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Originally Posted by Lana
Whilst Michael's murder in Havana seemingly such a terribly unfortunate death, caught up in the midst of the rebel uprising in spite of being escorted in a military car, it still could have certainly raised significant suspicions that Michael was the only one who died

Roth has to answer for Michael
Originally Posted by lucab19
You organise a massacre and have Michael as one of the many victims. Wrong place. Wrong time. A lot of hand wringing and shedding of crocodile tears
Originally Posted by Capri
still could have certainly raised significant suspicions that Michael was the only one from Roth party who died
Originally Posted by lucab19
Why would he be the only one? Easy enough to sacrifice a couple more lesser members
Originally Posted by Evita
Don't know lucab19 how to get the lesser members to go in the ride with Michael? Sightseeing tour!
Also no one least of all Roth was expecting the Castro takeover So hard to organise a massacre without the rebel uprising
Michael was the only one who had the perception that the "Rebels can win"

at the end of the day, it was a stroke of luck for both Michael and Roth as if Batista hadn't been forced to resign, I believe –
  • Michael would undoubtedly have been murdered by Roth's pre-arranged assassins, in the military car plan or somehow if Michael refused the protection offer
  • Roth too would have died smothered by Michael's bodyguard Buscetta in his hospital room