Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez visited Fidel Castro in Cuba for six hours on June 12. The two revolutionary
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The leaders went over the advances of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas—their 2004 response to the U.S.-backed Free Trade Area of the Americas. ALBA rejects the model of neoliberal plunder of the FTAA.
Cuba and Venezuela’s partnership is at the core of growing Latin American unity and anti-imperialism. Fidel is resuming political activity as his recovery from a July 2006 surgical procedure progresses.
Chávez reportedly told Fidel that it’s time to get out of the hospital suit and put back his military fatigues—a symbol of his ongoing revolutionary struggle. “We want to see you back in uniform, that’s an order,” said Chávez.
