Don't let la puerta hit you in las nalgas on the way out, Fidel!

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cartercastro.jpgAs Fidel Castro steps down to let his turd brother take the permanent reins in Cuba, there are bound to be a number of apologists for the tyrant coming out of the woodwork. Just refer them to Cuba Archive, an ongoing project that is compiling documentation online of the victims of Castro's 49 iron-fisted years:

"To date, over 9,000 records have been entered into the electronic system, which grows as additional cases are entered and research and outreach efforts expand. ...The state led by Fidel and Raúl Castro emerges responsible for thousands of firing squad executions and extrajudicial killings. The archive reports over one thousand deaths in prisons, police stations, or State Security offices, as well as dozens of civilians murdered while trying to escape by sea or seeking asylum in foreign embassies and at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo. Pregnant women assassinated in political prisons and religious leaders and minors executed by firing squad are part of the tragic record. Nine extrajudicial killings and five deaths of prisoners for lack of medical attention are recorded for 2007."

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Without a doubt, Bridget, this wins headline of the day. Maybe of the year.

Best,
Chris

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