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Daniel Hutchinson
I was reading the other day about how many people revere Che Guevara. I'm re-posting something I posted several years ago, regarding Che.
Looking at my list of short stories, I see roughly 50, and could repost periodically, if anyone is interested.
“I just read where the Pope, Pope Francis, is going to speak in Cuba, with a back drop of Che Guevara. I thought I would share a little ‘tid-bit’ about Che.
First, when the current pope chose the name Francis – the first time Francis has been used by a Pope. He loved and respected Francis of Assisi. When working in Venice, Italy for 30 days one time, I was given a very nice boat and driver to take me wherever I wanted to go. One day, several of us took a tour of the small islands around Venice. There is one Verona, which is famous for glass blowing, and beautiful art made from glass; there is Morano. Then there is Borano, which was famous for their delicate lace. And, the Island where Francis of Assisi, had his monastery. It is a quiet, yet very nice place. If any of you are looking for a great place to visit. Venice and the islands is highly recommended, but take a suit case of cash, it is expensive. I was there in 1987, and my hotel room for 30 days came to $9,500. – I understand it’s much higher now. I can give some other tips about Venice, if any of you plan on visiting.
Back to Che Guevara. (in Spanish when you see the last name such as, ‘de la (of the)’ ‘Serna’, this is the way they connect to the mother, ‘Serna’ is his mother’s maiden name)
“Encyclopedia Britanica”
“Che Guevara, by name of Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (born June 14, 1928, Rosario, Argentina—died October 9, 1967, La Higuera, Bolivia), theoretician and tactician of guerrilla warfare, prominent communist figure in the Cuban Revolution (1956–59), and guerrilla leader in South America. After his execution by the Bolivian army, he was regarded as a martyred hero by generations of leftists worldwide, and his image became an icon of leftist radicalism and anti-imperialism.”
When Che marched into Havana with Fidel Castro at the takeover in a violent revolution in 1959. I’m sure most of you recall when that happened, it was a huge news item for days, weeks and months.
I worked with someone who was close to the entire leftist movement in Cuba, and the plans made for their invasion. This fellow told me how Che had an office where they had their offices, at the prison in Havana. He enjoyed watching executions from his office window, which overlooked the court yard. He liked it so much, he even had them enlarge the window to make the viewing easier.
One day the mother of a 16 year old who was scooped up because he was involved in an anti-revolution demonstration, and taken to the prison. The mother pleaded for mercy and asked Che to allow her to take her son home. To show you what a compassionate guy he was, he had the mother go to the window with him, as they brought up her son, stood him against the wall, and had him shot.
There are many stories of what a psychopathic, tyrant he was. He was responsible for hundreds of political opponents being executed.
He was trying to spread the leftist revolution throughout South America. He enjoyed some success in this, but when he arrived in Bolivia, the government in power at the time realized he was a threat to the peace and stability of the country. South America like most of the world deal with these things more harshly than we are accustomed to in the United States. The Army tracked down Che, had a shoot out, killing many of the gorillas with him, but captured Che. He was unharmed, but was so freighted, he began to cry, whimpering, begging for his life. The soldiers were very much put off by his show of cowardice, and shot him. They cut off his ears, to prove they in-fact killed him. Today where Che is buried has a road running over him. There couldn’t be a more fitting resting place for this evil (I was going to say man), but instead I’ll just call him an evil, despicable psychopathic murder.
Argentina, where the Pope is from, has suffered from leftist influence for many years, and it’s possible, although I can’t point to anything to prove this, but he (the Pope) may have these leftist leanings, and reveres Che as the folk hero as many do in South America.”
A final note (2/3/2025) There is nothing to admire about Che, to the contrary, he was evil, as I said above.
P.S. I had an association with a Bolivian police officer who was part of the army unit that killed Che. His explaination of Che crying and whimpering was very graphic.
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