tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post6561508310814200042..comments2023-11-16T03:57:05.158-05:00Comments on The Cuban Triangle: "What would you people have done with Frank Pais?"Phil Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724525896667349935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-25369254034474786602011-08-09T09:50:25.543-04:002011-08-09T09:50:25.543-04:00Que sabio es el liderazgo Cubano. Ojala que tuveri...Que sabio es el liderazgo Cubano. Ojala que tuveriamos gente como ese aqui in usa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-11523328211667424262011-08-06T00:23:12.237-04:002011-08-06T00:23:12.237-04:00I have 2 schools of thought on Frank Pais, had he ...I have 2 schools of thought on Frank Pais, had he lived to see the revolution. <br /><br />First, there is the possibility that Fidel might have thrown him in jail, like he did with other major figures like Huber Matos and Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo. I think this was highly unlikely, as Castro’s ties with Pais were much deeper and Frank Pais had a base of support that Fidel could not afford to lose.<br />The second scenario, which I think would have been more likely, is that Frank Pais would have been a moderating influence on the excesses of the early years of the revolution. He definitely would have clashed with Che, and I venture to guess that Fidel would have sided with Frank Pais over Che. As far as religion, he just might have had the influence on Cuba’s leadership that liberation theology inspired movements from across Latin America would later have in Cuba, including the Sandinistas. <br /><br />There is at least one book written about Frank Pais. It is Frank Pais: Architect of Cuba's Betrayed Revolution (Pub.2009) by Jose Alvarez. I have not read it, but perhaps someone who has can chime in.Antoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362254296359835033noreply@blogger.com