February 20, 2008
The Teflon Tyrant Retires, From Frontpage Magazine
the Babalu Family is well aware of much of the following, most of the world is not.:
"Upon entering Havana on January 7, 1959, Cuba's new leader Fidel Castro broadcast that promise into a phalanx of microphones. "Cuban mothers let me assure you that I will solve all Cuba's problems without spilling a drop of blood." As the jubilant crowd erupted with joy, Castro continued. "Cuban mothers let me assure you that because of me you will never have to cry."The following day, just below San Juan Hill in eastern Cuba, a bulldozer rumbled to a start, clanked into position, and started pushing dirt into a huge pit with blood pooling at the bottom from the still -twitching bodies of more than a hundred men and boys who'd been machine-gunned without trial on the Castro brothers' orders. Their wives and mothers wept hysterically from a nearby road.
On that very day, the U.K. Observer ran the following headline: "Mr Castro's bearded, youthful figure has become a symbol of Latin America's rejection of brutality and lying. Every sign is that he will reject personal rule and violence."
Posted by Humberto at February 20, 2008 02:34 PM
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Great piece that will cause lefty jaws to hit the floor. I have seen it happen and its very amusing.
Posted by: RobCon ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.babalublog.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at February 20, 2008 02:55 PM
even those who know the story will find this article worth reading. it is excellent.
Posted by: Gusano at February 20, 2008 03:12 PM
The question is how do we get this in the national papers. He hit another home run.
Posted by: pototo at February 20, 2008 03:15 PM
Excellent.
But fidel kept his word. He didn't spill a drop of blood, he spilled thousands of GALLONS.
Claudia
Posted by: Claudia4Libertad at February 20, 2008 04:43 PM
yeah yeah yeah - but not a lot of credibility goes along with those who think that 50 year old material is enlightening today - what do people do who have lived for hate so long when the reason is gone?
Posted by: zorro at February 20, 2008 05:39 PM
zorro,
I didn't know that history and facts were unenlightening?
What people are you talking about?
Posted by: mavi at February 20, 2008 10:53 PM
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