What's wrong with Castro? Only a few things from the point of view of the USA:

1. He nationalized the foreign holdings in Cuba after the revolution, most of which belonged to rich American companies who were exploting the shit out of the island and maintaining it as their personal playground and whorehouse.

2. He helped the ordinary Cuban people instead of the rich. (and in so many ways that I won't bore you by listing them, cos I doubt you want to know anyway)

3. He turned to Russia for help when isolated by the USA, and brought in Russian weapons and military personnel....a huge NO-NO to America!

4. He refuses to cooperate with the grand designs of the American Empire.

5. He just won't die...

That's what bothers the USA. Not the lack of democracy. Not the executions. Not the imprisonment of radicals. Nope. Just the fact that he is most definitely not in their pocket...which makes him their enemy. Oh, and there's that important bloc of Cuban voters in Florida to consider...every time a Presidential election rolls around.

- LH