Cuban Dreams of Agee

Turncoat......traitor......rat......which term describes Philip Agee best. The former CIA agent who for more than 30 years has made a career out of being a point man in the Left Wing anti-American crusade, now acts as a glorified tourist agent for the glorious Marxist regime in Cuba, drawing people to the Caribbean utopia with a website called Cubalinda.com. He apparently also scribbles occasionally for the press, an example appearing recently in the Guardian.
Even for a fellow traveler like the Guardian the piece strays far, far into fantasy land.

There is a wave of progressive change sweeping Latin America and the Caribbean after the many lonely years in which Cuba held high the torch, with free universal healthcare and education, and world-class cultural, sports and scientific achievements. Although you won't find a Cuban today who says things are perfect - far from it - probably all would agree that compared with pre-revolutionary Cuba, there is a world of improvement.
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More than 30,000 Cuban doctors and health workers are saving lives in 69 countries, many in difficult areas. Meanwhile 30,000 young people from dozens of countries are studying medicine in Cuba on full scholarships. All come from areas lacking doctors.

Cuba's literacy programme, known as "Yes I can", has been adopted in nearly 30 countries, with thousands of Cuban volunteers teaching. The scheme, conducted in Spanish, Portuguese, English, Creole, Quechua and Aymara, has helped some 2 million people to read and write, most of whom continue their education afterwards.

Isn't strange that the Left is so strident in reminding us that liberty cannot be traded for security, but to trade it for free health care and literacy programs strikes them as a fair deal.