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2007-08-01 Caribbean-Latin America

'Cool' Icon Che Guevara Was a Murderous Thug, Author Says

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Posted by tu3031 2007-08-01 13:29|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 This needs to be taught widely in our schools and universities.

/and I want a pony, too.

Posted by xbalanke 2007-08-01 15:46|| 2007-08-01 15:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Rene Dumont, a French socialist economist, went to Cuba to advise the regime and told them, good grief, you've done more radicalization, more nationalization in two years than the Chinese revolution did in eight years. They were nationalizing everything, stealing all private property, turning farms into state farms - and that naturally would get rid of any potential capitalist rival.

And so now, Hugo Chavez becomes the standard bearer for communism in the southern hemisphere by stealing everything in Venezuela.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-08-01 16:42|| 2007-08-01 16:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Is there *any* commie icon that was not a murderous thug?

Posted by SteveS 2007-08-01 16:44|| 2007-08-01 16:44|| Front Page Top

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Michael Moore as Che.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-08-01 17:23|| 2007-08-01 17:23|| Front Page Top

#5 That's *why* he's an icon. Its wish fulfillment for his Lefty fans.

"Boy if I could have people killed, then they'd listen to me"

Posted by Oldcat 2007-08-01 18:10|| 2007-08-01 18:10|| Front Page Top

#6 The article is unfair to Ringo Starr if you ask me.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-08-01 18:40|| 2007-08-01 18:40|| Front Page Top

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