Actor-director Sean Penn recently interviewed Hugo Chavez and Raul Castro for an article to be released in next month’s The Nation. Reuters and the AP have jumped over Castro’s claim that he would be glad to meet President-elect Barack Obama on "neutral ground" such as naval base at Guantanamo Bay. Yet the article (available online) reveals much more including Chavez’ admiration for the Alliance for Progress and Castro’s muddled response on Cuba human rights situation.
In the following video from The Nation’s website, Penn gives his views on Chavez including a strong critique of the mainstream media:
Sources- The Nation, YouTube, Reuters, AP
Please, Sean Penn, tell me more about the world!
ReplyDeleteBeing a strong believer in the American meritocracy, I am unfazed by the fact that you never even went to college. After all, most brilliant world leaders - Morales, Ortega and Mel Zelaya among them - never finished formal degrees either.
I anxiously await your next foray into journalism so that my world view can become even more finely honed by your valuable insight.