Quote Originally Posted by rick130 View Post
and was prevalent right through South America at the time.
The Americans just made and toppled regimes as they saw fit, all depending on what was in their corporate interest.

Might see if the local library has 'The Motorcycle Diaries' in stock.

Guevara has never really interested me too much, but from what I've read, this book gives an insight into what started him along the revolutionary (or terrorist, depending on your POV) path.

Rick
I recommend the Motorcycle Diaries, its good for entertainment, let alone the story.

The film at one point depicts the misery of the miners which seems to direct him (Che) on the turning point to revolution especially against Batista's US propped up Cuban government and the influence of US big business.

Having spent a large chunk of my working life in South America the bit in the film where he tries to seduce a married woman almost get them killed in Laurito Chile is particularly amusing if you see it..I liked the old bloke in the hat by the the piano--just typical!
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6KR5OfcyHA"]Diarios de motocicleta_ El chipi chipi - YouTube[/ame]

On more than one occasion I have been told that Che became a PITA and Fidel "hung him out to dry" so to speak on that Bolivian adventure. The Soviets saw him as a loose cannon and he had to go.
Another use of a clever use of a "Useful idiot" as Stalin called them.
Cheers Dennis
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