Word: guevaras
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Next day, the mood changed. A grim, unsmiling Castro stood on a platform, joined by Raúl, President Osvaldo Dorticós and Minister of Industries Che Guevara. Castro gave the enthusiastic crowd of 100,000 a brief wave, unstrapped his ever-present .45 automatic, and stood through the introductions with nervous, twitching fingers. The Organization of American States had just voted diplomatic and economic sanctions against Cuba, and Castro was eager to strike back. "The OAS is garbage, a Yankee ministry of colonies," he railed. "The people of Cuba repudiate the insolent threats of armed aggression...
...Fight to the Death." The war of nerves was beginning to tell on Castro and his henchmen. "We are face to face with history," roared Minister of Industries Che Guevara last week. "We cannot be afraid. This is a fight to the death." Added Castro's little brother Raul, head of Cuba's armed forces: "We must be alert. We must be implacable." Castro canceled all military leaves and placed his armed forces on full alert. Havana University was drained as students were called to arms in militia units. Night after night, radar antennas scanned...
...Times? In the answer lay a journalistic lesson on the danger of listening with only one ear and getting only half the story. Both the Times and the A.P. were right-both were also wrong. Each seemed to have tuned in on only that portion of Che Guevara's interview that suited their contradictory themes. Castro's man had, in fact, been indulging in a little Cuban doubletalk-as came transparently clear in any thorough reading of the interview. Extracts from A.B.C.'s tape...
...Guevara: Obviously, it has been a serious drawback...
...Guevara...