Fidel Castro was a lawyer and a major leader of the Communist-led Cuban Revolution, Prime Minister of Cuba (1958-1976) and President (1976-2008). Despite US sanctions Cuba achieved an infant mortality rate the same as that of the US (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_Castro ).
Fidel Castro on Obama’s support for Israel and its Palestinian Genocide (30 January 2009): “It is the way our friend Obama has fallen into sharing Israel’s genocide against Palestinians.” [1].
[1]. Fidel Castro’s article “Deciphering the thought of the new US president” reported by the Jakarta Globe, 30 January 2009: http://thejakartaglobe.com/world/fidel-castro-turns-against-obama-in-demand-for-guantanamos-return/306263 .