Fidel's fans

Are up in arms over this story by Kathryn Jean Lopez. The usual, tired claims:

Your can't compose a balanced article about Cuba, which would include information about medical care, universal free education, the successful containment of AIDS, etc. because the hysterical rag for which you are writing would never publish it.

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THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE FOLKS IN THE ISLAND OF 11.5 MILLION, LOVE AND RESPECT THEIR COMANDANTE EN JEFE FIDEL CASTRO. THIS I WITNESSED FIRST HAND IN MY TRIPS TO CUBA AS A FORMER "COMBAT & POLITICAL PHOTOGRAPHER.

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You need to do alittle research before you start running off at the mouth about Che. I have to date, never found a more honest man who has dedicated his life to destroying people that prey on the weak and less fortunate.