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| − | '''Ernesto "Che" Guevara''' (b. June 14, 1928, executed October 9th, 1967) was a | + | '''Ernesto "Che" Guevara''' (b. June 14, 1928, executed October 9th, 1967) was a [[Marxist]] guerrilla leader, with [[Fidel Castro]], during the Cuban Revolution and became a hero for many people.<ref>[http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2007/05/illegal-immigrants-rally-in-support-of.html Illegal Immigrants Rally For Dead Marxist Che Guevara]</ref><ref>[http://www.che-mart.com/WhoisChe.php Che-Mart]</ref> |
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== Early Life == | == Early Life == | ||
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== Cuba Revolution== | == Cuba Revolution== | ||
[[Image:Che Guevara por Alberto Korda.jpg|thumb|Portrait by Alberto Korda.]] | [[Image:Che Guevara por Alberto Korda.jpg|thumb|Portrait by Alberto Korda.]] | ||
| − | In 1955, while living as a hobo, Guevara met [[Raul Castro|Raul]] and Fidel Castro to plot the overthrow of the US-backed [[Fulgencio Batista]] government in Cuba. Their first revolutionary plan was an assault on Cuba from [[Mexico]]. During the war Castro promoted Guevara to commander status, and Guevara won the Battle of Santa Clara. This defeated Batista's forces and allowed the bearded guerrillas to march on towards [[Havana]]. On New Years Eve 1958, Batista's forces were defeated and on New Years day, Batista fled to the [[Dominican Republic]]. Castro and Guevara became Cuba's new socialist revolutionary leaders. | + | In 1955, while living as a hobo, Guevara met [[Raul Castro|Raul]] and Fidel Castro to plot the overthrow of the Corrupt US-backed [[Fulgencio Batista]] government in Cuba. Their first revolutionary plan was an assault on Cuba from [[Mexico]]. During the war Castro promoted Guevara to commander status, and Guevara won the Battle of Santa Clara. This defeated Batista's forces and allowed the bearded guerrillas to march on towards [[Havana]]. On New Years Eve 1958, Batista's forces were defeated and on New Years day, Batista fled to the [[Dominican Republic]]. Castro and Guevara became Cuba's new socialist revolutionary leaders. |
==Castro's Cuba== | ==Castro's Cuba== | ||
| − | Guevara was appointed commander of the La Cabaña Fortress prison. He oversaw the trial and execution of many | + | Guevara was appointed commander of the La Cabaña Fortress prison. He oversaw the trial and execution of many war criminals. American propaganda depicted it as a brutal massmurder of innocents, but the ones trialed was people who had commited war crimes, such as torture or rape. |
| + | {{Cquote|"I have yet to find a single credible source pointing to a case where Che executed 'an innocent'. Those persons executed by Guevara or on his orders were condemned for the usual crimes punishable by death at times of war or in its aftermath: desertion, treason or crimes such as rape, torture or murder. I should add that my research spanned five years, and included anti-Castro Cubans among the Cuban-American exile community in Miami and elsewhere." | ||
| + | — Jon Lee Anderson, author of Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life, PBS forum}} | ||
| − | + | During the 1961 [[Bay of Pigs]] invasioro ordered Guevara to take up a command post in Western Cuba. He never saw any fighting and did not participate in the Cuban victory. Hon, Castwever, he dropped his pistol and shot himself in the face. Guevara was the main proponent of missiles in Cuba and urged Khrushchev to nuke the United States.<ref>Hari, Johann [http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-should-che-be-an-icon-no-394336.html Should Che Be an Icon? No]</ref> In December 1964, he gave a speech before the [[United Nations|U.N. General Assembly]] mocking the [[imperialism]] of the [[USA]]. | |
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==South America== | ==South America== | ||
[[File:Guayasamin La Muerte del Che nº 2, 1978.jpg|thumb|Guayasamín, La Muerte del Che nº 2, 1978.]] | [[File:Guayasamin La Muerte del Che nº 2, 1978.jpg|thumb|Guayasamín, La Muerte del Che nº 2, 1978.]] | ||
| − | Guevara authored an insurgent booklet entitled ''Guerrilla Warfare''. <ref>[http://yaf.org/Che/?newsmax Mugshot of a Murderer] Yaf.org</ref> He left Cuba to lead a [[Communist]] guerrilla movement in [[South America]]. [[Bolivia]]n soldiers, trained, equipped and guided by U.S. Green Beret and [[CIA]] operatives,<ref>[http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB5/index.html The Death of Che Guevara: Declassified] The George Washington University</ref> hunted him down in the Bolivian jungle where he was captured. He | + | Guevara authored an insurgent booklet entitled ''Guerrilla Warfare''. <ref>[http://yaf.org/Che/?newsmax Mugshot of a Murderer] Yaf.org</ref> He left Cuba to lead a [[Communist]] guerrilla movement in [[South America]]. [[Bolivia]]n soldiers, trained, equipped and guided by U.S. Green Beret and [[CIA]] operatives,<ref>[http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB5/index.html The Death of Che Guevara: Declassified] The George Washington University</ref> hunted him down in the Bolivian jungle where he was captured. He was asked hours before his execution if he was thinking about the Immortality of the Revolution. "No", he replied, "I'm thinking about the immortality of the revolution." He was shot in cold blood by a drunk Sergeant , and his hands were chopped off and put into a jar. His execution came from direct orders from the CIA. |
| + | {{Cquote|"I know you've come to kill me. Shoot, coward! You are only going to kill a man!" -Che Guevara's heroic last words to his executioner.}} | ||
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==Video== | ==Video== | ||
Revision as of 15:05, August 19, 2010
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (b. June 14, 1928, executed October 9th, 1967) was a Marxist guerrilla leader, with Fidel Castro, during the Cuban Revolution and became a hero for many people.[1][2]
Early Life
Guevara was the eldest of five children born in Rosario, Argentina. His schoolmates nicknamed him "pig" (Chancho) because he rarely bathed, and smelled bad.[3] He also enjoyed enjoyed killing dogs (a trait common among psychopaths).[4] He flunked out of medical school, never got his diploma, and still was chosen to be the medic for Fidel Castro's so called "revolution". The real Che was a "revolutionary Ringo Starr" who "fell in with the right bunch and rode their coattails to world fame."[5]
Cuba Revolution
In 1955, while living as a hobo, Guevara met Raul and Fidel Castro to plot the overthrow of the Corrupt US-backed Fulgencio Batista government in Cuba. Their first revolutionary plan was an assault on Cuba from Mexico. During the war Castro promoted Guevara to commander status, and Guevara won the Battle of Santa Clara. This defeated Batista's forces and allowed the bearded guerrillas to march on towards Havana. On New Years Eve 1958, Batista's forces were defeated and on New Years day, Batista fled to the Dominican Republic. Castro and Guevara became Cuba's new socialist revolutionary leaders.
Castro's Cuba
Guevara was appointed commander of the La Cabaña Fortress prison. He oversaw the trial and execution of many war criminals. American propaganda depicted it as a brutal massmurder of innocents, but the ones trialed was people who had commited war crimes, such as torture or rape.
| “ | "I have yet to find a single credible source pointing to a case where Che executed 'an innocent'. Those persons executed by Guevara or on his orders were condemned for the usual crimes punishable by death at times of war or in its aftermath: desertion, treason or crimes such as rape, torture or murder. I should add that my research spanned five years, and included anti-Castro Cubans among the Cuban-American exile community in Miami and elsewhere."
— Jon Lee Anderson, author of Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life, PBS forum |
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During the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasioro ordered Guevara to take up a command post in Western Cuba. He never saw any fighting and did not participate in the Cuban victory. Hon, Castwever, he dropped his pistol and shot himself in the face. Guevara was the main proponent of missiles in Cuba and urged Khrushchev to nuke the United States.[6] In December 1964, he gave a speech before the U.N. General Assembly mocking the imperialism of the USA.
South America
Guevara authored an insurgent booklet entitled Guerrilla Warfare. [7] He left Cuba to lead a Communist guerrilla movement in South America. Bolivian soldiers, trained, equipped and guided by U.S. Green Beret and CIA operatives,[8] hunted him down in the Bolivian jungle where he was captured. He was asked hours before his execution if he was thinking about the Immortality of the Revolution. "No", he replied, "I'm thinking about the immortality of the revolution." He was shot in cold blood by a drunk Sergeant , and his hands were chopped off and put into a jar. His execution came from direct orders from the CIA.
| “ | "I know you've come to kill me. Shoot, coward! You are only going to kill a man!" -Che Guevara's heroic last words to his executioner. | ” |
Video
Books
- Che Guevara and the Useful Idiots Who Idolize Him, Humberto Fontova.
- Exposing the Real Che Guevara: The Liberal Media's Favorite Executioner, Humberto Fontova, Sentinel, April 2007 ISBN-10: 1595230270 [1]
- Che Guevara Planned Attacks Against the U.S. Humberto Fontova, Newsmax.com, November 21, 2007
References
- ↑ Illegal Immigrants Rally For Dead Marxist Che Guevara
- ↑ Che-Mart
- ↑ Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Forty Years, Still Dead The Jawa Report, October 8, 2007
- ↑ Exposing the Real Che Guevara: and the Useful Idiots who Idolize Him, By Humberto Fontova
- ↑ Exposing the Real Che Guevara: and the Useful Idiots who Idolize Him, By Humberto Fontova
- ↑ Hari, Johann Should Che Be an Icon? No
- ↑ Mugshot of a Murderer Yaf.org
- ↑ The Death of Che Guevara: Declassified The George Washington University