Superb. And the icing on the cake is that it appeared in a liberal/left magazine! Do I dare hope...?

Sweet reading! That's why I like in the mornings after my glass of wine!

George: I'd call them middle of the road. They know there's something funny about che. They know he kind of stinks. Alvaro tells them why.

Well, Mora, at least they're not The Nation.

TNR's registration is not working today.If someone would be kind enough to send me the article text I would appreciate it. Thanks.

I just ordered the book and can't wait to get it. I'm sure I will be collecting more works from these authors.

Excellent article Mora, great find.

It is ironic that Che ends up as a money-making tool. Poetic justice. I love the Argentinian saying "tengo una remera del Che y no sé porqué". It'll make a great T-shirt.

On aspect of Che's thinking that gets overlooked is his hatred for intellectuals, artists and "book people". As a megalomaniac adrenaline junkie, he considered them "soft" and prone to homosexuality. He confessed to one of his subodinates in Bolivia that he considered forcing Regis Debray to join his army to prove his revolutionary fiber. He'd have taken Santana, cut off his locks and send him to a UMAP camp faster than you could say "oye como va". Wonder if all the idiots who worship him realize that if they were to meet their idol, he'll more than likely send them on their way with a swift kick in the ass.

IM - Soon as you get done reading Idiot book, check out his latest book, called 'Liberty for Latin America' - it is really, really good, too.

RNO - use the link on Real Clear Politics, it's easy to get in ti TNR that way. Or if you can't, use these links:

http://www.bradynet.com/bbs/latam/100276-0.html
http://www.bradynet.com/bbs/latam/100277-0.html

Thank you Mora.

Thanks A.M., This should be required reading for 8th grade literature classes everywhere.

Hey all,

I've put the full text of the article up at http://www.angelfire.com/mac2/eaglephin/The_Killing_Machine.htm

Shshh! It's a secret.

Everybody needs to read that article. Required reading!

Thanks conductor, I couldn't Furl the original but I Furled your copy OK :-)

Also don't miss AlvaroVLl's latest, Liberty For Latin America: How To Undo Five Hundred Years of State Oppression.

Great article. Very important, and an imprescindible reading....

Hello Guys,
I read the article.. I would like to have it in Spanish to send it tomy pals in Cuba!!!

Thanks

I have just read the recent article on Che Guevara by Alvaro Vargas Llosa in the New Republic. I confess that I was completely shocked by the things that Che did. I simply had no idea that revolutionaries actually carried guns and shot people. I thought that they baked cupcakes and held bake sales to try to persuade people nicely. I thought that maybe they rode their bicycles door-to-door, like Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses, and handed out pamphlets. I had no idea that they fought oppression violently. I would never have guessed that they would respond to centuries of exploitation with violence. I am sure that people in Latin America have no idea about any of this either. So thanks for informing them too.

Sincerely,

Gordon Barnes