[itsahoot]

the dictatorship he installed after seizing power from an American-backed strongman in 1959.

Excuse me but the US taxpayer trained and funded Castro's takeover of Cuba. Of course our political leaders all feigned surprise and shock, when he declared himself a communist after he ejected Batista's government.

[hinckley buzzard]

You are correct of course. The US collaborated with Castro in overthrowing Batista, having been deceived into believing Castro was a populist leader and not the communist thug he actually turned out to have been all along.

But hey, let's not hold the media to any standards of truth, we may hurt their self esteem when they consistently fail to measure up.