Che Guevara

[MiniMag84]

I'm not so sure I'd agree with that. Sure a shot to the head would make more sense for an execution, but that would damage his face, making it harder for them to produce a wax mask or prove in another way that it really was Che. Shooting him in the chest "17 times with a kalashnikov variant" would do to trick as well as keep his eyes, hair, etc... clean just in case they had to further prove that it really was Che.

[poolshark5226]

im sorta confused...what are we debating lol

[MiniMag84]

Whether or not the CIA had anything to do with his execution/cover up assassination.

I had to think about that for a minute... :)

[poolshark5226]

It's a documented fact that the CIA was involved in the search and capture of Che, and that there was an officer present for the interrogation. Whether or not the CIA ordered or covered up the execution I don't know.

Jon Lee Anderson, author of Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life, said:


I can't find my source for the cover up quote but I'll look more tommorow

[MiniMag84]

Interesting stuff.

[MrWallen]

So wait, isn't Fidel a 'bad guy', and weren't they buddies? So why does everyone look up to Che as a hero? That always confused me.

[Rather]

Because he truely was trying to help better the life of his people....although he did that by buddying up with fidel and using some of what he gave him to revolutionize south america.

And its not so much as him being a hero as more of a t-shirt POP ICON. Like Abercrombie and Fitch....over used pop icons....*sigh*

[MiniMag84]

Yes, he is a t-shirt pop icon, but that doesn't make him any less of a hero.

[impostal22]

Originally posted by Rather
And its not so much as him being a hero as more of a t-shirt POP ICON. Like Abercrombie and Fitch....over used pop icons....*sigh*

then i guess the american flag is a pop icon, as is anything with "9-11-01" on it.

[MrWallen]

None of them are 'pop icons' in that sense, but all have been exploited by people who want to make money.