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...AMAZING THAT YOUR ARTICLE ABOUT Castro didn't mention the gross human-rights violations that have taken place during the 36 years of his dictatorship: the torture and execution of thousands of dissidents, as many as 5,000 political prisoners still in Cuban jails, and the organization, training and support of terrorists throughout Latin America in the 1960s and '70s. The U.S. embargo has solid moral grounds...
...once remarkable health-care system is a shambles; visitors regularly carry suitcases of even the most common medications to the island. And the proposal to increase the price of alcohol and cigarettes is yet another insult, since these ``luxuries'' are the only escape enjoyed by the people of Castro's Cuba...
...dinner conversation with TIME editors, Castro says capitalism ``is a catastrophe for the world'' and denounces its effects on the environment. In Europe we know that communism did nothing to preserve our planet. But we also know that ecological neglect was forced on the people of Eastern Europe as long as the two systems were competing for world domination. When communism ceased to be its adversary, capitalism should have changed its system of values. Instead, as Castro says, it keeps on ``digging its own grave...
...economic and cultural ties ensure that, despite noticeable differences--witness Fidel Castro's warm reception in Paris and Gerry Adams' fundraising efforts in Washington--Western Europe still houses our staunchest allies. As the Gulf War proved, the Western allies must be ready to handle "out-of-area" problems that will arise to challenge this new world order...
Thumbs up for Castro. He has given American interference a thumbs-down...