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		<title>Fidel Castro: Iconic Revolutionary; Island Tyrant</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2016 10:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The death of Fidel Castro closes the last chapter of the Cold War as one of the most controversial, yet iconic world figures passes into history. <p><a href="http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2016/11/25/fidel-castro-iconic-revolutionary-island-tyrant/">... more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a></p>]]></description>
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<p>Today, the man who had held on to power longer than any other living national leader except Queen Elizabeth II, passed into the West&#8230; </p>
<p>Whatever your political views about the man many referred to as: &#8220;the beard&#8221;, there is no denying that Fidel Castro was an iconic character and a central figure in the greatest dramas of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War" title="Wikipedia: Cold War (opens in new window/tab)" target="_blank">Cold War</a>.<br />
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		<title>Rant: Guantanamo Bay &#8211; (way past) time to close it!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2006 02:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guantanamo bay remains a stain on America's honour
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<p>Here in the UK, at least one senior minister (<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4723968.stm" title="BBC Article (opens in new window)" target="_blank">Peter Hain</a>) has also called for the camp to be closed and has intimated that Downing street is &#8211; <em>at the very least</em> &#8211; uncomfortable with what is happening in Guantanamo.</p>
<p>For the rest of the thinking population throughout the supposed &#8220;free world&#8221; Guantanamo has come to symbolise the worst hypocrisy of the current US administration.</p>
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