No offense Little Hawk. But Actually Cuban Beaches Are CLOSED to the CUBAN PEOPLE not OPEN as you have stated (Please see the documentation of this at www.cubafreepress.org). But they are open and LIMITED to the TOURISTS ONLY!!!!! Since they have the MONEY. Actually, it is CASTRO who is exploiting the CAPITILIST system NOT the would be CAPITALISTIST that might replace him. It is ironic that cash starved Cuba has need of the CAPITALIST system for its survival. I do agree with you though that without the rule of law in Cuba Capitalism prabably would not be much better that the crap government they have now under Castro. Sorry I don't know how to make paragraphs. I try to respect other peoples opinions. And SINCERELY mean this. I think as human beings sometimes we get easily offended if someone might show a different bend on a story such as Cuba. I think this is the issue more than my paragraphs although I will work on them. I am completely computer illiterate and can't type or spell. All of us are more or less vain: we all like to be right most of the time. The only way to win and argue is to avoid it. No one is born knowing everything and I am not an academic. I do read alot of info. on the internet though, and I think my opinion on this one is based more on common sense, than my desire to impress fellow mudcatters with anything. I have terrible grammar and many many faults So please don't hate me for this. This is my last posting. Sorry it was so long and for my ramblings and speeches. I guess I am a bit like Fidel in this way!