[backhoe]

nopardons, naturally I agree- there's an "Iron Curtain of silence" on the atrocities going on in black-run African nations. The old regimes in Rhodesia & South Africa had their bad points, but they were far better than what's there now.

piasa, I'm an old cold warrior, long opposed to "Pappa Fidel"- here are some links:

(C)old War Ghost- Cubans in Angola

[wardaddy]

On that point I knew some Cuban expatriots who fought on our side in Angola under intelligence auspices.

[rwb]

The old regimes in Rhodesia & South Africa had their bad points, but they were far better than what's there now.

Better? That would depend on your "ethnic background" now wouldn't it?

Beaten over the head, shot and driven off your land? Discriminated against?
I guess your grand-daddy didn't have a problem with the "Whites Only" signs in Mississippi, either. Are you actually naive enough to believe that, or are you just a cynic?
Oh wait, let me guess ... you forgot the /sarcasm tag, right?

The truth is that things haven't gotten better or worse (except for the former racist ruling class). The only difference between now and then is that things have a chance to get better for everyone (though from the current state of affairs, its a slim chance).