1.  What is the main point of Mr. Fontova’s commentary?

2.  Contrast Castro’s actions with the treatment/response he received from American media and others (paragraphs 8-16).

3.  Re-read in paragraphs 17 and 18 what various newspeople and celebrities have said about Fidel Castro.  How do you think the families of Castro’s first 10,000 victims, executed in his first 6 years of rule, would react to these remarks?

4.  Why do you think that the U.S. media and other liberals have chosen to ignore Castro’s atrocities?  Is it “willful ignorance” or something more?

5.  a) Mr. Fontova lists 6 cliches about Castro. They could more clearly be called misconceptions or lies.  Read each cliche and the true facts refuting it.  By which are you the most surprised?  Explain your answer.
b) Ask a parent the same question.