November 25, 2008

New York Honors Che Guevara with a Statue

By Humberto Fontova
On Friday November 21st, while strolling through Central Park's Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Commentary Magazine's online editor Abe Greenwald noticed a statue and did a double take. "Is that...Che Guevara?"Indeed! There was no mistaking it: a statue of "El Che" by German artist, Christian Jankowski. Upon investigating the matter, Abe Greenwald learned that, "the sculpture is not intended to depict Che Guevara," but rather a street performer from Barcelona's Las Ramblas who idolizes Che Guevara and makes a living mimimg him. "Which I'm sure makes all the difference in the world to the families of Che's victims," Mr Greenwald wisely adds.  " There's no mistaking who that statue depicts."  Most New Yorkers seem unaware that but for the grace of God thousands of them would have been Che's victims too. "If the missiles had remained (in Cuba),We would have used them against the very heart of the U.S., including New York...(Read Full Article)