WNU Editor: The tyrant is dead. His promise at the start of the revolution to destroy the corruption of the Batista regime, to end poverty and inequality and to give voice to the voiceless while charting an independent direction for the Cuban people .... became (in a very short period of time) the complete opposite .... and for millions of Cubans .... something far worse.
And while world leaders and the media are acknowledging the death of Fidel Castro today .... some are giving him praise .... some are critical .... many are neutral .... for the older generation who grew up with Castro .... an acceptance that an era has now come to an end.
As for how I will remember Castro .... tonight .... when I light my candle to remember his legacy .... my thoughts will primarily be on the many who died under his rule .... and for the millions whose lives were uprooted and destroyed by this man.
