about American colonization and exploitation of Cuba. He thundered about the degradation and suffering of the Cuban people at the hands of the U.S.-backed Batista dictatorship. He pointed an accusing finger at the U.S. government for its radio propaganda station based in Swan Island—an embarrassing revelation—and invoked the fate of Guatemala to remind his listeners of the consequences of agrarian reforms that threaten U.S. business interests. And he held out Cuba as an example to the world of how to throw off the shackles of colonial servitude. To the delegations from Asia and Africa,
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