Ex-Ambassador Charged As Agent, Houthi Attack, Nelson Mandela's Death Anniversary

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🗓️ 5 December 2023

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The Justice Department accuses former U.S. ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha of working as a "clandestine agent" on behalf of Cuba. The Pentagon says that Houthi rebels from Yemen attacked an American naval destroyer and three commercial ships in the Red Sea. And South Africa marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Kirshnadev Calamur, Andrew Sussman and Miguel Macias. It was produced by Lilly Quiroz, Mansee Khurana and Lindsay Totty. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Zac Coleman.

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0:00.0	The Attorney General accused a former ambassador of working for Cuba.
0:07.0	This action exposes one of the highest reaching and longest lasting infiltrations.
0:13.0	How did officials learn of his double life?
0:15.0	I'm Michelle Martin, that's Stephen Skeeb and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.0	The Pentagon says an armed group in Yemen attacked several ships in the Red Sea.
0:26.0	It was a matter of time before the Hussis would become involved.
0:30.0	But what's in it for them? We hear some of the reasons that a group linked to Iran is taking part in the Israel-Hamass war.
0:36.0	Also, how has Nelson Mandela's reputation changed over time?
0:40.0	He led the movement that ended South African apartheid but 10 years after his death
0:44.2	voters questioned the performance of the political party he left behind.
0:47.8	Many in South Africa regard the ANC as the antithesis of Mandela.
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1:36.0	How did a former U.S. ambassador come to be arrested as an agent of Cuba?
1:42.0	Federal prosecutors alleged that
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