Fidel Castro’s latest article in his captive (literally!) press mourns the Tucson shootings, as “An Atrocious Act.” “If only I could have gotten my hands on Loughner in time!” Castro must lament behind his crocodilian woe. “And made an intervention!…Why
by Humberto Fontova12 Jan 2011, 2:08 PM PST0
“Fidel Castro is one hell of a guy!” Ted Turner gushed to a capacity crowd at Harvard Law School during a speech in 1997. “You people would like him! Most people in Cuba like him.” Within weeks CNN was granted
by Humberto Fontova11 Jan 2011, 5:31 AM PST0
Newsweek magazine hailed Cuba among “The Best Countries in the World,” quality-of -life-wise. “Cuba outdoes its fellow middle-income countries in quality of life,” explains the 1993 “National Magazine Award for General Excellence” winner who recently fetched one dollar on the
by Humberto Fontova8 Jan 2011, 9:34 AM PST0
January 7, 1959, marks a milestone in U.S. diplomatic history. Never before had the State Department extended diplomatic recognition to a Latin American government as quickly as they bestowed this benediction on Fidel Castro’s that day. At the time, Castro
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Breathless scoop from a terrified government source dug up by the intrepid news agency Reuters, virtue of their coveted Havana Bureau, Dec. 6th, 2010: “We estimate the total (visitors from the U.S. to Cuba) for the year will be more
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Those 638 (at last Castro count and dutiful MSM dissemination) CIA assassination attempts against Fidel Castro have inspired a video game titled Call of Duty: Black Ops that racked up $360 million in its first day on sale, a new
by Humberto Fontova17 Nov 2010, 9:41 AM PST0
“Here boys! — Come here, boys!” yelled the Castro regime in September. Tongues out and tails wagging, those intrepid sleuths who staff the MSM (particularly its Havana bureaus) promptly mobbed the Stalinist regime’s propaganda ministry, slobbering all over them. In
by Humberto Fontova12 Nov 2010, 2:28 PM PST0
When Japan’s ferocious General Tomoyuki Yamashita (“The Tiger of Malaya”) finally emerged from his headquarters on Luzon to surrender he handed his pistol, samurai sword and battle flag to the nearest U.S. soldier he saw. This was Cuban born, Manuel
by Humberto Fontova11 Nov 2010, 6:58 AM PST0
Cuban dissident Darsi Ferrer could have warned Andrew Breitbart about ABC’s swinishness. To wit: Michael Moore’s parroting of Castro’s claims in Sicko sickened even some in the U.S. mainstream media. An ABC producer (name withheld at their request), appalled at
by Humberto Fontova4 Nov 2010, 4:36 AM PST0
They finally nabbed Al Capone–but for tax evasion. Legislation to de-fund The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will finally be introduced–but because of Juan Williams’ pink slip. Senator Jim DeMint explained his motivation, “Since 2001, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which
by Humberto Fontova26 Oct 2010, 4:04 AM PST0
After starring in public Service Announcements for the Obama administration, Mexican-American Labor activist Dolores Huestra is now starring in public service announcements for Fidel Castro’s regime. Senora Huetra is a co-founder of United Farm Workers of American and a member
by Humberto Fontova22 Oct 2010, 4:16 AM PST0
Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (who in 2004 held a concert titled “Celebration of Human Rights and Social Justice”) spent all last week as grateful guests of a Stalinist/Apartheid regime that murdered more political prisoners in
by Humberto Fontova17 Oct 2010, 11:33 AM PST0
Thirty eight years ago today, on October 14, 1962 JFK’s National Security advisor, McGeorge Bundy, appeared on ABC’s “Issues and Answers” to rebut hysteria from some tinfoil-hatters of the time. “Nothing but refugee rumors,” sneered Bundy regarding reports from Cuban-
by Humberto Fontova14 Oct 2010, 7:52 AM PST0
Recently in the New York Times, JFK speechwriter and adviser Ted Sorensen commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy/Nixon debates: “When Kennedy Met Nixon: The Real Story,” reads the op-ed’s title. Turns out, however, that the “real story” as “revealed”
by Humberto Fontova10 Oct 2010, 8:53 AM PST0
“Let me address the FOX News Network…. two words. It’s all I need: “You lie”… Fox News is “essentially the voice of the Republican Party.” — Rick Sanchez, September 18, 2009 Americans of Cuban heritage are, in fact, the most
by Humberto Fontova9 Oct 2010, 8:21 AM PST0
Forty three years ago this week, Ernesto “Che” Guevara got a major dose of his own medicine. Without trial he was declared a murderer, stood against a wall and shot. Historically speaking, justice has rarely been better served. If the
by Humberto Fontova9 Oct 2010, 6:21 AM PST0
Last week in the New York Times JFK speechwriter and adviser Ted Sorensen commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy/Nixon debates. “When Kennedy Met Nixon: The Real Story,” reads the op-ed’s title. Turns out, however, that the “real story” as
by Humberto Fontova30 Sep 2010, 6:17 AM PST0
Say a “Mid-East expert” at the Heritage Foundation thanked 9/11 terrorists Mohamed Atta and Abdulaziz al-Omari in the acknowledgments to his book. Say the tribute read: “In (terrorist-sponsoring) Syria many people spent long hours with me, helped open doors I
by Humberto Fontova25 Sep 2010, 8:58 AM PST0
Hired help might be hard to find nowadays–but not for Fidel Castro. Jack Benny had his Rochester. Louise Jefferson had her Florence. And Fidel Castro now has his Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic‘s freshly-minted “Cuba Expert.” Last month Fidel Castro granted
by Humberto Fontova19 Sep 2010, 2:58 PM PST0
You’d really, really think half a century of Castro pronouncements might make the MSM a tad skeptical about them. Take this one from 1959. For months by the time of his above denouncement of Communism, Fidel, Raul, and Che had
by Humberto Fontova19 Sep 2010, 11:29 AM PST0
Fidel Castro recently bestowed the Atlantic‘s Jeffrey Goldberg with an exclusive interview. More than a mere exclusive, this is the first interview granted by the Stalinist dictator to an American reporter in four years. The MSM is absolutely agog with
by Humberto Fontova10 Sep 2010, 12:35 PM PST0