Cuba Is A Kleptocracy, Not Communist

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It’s not communism that’s the problem in Cuba, it’s the Castro brothers’ winking at corruption.

Published Dec. 19 2014 5:55AM EST

articles/2014/12/19/cuba-is-a-kleptocracy-not-communist/141218-Ruiz-Goiriena-cuba-tease_cx4f5x — Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast

MIAMI — Fidel Castro seized power in January 1959 after waging a guerilla war against then-dictator Fulgencio Batista. The charismatic bearded revolucionario dressed in a dark olive uniform promised to restore order and hold elections.

Romina Ruiz-Goiriena

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Cuba Is A Kleptocracy, Not Communist

It’s not communism that’s the problem in Cuba, it’s the Castro brothers’ winking at corruption.

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Romina Ruiz-Goiriena