cgksheff Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Led Cuba into communism. Survived assassination attempts by the CIA. Involved in bringing the world to the brink of Nuclear War. Fidel Castro died early this morning at the age of 90. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38114953 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogets Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 He was a beacon of peace Apart from the odd killing and torture Lovely bloke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 RIP El Comandante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Restoring diplomatic relations between America and Cuba is one of the few good achievements by Obama. I don't think that would have happened, if Fidel Castro had still been President of Cuba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalga Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 http://www.cubanet.org/htdocs/CNews/y01/sep01/19e2.htm The legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGELFIRE1 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I don't think the world will miss him. Angel1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa2900 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I don't think the world will miss him. Angel1. It was interesting to see the difference in the reactions and comments from Trump & Corbyn. It was as if they were discussing totally different people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 There was an amusing quote on Sky News: "Castro, he took Cuba from a brutal, corrupt, right-wing regime................." My immediate though was "Yea, straight to a brutal, corrupt, left-wing regime" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafya Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 He stuck the finger up to the big old US of A though and didn't back down. RIP..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbeliever Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) He stuck the finger up to the big old US of A though and didn't back down. RIP..... So you don't mind about the complete repression of religion, or the mass disappearances and executions then? Affection toward Castro can only be explained by complete lack of moral integrity or by profound ignorance on the matter. Okay so what preceded him was worse, and the US should feel rather guilty about their support for that previous regime. But that's no excuse for over 50 years of brutal tyranny. Edited November 27, 2016 by unbeliever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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