There have been posts about Stephen Harper's condolences for the death of the King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia only last year and reading them I wonder about the beheadings, support of terrorism, the torture, and the misogynistic society that he led. What a life of lavish luxury for him and the Saudi Royal Family. Not a peep of protest was made about Harper's sorrow for the leader of that wretched regime. The last execution in Cuba was in 2003. Castro was no saint but he wasn't the devil either. He genuinely had a mission to help the poor of his country. Cuba was not as this editorial claims such a great place to live under the Batista regime. Cubans themselves will judge the Castros and the regime. All of the criticism from outside has been ideologically rooted. The concerns about human rights are made by hypocrites who laud the United States while it presently is the chief torturer in Cuba with its' dungeon in Guantanamo Bay.