的。
I think he thought that he was as, probably as big a figure as anyone else in Cuba at that point and had real power.
我认为他认为他和当时古巴的其他人一样有影响力,并且拥有真正的权力。
And what he didn't realize is that he really didn't.
而他没有意识到的是,他真的没有。
Narrator: : Just days after Castro's press conference, the U.S. State Department revoked Morgan's citizenship.
旁白::卡斯特罗新闻发布会几天后,美国国务院取消了摩根的公民身份。
David Grann, Writer: : It's really Hoover working behind the scenes who helps get his citizenship stripped, in very unusual circumstances, because he hadn't actually, technically, broken any American laws.
编剧戴维·格兰恩:实际上是胡佛在幕后工作,在非常不寻常的情况下帮助剥夺了他的公民身份,因为从技术上讲,他实际上并没有违反任何美国法律。
Aran Shetterly, Writer: : J.
阿兰·谢特利 (Aran Shetterly),编剧:J.
Edgar Hoover thought that they had a serious attempt to get Castro out.
埃德加·胡佛认为他们认真地试图把卡斯特罗赶出去。
When it turns out to be a double-cross, clearly Hoover feels betrayed.
当事实证明这是一次出卖时,胡佛显然感到被背叛了。
David Grann, Writer: : Morgan saw himself and the revolution in kind of American terms.
大卫·格兰(David Grann),编剧:摩根以美国的方式看待自己和革命。
And then, when he lost his citizenship, it was a profound blow to that sense.
然后,当他失去公民身份时,这种感觉受到了深刻的打击。
It also was a deeper problem in terms of his own personal survival.
就他个人的生存而言,这也是一个更深层次的问题。
Narrator: : In September 1959, Los Angeles television reporter, Clete Roberts, arrived at Morgan's house for an interview with the American Comandante.
旁白: 1959年9月,洛杉矶电视台记者克莱特·罗伯茨来到摩根家接受美国指挥官的采访。
Clete Roberts (archival): : Mr. Morgan and I are sitting in what you might call an armed camp.
克莱特·罗伯茨(档案)::摩根先生和我坐在一个你可能称之为武装营地的地方。
I can hear voices just outside the window here of the guards, the men who are guarding him.
我能听到窗外守卫的声音,那些看守他的人。
There are more machine guns lying on a table here just in the back of Russ Day and the camera than I've seen since I was in Hungary.
拉斯日和相机后面的桌子上放着的机关枪比我在匈牙利以来见过的还要多。
There must be a price on your head, Bill.
比尔,你的人头肯定是有代价的。
William Morgan (archival): : Uh, half a million dollars at the moment, if they can deliver me alive to Santo Domingo.
威廉·摩根(档案): :呃,现在五十万美元,如果他们能把我活着送到圣多明各的话。
Clete Roberts (archival): : That's what Trujillo is offering for you?
Clete Roberts(档案):这就是特鲁希略为您提供的服务?
William Morgan (archival): : That's the going price in Miami right now.
William Morgan(档案)::这是迈阿密目前的行情。
I imagine it'll go up over a period of time.
我想在一段时间内它会上涨。
Clete Roberts (archival): : How does it feel to have a half million-dollar price on your head?
克莱特·罗伯茨(档案)::以五十万美元的价格买下你的头,感觉如何?
William Morgan (archival): : Well, it isn't too bad; they have to collect it and that's going to be hard.
William Morgan(档案): :嗯,还不错;他们必须收集它,这会很困难。
David Grann, Writer: : Morgan always has a certain bravado, and he maintains a lot of that bravado, but I also see somebody already who is being buffeted by forces that are extremely powerful and are whirling him to some degree.
大卫·格兰,作家:摩根总是有一定的虚张声势,而且他一直保持着这种虚张声势,但我也看到有人已经受到极其强大的力量的打击,并在某种程度上使他旋转。
Clete Roberts (archival): : We're beginning to hear -- and you know what's coming.
克莱特·罗伯茨(档案):我们开始听到——你知道接下来会发生什么。
You know what I'm going to talk about.
你知道我要说什么。
We're beginning to hear that there's communist influence around here.
我们开始听说这里有共产主义的影响。
William Morgan (archival): : The Cuban people are not Communist.
威廉·摩根(档案)::古巴人民不是共产主义者。
They would never go along with a communist government under any circumstances.
他们在任何情况下都不会与共产主义政府合作。
Their history shows that.
他们的历史表明了这一点。
Over a period of time, they've always been pro-democratic very strongly.
一段时期以来,他们一直非常强烈地支持民主。
They're individualists.
他们是个人主义者。
Narrator: : Thirty miles from Havana, at an abandoned fishery, Morgan put in place his own vision of the revolution, a business venture with the Cuban government to raise frogs for export, their legs sold as a delicacy.
旁白::在距离哈瓦那三十英里的一个废弃渔场,摩根实现了自己的革命愿景,与古巴政府合作开展商业投资,饲养青蛙用于出口,并将青蛙的腿作为美味佳肴出售。
Rafael Huguet, Second Front of the Escambray: : So William became a civil, if you may, comandante growing frogs.
拉斐尔·休盖特(Rafael Huguet),埃斯坎布雷第二战线::所以威廉成为了一名民事(如果可以的话)种植青蛙的指挥官。
But he was so proud of the frogs he was growing.
但他对自己养的青蛙感到非常自豪。
And it was funny, because at one time he had an argument with one of Castro's guys, and he says, "What are you saying?
这很有趣,因为有一次他与卡斯特罗的一名手下发生了争执,他说:“你在说什么?
My frogs have more cojones than your soldiers!"
我的青蛙比你们的士兵有更多的茧!”
Michael Sallah, Writer: : Morgan wasn't as disappointed as people like to think he was.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),编剧:摩根并不像人们想象的那样失望。
He had a little daughter by then, Loretta, and his wife Olga was relatively happy.
当时他已经有了一个小女儿洛雷塔(Loretta),他的妻子奥尔加(Olga)相对幸福。
So at that point in time Morgan is at least trying to find a way to live in Cuba in peace.
所以在那个时候摩根至少正在努力寻找一种在古巴和平生活的方法。
Aran Shetterly, Writer: : I think Morgan is still holding on to a shred of hope that this revolution is going to follow the values and ideals that he had hoped for.
阿兰·谢特利(Aran Shetterly),作家:我认为摩根仍然抱有一丝希望,认为这场革命将遵循他所希望的价值观和理想。
It was going to respect the individual freedoms that were so important to him.
它将尊重对他来说非常重要的个人自由。
But he began to see a bunch of things that he didn't like.
但他开始看到一些他不喜欢的东西。
He saw comandante Huber Matos be arrested for saying that communists were taking over the government and put in jail.
他看到指挥官胡贝尔·马托斯因声称共产党人正在接管政府而被捕并被关进监狱。
He saw newspapers closed and nationalized.
他看到报纸被关闭并国有化。
Lillian Guerra, Historian: : The soviet vice-premier, swoops into Havana, and surprise, he's there for almost three weeks, and he signs $100 million trade agreement with Fidel Castro.
历史学家莉莲·格拉 (Lillian Guerra):苏联副总理突袭哈瓦那,令人惊讶的是,他在那里待了近三周,并与菲德尔·卡斯特罗签署了价值 1 亿美元的贸易协议。
That changed everything for a lot of people, because now they started thinking we can't trust this government.
这改变了很多人的一切,因为现在他们开始认为我们不能信任这个政府。
Something is happening here.
这里正在发生一些事情。
Olga Rodríguez Goodwin, William Morgan's Widow: : We were lied to, betrayed.
奥尔加·罗德里格斯·古德温,威廉·摩根的遗孀::我们被欺骗了,被背叛了。
I didn't know anything about communism or socialism and it was staring me in the face.
我对共产主义或社会主义一无所知,它就在我面前。
Che Guevara running the national bank, nationalizations, jails filling up with prisoners.
切·格瓦拉(Che Guevara)经营着国家银行,国有化,监狱里挤满了囚犯。
I did not fight for that and I would point that out to William.
我并没有为此而奋斗,我会向威廉指出这一点。
Of course, he saw it, too.
当然,他也看到了。
Narrator: : By the spring of 1960, war had returned to Cuba.
旁白: : 1960 年春天,古巴再次陷入战争。
In the Escambray mountains, an insurgency had taken hold.
在埃斯坎布雷山区,叛乱已经爆发。
Led by former anti-Batista revolutionaries angry about the socialist direction of Cuba's government, the rebellion was joined by coffee-growing guajiros .
这场叛乱由对古巴政府的社会主义方向感到愤怒的前反巴蒂斯塔革命者领导,种植咖啡的瓜希罗人也加入了这场叛乱。
Lillian Guerra, Historian: : Peasants were absolutely opposed to what they understand as communism.
莉莲·格拉(Lillian Guerra),历史学家::农民绝对反对他们所理解的共产主义。
And what they see it, as doing to them, is taking what little they have.
他们认为这对他们所做的就是夺走他们所拥有的一切。
Olga Rodríguez Goodwin, William Morgan's Widow: : We did not establish the Escambray front, but among those who had risen up in arms were good people.
奥尔加·罗德里格斯·古德温,威廉·摩根的遗孀::我们没有建立埃斯坎布雷阵线,但奋起武装的人中有好人。
We were the rearguard -- we had to help in any way we could.
我们是后卫——我们必须尽我们所能提供帮助。
Aran Shetterly, Writer: : Morgan had been so vocal about the fact that this was not going to be a communist regime.
阿兰·谢特利(Aran Shetterly),编剧:摩根一直直言不讳地表示,这不会是一个共产主义政权。
That when things started to change in late 1959 and early 1960, was he going to stand up for what he said that he had been fighting for?
当 1959 年底和 1960 年初事情开始发生变化时,他会坚持他所说的一直为之奋斗的目标吗?
Or, was he going to turn his back on those ideals and go along with the flow of what Castro is trying to do at that point?
或者,他是否会背弃这些理想并顺应卡斯特罗当时试图做的事情?
Olga Rodríguez Goodwin, William Morgan's Widow: : William never delivered arms.
奥尔加·罗德里格斯·古德温,威廉·摩根的遗孀::威廉从未交付过武器。
He couldn't.
他不能。
He would have been recognized.
他会被认出来的。
I did.
我做到了。
I'm a woman and I could do it.
我是一个女人,我能做到。
Narrator: : In March, convinced Castro was headed toward Communism, President Dwight D.
旁白::三月份,总统德怀特·D·卡斯特罗确信卡斯特罗正在走向共产主义。
Eisenhower authorized the CIA to begin training 1,400 Cuban exiles for an invasion.
艾森豪威尔授权中央情报局开始训练 1,400 名古巴流亡者以应对入侵。
The landing site in Central Cuba was thought to be near the mountains of the Escambray, where the CIA planned for the exiles to join up with local rebels.
古巴中部的登陆点被认为靠近埃斯坎布雷山脉,中央情报局计划在那里让流亡者与当地叛乱分子会合。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : It's a well-known fact the CIA delivered arms to the Escambray Mountains several times.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),作家::众所周知,中央情报局多次向埃斯坎布雷山脉运送武器。
And some of those drops were directly for Morgan's people.
其中一些空投是直接为摩根的员工提供的。
So there is reason to believe that William Morgan had connections to the CIA during that period.
因此有理由相信威廉·摩根在那段时期与中央情报局有联系。
Narrator: : Morgan's activities soon escalated from simply moving weapons to establishing a guerrilla group of his own.
旁白:摩根的活动很快就从简单地转移武器升级为建立自己的游击队。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : June is the turning point.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),作家::六月是一个转折点。
That's when he learns about the existence of Soviet trainers coming over to work with the Cuban Army.
就在那时,他得知有苏联教练来古巴军队工作。
Now he realizes Castro, not only forged diplomatic relations with the Soviets, he is now bringing Soviet military advisors over to Cuba.
现在他意识到卡斯特罗不仅与苏联建立了外交关系,而且还把苏联军事顾问带到了古巴。
Aran Shetterly, Writer: : Morgan was a person with big dreams and a vivid imagination, and I think that he could convince himself that he was capable of almost anything.
阿兰·谢特利(Aran Shetterly),编剧:摩根是一个有着远大梦想和生动想象力的人,我认为他可以说服自己,他几乎有能力做任何事。
He keeps telling people, that there are 3-5,000 men -- he often says 5,000 sometimes when he's being a little more realistic -- he says 3 or 4,000 who will follow him whatever he tells them to do.
他不断地告诉人们,有 3-5,000 人——当他更现实一点时,他有时经常说 5,000 人——他说有 3 或 4,000 人会跟随他,无论他告诉他们做什么。
Dr. Armando Fleites, Second Front of the Escambray: : He wanted me to be the political chief; he was the military chief.
阿曼多·弗莱茨 (Armando Fleites) 博士,埃斯坎布雷第二阵线::他希望我担任政治领袖;他是军事首长。
And I said, "I won't take up arms with you in the Escambray, because even though I don't agree with Fidel Castro, it's not the right time.
我说:“我不会在埃斯坎布雷和你一起拿起武器,因为尽管我不同意菲德尔·卡斯特罗的观点,但现在还不是时候。
And besides, your group has been infiltrated."
而且,你们的组织已经被渗透了。”
Narrator: : Castro deployed tens of thousands of men against less than 1,000 in the resistance and planted two informants in Morgan's security detail.
旁白::卡斯特罗部署了数万名士兵对抗不到 1,000 人的抵抗力量,并在摩根的安全部队中安插了两名线人。
David Grann, Writer: : He knows that some of his friends are starting to be rounded up.
大卫·格兰(David Grann),作家::他知道他的一些朋友开始被围捕。
So he knows the risk.
所以他知道其中的风险。
He was deeply worried about his family and you can see where he is trying to assure possible places for them to go into exile.
他非常担心他的家人,你可以看到他正在努力确保他们有可能流亡。
And you can see communiqués and letters that reveal that he has that concern.
你可以看到公报和信件表明他有这种担忧。
So he knows how dangerous it is.
所以他知道这有多危险。
Olga Rodríguez Goodwin, William Morgan's Widow: : We knew we were in trouble, deep trouble.
奥尔加·罗德里格斯·古德温,威廉·摩根的遗孀::我们知道我们遇到了麻烦,非常严重的麻烦。
I was pregnant with Olguita and there we were, towards the end, waiting for whatever came.
我怀着奥尔吉塔,我们在那里,直到最后,等待着发生的一切。
What could happen to you?
你可能会发生什么?
You can go to prison or be executed, because they executed anyone then.
你可以进监狱或者被处决,因为那时他们处决了任何人。
David Grann, Writer: : He had lived much of his life in disrepute and with shame and with dishonor.
大卫·格兰(David Grann),作家:他一生的大部分时间都生活在声名狼藉、耻辱和耻辱之中。
He wasn't prepared to walk away or abandon what he had become in Cuba and the revolution that he had fought for that had remade him.
他不准备离开或放弃他在古巴的成就,以及他为之奋斗的革命重塑了他。
Narrator: : On October 21, 1960, two weeks after the Cuban government leaned that a group of exiles was preparing to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs, Morgan was called to a meeting in Havana.
旁白: 1960 年 10 月 21 日,古巴政府得知一群流亡者正准备在猪湾入侵古巴两周后,摩根被召集到哈瓦那参加一次会议。
Olga Rodríguez Goodwin, William Morgan's Widow: : We had plans for dinner at 7:30.
奥尔加·罗德里格斯·古德温 (Olga Rodríguez Goodwin),威廉·摩根的遗孀::我们计划在 7:30 吃晚饭。
And when I saw it was four, then six, and William wasn't home, I said to myself, "Something smells bad here."
当我看到四点,然后是六点,而威廉不在家时,我对自己说:“这里有股臭味。”
Narrator: : Morgan had been betrayed by Castro's spies.
旁白::摩根被卡斯特罗的间谍出卖了。
He was arrested and taken to La Cabaña prison.
他被捕并被带到拉卡瓦尼亚监狱。
Olga was placed under house arrest.
奥尔加被软禁。
Two months later, on December 31, she was taken to see her husband.
两个月后,12月31日,她被带去见她的丈夫。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : He told her to escape, and she assures him that she's going to be getting out, that she has a plan.
迈克尔·萨拉(Michael Sallah),作家::他让她逃跑,她向他保证她会逃出去,她有一个计划。
She's been working on it for a long time.
她已经为此努力了很长时间。
And she's going to see it through.
她会坚持到底。
Olga Rodríguez Goodwin, William Morgan's Widow: : His peace was knowing that our daughters and I were safe.
奥尔加·罗德里格斯·古德温,威廉·摩根的遗孀::他的平安在于知道我们的女儿和我都安全。
I was wearing the blue dress that he loved so much.
我穿着他非常喜欢的蓝色裙子。
I gave him a hug and a kiss.
我给了他一个拥抱和一个吻。
Henry Raymont, Journalist: : The trial was a sham, because in important cases, Fidel had already told the jury what sentence to meet out.
记者亨利·雷蒙特:这次审判是一场骗局,因为在重要案件中,菲德尔已经告诉陪审团要接受什么样的判决。
I would go to La Cabaña and witness the trials.
我会去拉卡巴尼亚见证审判。
Three out of five jurors were asleep.
五分之三的陪审员都在睡觉。
That gives you a very good sense of how the trial went.
这让你对审判的进展有一个很好的了解。
He had already been condemned and he wanted to talk to someone.
他已经被定罪了,他想找人谈谈。
It was a dungeon.
那是一个地牢。
He was alone in the cell.
牢房里只有他一个人。
He did not seem even nervous, totally relaxed.
他看起来一点也不紧张,完全放松。
And he gave me a letter to his mother.
他给了我一封写给他母亲的信。
Narrator: : "Dear Mom: I know this will come as a thing very hard for you to understand, but I have made my peace with God and can accept whatever happens with my mind clear and my spirit strong."
旁白::“亲爱的妈妈:我知道这对你来说是一件很难理解的事情,但我已经与上帝和好,并且可以以清醒的头脑和坚强的精神接受发生的任何事情。”
Michael Sallah, Writer: : Loretta was always there for him.
迈克尔·萨拉赫 (Michael Sallah),编剧: 洛雷塔 (Loretta) 一直在他身边。
So it's no surprise when she sees the end for her son that she would try to do whatever she could to save her son's life.
因此,当她看到儿子的结局时,她会尽一切努力来挽救儿子的生命,这并不奇怪。
That meant going to members of Congress, trying to get through to the Cuban government, writing the White House.
这意味着要去找国会议员,试图联系古巴政府,写信给白宫。
Even to go to the highest hierarchy of the Catholic Church to try to do whatever they could to intercede and save her son.
甚至去天主教会的最高层,试图尽一切努力求情并拯救她的儿子。
Narrator: : "My actions and my life I leave for others to judge, and to you and dad, I leave my love and respect.
旁白:“我把我的行为和我的生活留给别人来评判,我把我的爱和尊重留给你们和爸爸。
I hope you forgive me as you always have."
我希望你像往常一样原谅我。”
Olga Rodríguez Goodwin, William Morgan's Widow: : 9:30 in the evening, March 11th.
奥尔加·罗德里格斯·古德温 (Olga Rodríguez Goodwin),威廉·摩根的遗孀: : 3 月 11 日晚上 9:30。
He said good-bye to me.
他跟我说了再见。
I didn't know he was dead.
我不知道他死了。
I saw him in my room.
我在我的房间里看到了他。
He kissed me on my cheek.
他吻了我的脸颊。
I felt the warmth.
我感受到了温暖。
That was his good-bye.
那是他的告别。
Lillian Guerra, Historian: : When Morgan was shot, he had been conspiring against what he thought of as a revolution betrayed.
历史学家莉莲·格拉 (Lillian Guerra):摩根被枪杀时,他一直在密谋反对他认为是背叛的革命。
But I think he didn't regret a moment of the time that he had spent in Cuba or all that he had done.
但我认为他一点也不后悔他在古巴度过的时光或他所做的一切。
And I think there were many, many Cubans who still remain grateful to him.
我认为有很多很多古巴人仍然对他心怀感激。
David Grann, Writer: : Castro had no interest in telling Morgan's story.
大卫·格兰(David Grann),编剧::卡斯特罗对讲述摩根的故事没有兴趣。
He wanted him to be forgotten, he wanted him erased from history.
他希望他被遗忘,他希望他从历史中抹去。
And the CIA and the FBI classified all the files about Morgan.
中央情报局和联邦调查局对所有有关摩根的档案进行了分类。
And so telling his story seemed deeply important in that you're recovering a part of history that had been lost.
因此,讲述他的故事似乎非常重要,因为你正在恢复一部分已经丢失的历史。
Michael Sallah, Writer: : In his lifetime, he had failed numerous times.
迈克尔·萨拉赫(Michael Sallah),作家::在他的一生中,他失败过无数次。
That failure drove him to Cuba, to the revolution, to his own heroism and his own death.
这次失败驱使他前往古巴,走向革命,走向他自己的英雄主义和他自己的死亡。
But there was a redemption in that because, in the end, William Morgan became the person that he wanted to be.
但这也是一种救赎,因为最终,威廉·摩根成为了他想成为的人。
Slate: : In 1980, after spending 10 years in prison, Olga was allowed to leave Cuba and settled in Toledo.
Slate: : 1980 年,在监狱服刑 10 年后,奥尔加被允许离开古巴并在托莱多定居。
In 2007, through her efforts, the U.S. State Department restored William Morgan's citizenship.
2007年,在她的努力下,美国国务院恢复了威廉·摩根的公民身份。
For four decades, Castro stood at the center of a dangerous game for political pre-eminence in the Third World.
四十年来,卡斯特罗一直处于第三世界争夺政治优势的危险游戏的中心。
Before the revolution, Cuba was one of the most advanced and successful countries in Latin America.
革命前,古巴是拉丁美洲最先进、最成功的国家之一。
Read an excerpt from Aran Shetterly's book The Americano , on conversations with two Rebel soldiers — Roger Redondo and Raúl Nieves.
阅读阿兰·谢特利 (Aran Shetterly) 所著《美式》一书的摘录,该书讲述了与两名叛军士兵罗杰·雷东多 (Roger Redondo) 和劳尔·尼维斯 (Raúl Nieves) 的对话。
William Morgan was deeply worried for his family, but he was not prepared to walk away from what he had become in Cuba.
威廉·摩根非常担心他的家人,但他并不准备放弃他在古巴的经历。
William Morgan held out hope that the Cuban revolution would follow through on the ideals he had fought for.
威廉·摩根希望古巴革命能够实现他为之奋斗的理想。
In 1958, student activist Olga Rodriguez joined Eloy Menoyo's Second Front and was the first woman to join the guerrilla group.
1958 年,学生活动家奥尔加·罗德里格斯 (Olga Rodriguez) 加入了埃洛伊·梅诺约 (Eloy Menoyo) 的第二阵线,并且是第一位加入游击队的女性。
Watch Chapter 1 of American Comandante .
观看《美国指挥官》第一章。
William Morgan's story was lost in the classified archives of the Cold War and edited out of Cuban history by Fidel Castro’s retelling of the revolution.
威廉·摩根的故事消失在冷战的机密档案中,并因菲德尔·卡斯特罗重述革命而从古巴历史中删除。
Silent home movies filmed by William Morgan's father.
威廉·摩根的父亲拍摄的无声家庭电影。
William Morgan at the Circus
威廉·摩根在马戏团
Silent home movie clip of William Morgan as a teen.
威廉·摩根青少年时期的无声家庭电影片段。
Silent home movie clip featuring William Morgan as a child.
威廉·摩根小时候的无声家庭电影剪辑。