For four decades, Castro stood at the center of a dangerous game for political pre-eminence in the Third World.

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ADRIANA BOSCH’S much-touted documentary Fidel Castro made its PBS debut Monday night, as part of the network’s “American Experience” series. I can already picture conservatives rolling their eyes. “A ...