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...Florida, U.S. Despots, Old and New Michael Byers' viewpoint "Dictators In The Dock" [July 19] discussed the war-crimes trials of Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein. Just as dangerous are the leaders of Cuba and Russia. I am undecided which one is (or will be) more dangerous to humanity, Fidel Castro or Vladimir Putin. Because of Castro's advanced age, Putin is more of a long-term problem. He is capable of blocking any political development in Russia that he does not like, and his irrational behavior should be considered a threat. Alfredo Formiga Carcavelos, Portugal Michael Moore...
...Energy Minister, Rodriguez quickly made PDVSA more subservient to both the government and OPEC, which elected him secretary-general in 2001. PDVSA has also supplied Chavez ally Fidel Castro more than 54,000 bbl. a day on favorable finance terms. The politicized atmosphere at PDVSA--many workers say devotion to the Chavez revolution is a job requirement--helped provoke the 2002 strike. Says Ignacio Layrisse, who was afterward fired as production manager: "Ali Rodriguez may be a smart and capable man, but he's just a has-been lefty carrying out Chavez's plans to turn PDVSA into a mediocre...
...strolls among the dozen men and women sorting and rolling molasses-colored leaves in El Credito Cigars' pungent storefront in Miami's Little Havana. His father expanded production to 140,000 cigars a day, at one point supplying troops during World War II. They fled to Miami after Fidel Castro's takeover in 1959. In 1968, finally convinced the exile was permanent, the elder Ernesto paid $5,000 for a cigarmaking factory in Miami. To find a niche among the 30 or so other cigar factories, Ernesto Sr. began testing some signature brands. He developed a mail-order business...
...when that song soared to the top of the charts, Fidel was the enemy and the Cold War was getting uncomfortably hot in Vietnam and elsewhere. Ten years later, Stills controversially followed through on the message behind those seemingly carefree words he’d once sung—he rocked Havana’s Karl Marx Theatre in a historic Cuban-American music festival...
...over 20 minutes during his hour-long visit about his involvement in political causes, from his construction of shelters in rural Ecuador, to his work with missionaries, to his music school for women in India. Sanz noted that he “dedicates part of his set against Fidel Castro” and urged students and his fans motivated by politics to “write about what’s important to them...