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Fidel Castro has been one of the cruelest dictators in living memory.(The Week)(Brief article)

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Fidel Castro has been one of the cruelest dictators in living memory. He has also been the longest"-serving," and is now "retiring," just short of his 50th year in power. Senator Fulbright said famously that Castro "is a thorn in the flesh," but not "a dagger in the heart." That may be true as far as the United States is concerned, although Castro allowed his territory to serve as a base for Soviet missiles, and supported Communist insurgencies around the world. That he has been a ...

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