Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Hammers 'Sadistic Murderer' Che Guevara

A Florida congresswoman waded in this week over a battle in Ireland over a mural of Cuban Communist Che Guevara.

Last month, a mural of Guevara on a wall in County Clare was painted over due to complaints from American tourists. Angered by the action, local residents painted Guevaras image back on the wall. Guevara visited the area back in 1961.

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, criticized the decision to return Guevaras face to the wall. Ros-Lehtinen and her family fled Cuba as the Communist tyranny, led by Fidel Castro and backed by Guevara, came to power.

Im extremely disappointed to see some people of County Clare, Ireland, continue to honor the sadistic murderer Che Guevara, Ros-Lehtinen said this week. Local authorities did the right thing and took down the mural of this bloodthirsty killer, but this weekend some local residents put up several more murals of his likeness. I only wish the residents of County Clare would take the time to read about Che and his brutal history before acting so insensibly toward the memory of those he summarily executed and their grieving families. Today millions of Cubans continue to suffer under the dictatorial Castro regime that he enthusiastically helped install, and his glorified image is insulting and painful to these freedom-starved people who yearn for liberty.