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Fidel in bad shape - Cuba 101
With the impending death of Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro, it’s a good time to take a peek into the looking glass. Today’s journey takes us to the eve of the Cuban Revolution. The following article by Times journalist Herbert Matthews is a good primer in the reasons behind Castro’s rise.
In short, the U.S. backed pre-Castro Dictator, Fulgencio Batista, had really pissed off a lot of Cubans. His evisceration of the political middle ground left Cuba with no political option. Castro’s movement, which developed deep within the rugged terrain of the Sierra Maestra mountains was geographically too remote for Batista to destroy. Without another political option, when Castro made his move out of the mountains, Cuba followed. The U.S. didn’t like him and he eventually allied with the other world power of the day, the Soviet Union. And here we are today.
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