E For Embargo, F For Fidel: Castro Dictionary Published

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 9, 2009 4:54 AM CDT
E For Embargo, F For Fidel: Castro Dictionary Published
Fidel and Raul Castro confer in this 2004 file photo in Havana.   (AP Photo/Cristobal Herrera, file )

Fidel Castro usually likes to express his political views in rambling essays and hours-long speeches, but a new book now breaks down El Comandante's philosophy into a handy-dandy A-to-Z format. The Castro dictionary, containing entries such as "Unemployment" and "History," is targeted at Cuban academics, reports AP. Unlike Mao's Little Red Book, though, this one can't be tucked into a pocket. It weighs in at 339 pages.
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