This is probably true although revolutions have often been led by middle class intellectual folk made good despite themselves. (Che, Lenin, etc) Oh no. I'm not meant to mention these on here am I?
Actually the Cuban revolution was initially a nationalist one, which developed rapidly.
Also, some good news for Cubophiles:
Castro Announces Crude Oil Discovery
The Guardian
Sunday December 26, 2004 12:16 AM
HAVANA (AP) - President Fidel Castro said a crude oil
deposit has been discovered off Cuba containing up to
100 million barrels, good news for a country that
imports about half the petroleum it needs.
``This is the first discovery since 1999,'' Castro
said Friday in a speech to a closed session of the
National Assembly. His comments were aired on state
television Saturday.
Castro said the deposit was located off the coast of
Santa Cruz del Norte, east of Havana, during an
exploratory drilling. He said production at the site
could begin during 2006.
Cuba currently produces 75,000 barrels daily, about
half of what it needs. It imports most of the rest,
much of it on favorable terms from political ally
Venezuela.
Oil specialists believe Cuba's waters in the Gulf of
Mexico could contain large quantities of crude, just
as those of Mexico and the United States do. Earlier
explorations turned up only modest discoveries.
Time for an invasion methinks (maybe they'll wait till he dies). Or is it state capitalist people???!
JH
.jpg "Up Against The Wall Motherfucker! - graphic, 1960s")
