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Humberto Fontova: Britain Welcomes Che Guevara's Daughter -- But Bans Michael Savage

For “fostering extremism and hatred " Britain's home Secretary has barred the popular U.S. radio commentator Michael Savage from setting foot in the UK. “Coming to the U.K. is a privilege,” explained Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, “and I refuse to extend that privilege to individuals who abuse our standards and values to undermine our way of life. Therefore, I will not hesitate to name and shame those who foster extremist views as I want them to know that they are not welcome here."

Fair enough, Ms Smith. But Che Guevara's daughter, Aleida, will be in Britain next month for a hoopla titled Cuba50, which is billed as “the biggest European celebration in this 50th anniversary year.” In London's expansive Barbican Centre, Britain will throw the continent's biggest party commemorating fifty years of Castro's Stalinist regime, which jailed political prisoners at a higher rate than Stalin's, murdered political prisoners at a higher rate than pre-war Hitler's, and came closest of anyone to plunging the world into nuclear war.

In the process of “liberating” Cuba, the regime to be honored in London's most prestigious convention centre, created refugees at a higher rate than the Waffen SS and Gestapo created while conquering and subjugating France ( all figures for the above murder and oppression are provided with full documentation in Fidel; Hollywood's Favorite Tyrant.)

And lest we get the wrong idea, Aleida Guevara will visit Home Secretary Smith's jurisdictional domain in order to promote, in her own words: “my father's ideals, his concerns, and his ambitions. I believe that my father is a banner to the world!” adds Che's well-fed (in sharp contrast to most Cubans) daughter.

Fine. Let's have a look at Aleida's father's “ambitions,” keeping in mind that “hate speech” is a buzz-term beloved by the likes of Jacqui Smith and, for them, has an extremely elastic application.

"Hatred as the central element of our struggle!" raved Ernesto 'Che' Guevara in his 1966 Message to the Tricontinental Conference in Havana. "Hatred that is intransigent...hatred so violent that it propels a human being beyond his natural limitations, making him violent and cold- blooded killing machine...We reject any peaceful approach. Violence is inevitable. To establish Socialism rivers of blood must flow!... The imperialist enemy must feel like a hunted animal wherever he moves. Thus we'll destroy him! These hyenas (Americans) are fit only for extermination. We must keep our hatred alive and fan it to paroxysm! The victory of Socialism is well worth millions of atomic victims!”

No rational person would require any such elasticity of definition to classify Aleida's father's--this “banner to the world!”--speech....
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