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To: LindyBill who wrote (93425)	4/16/2003 8:46:59 AM
From: Glenn Petersen	Respond to of 281500

Apparently HBO has pulled Oliver Stone's documentary on Castro from its schedule. CANF Congratulates HBO on Pulling Castro Documentary usnewswire.com 15 Apr 18:37 CANF Congratulates HBO on Pulling Castro Documentary from Schedule To: National Desk Contact: Dennis Hays, 202-530-1894 Mariela Ferretti, 305-592-7768 both for the Cuban American National Foundation MIAMI, April 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Jorge Mas Santos, the chairman of the Cuban American National Foundation, congratulated HBO Productions today on <b.the removal of an Oliver Stone documentary on Fidel Castro from HBO's May schedule. The documentary, titled "Comandante," reportedly was a showcase for the world's longest reigning tyrant in his own words -- without context or dissenting views. "In recent weeks the world has been reminded once again of the cruelty and deceit of Fidel Castro and his henchmen," stated Mas. "The mass arrests of peaceful dissidents, the harsh prison sentences -- up to 28 years -- imposed on human rights activists, and the summary firing squad execution of three young men seeking to flee the island demonstrate that Castro remains as committed to ruling through fear and intimidation as ever. To have provided a platform for Castro to try to whitewash his sins would have been an unforgivable insult to the thousands of men and women who suffer in his tropical gulag," added Mas. "HBO is well known for its professional integrity and allowing an aging dictator to distort the truth and go unchallenged would not have been in keeping with that tradition," noted the CANF Chairman. usnewswire.com -0- /U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/ 04/15 18:37 Copyright 2003, U.S. Newswire