CANF Congratulates HBO on Pulling Castro Documentary
U.S. Newswire
15 Apr 18:37
CANF Congratulates HBO on Pulling Castro Documentary from Schedule
To: National Desk
Contact: Dennis Hays, 202-530-1894
Mariela Ferretti, 305-592-7768
both for the Cuban American National Foundation
MIAMI, April 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Jorge Mas Santos, the
chairman of the Cuban American National Foundation, congratulated
HBO Productions today on the removal of an Oliver Stone documentary
on Fidel Castro from HBO's May schedule. The documentary, titled
"Comandante," reportedly was a showcase for the world's longest
reigning tyrant in his own words -- without context or dissenting
views.
"In recent weeks the world has been reminded once again of the
cruelty and deceit of Fidel Castro and his henchmen," stated Mas.
"The mass arrests of peaceful dissidents, the harsh prison
sentences -- up to 28 years -- imposed on human rights activists,
and the summary firing squad execution of three young men seeking
to flee the island demonstrate that Castro remains as committed to
ruling through fear and intimidation as ever. To have provided a
platform for Castro to try to whitewash his sins would have been an
unforgivable insult to the thousands of men and women who suffer in
his tropical gulag," added Mas.
"HBO is well known for its professional integrity and allowing
an aging dictator to distort the truth and go unchallenged would
not have been in keeping with that tradition," noted the CANF
Chairman.
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