Word: fidelity
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...equally poor. Without class divisions, my friends told me, social divisions—like racism and anti-Semitism—don’t exist. For one second, I thought that maybe a system like this, that eliminates destructive social conflict, was the answer. So did Karl and Fidel win me over? Not exactly. As enticing as I found some aspects of the Cuban regime, I soon learned that its advantages come at a high price. First, the government compromises essential freedoms, censoring citizens heavily. It’s true that the arts are heavily subsidized—but only...
...chance to showcase "one of our revolution?s most important principles: the redistribution of oil revenues, especially for the poor." He adds it also reflects "the kind of cooperation mechanism we?re using with our neighbor countries in Latin America." Many of them - especially Cuba, whose communist leader Fidel Castro is one of Chavez?s closest allies - get cheaper access to Venezuelan crude as part of Chavez?s campaign to forge greater Latin American integration and less economic reliance on the U.S. Last Friday, in a move that further irritated the U.S., Chavez was awarded the United Nations' Jose Marti...
...allies in the world, who threaten, who invade, who kill, who assassinate." As for himself, Morales and kindred spirits, the Venezuelan leader said, "We are creating the axis of good, the new axis of the new century." Morales, for his part, added, "The movement is not only in Bolivia; Fidel [Castro] in Cuba and Hugo in Venezuela are logging triumphs in social movements and leftist policies...
...authoritarian rule, his popularity has risen--not only in Latin America but also in some parts of U.S. cities like Boston and New York, where the Venezuelan government--owned company Citgo is providing low-income residents with cheap heating oil this winter. Chávez has surpassed his good friend Fidel Castro as the anti-U.S. idol of the Latin American masses--and as a model for other populist leaders in the region, although few have his petroleum resources to use as a cudgel...
...WROTE THAT FIDEL CASTRO HAD THE MOST DANDRUFF YOU'D EVER SEEN. DID YOU HAVE ANY PERSONAL-HYGIENE ISSUES WITH OTHER LEADERS? When the head Taliban took off his socks and with his knife started cutting his toenails, I didn't know whether to laugh, cry or stop my conversation. But I persisted...