Furthermore, he is the first totalitarian dictator in the history of the Americas.
Chile boasts also the strongest economy in Latin America.
Yet, Castro is lionized and treated with respect by leaders around the world. Most recently, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno has tripped over herself kow-towing to Castro in the Elian Gonzalez case. By contrast, Pinochet is hounded and harassed by a world-wide cast of characters, virtually all of them leftists. That selfsame Janet Reno rides with the vigilantes. Let us assume, for a moment, that you believe Castro walks on water, and that Pinochet deserves to be boiled in oil.