PressEthic

Hey, AP. Anti-Castro much?

“Mighty Waves from Wilma Transform Havana” begins by describing the many “picturesque but dilapidated buildings” that line Havana’s Malecon.

It then quotes a woman whose home was "transformed." This has been terrible, a true catastrophe," the woman says. "These houses are already in really bad shape. Recovering from this, given our economic situation, is going to be tough.”

And then the punchline: “Cuba's communist government sent amphibious vehicles and rescue squads to evacuate nearly 250 residents from homes throughout the city.”

Cuba’s communist government? I don’t think I’ve ever heard USG officials described as “capitalists” in the context of a natural disaster, nor have I heard Swedes described as “social democrats.”

The assumption, of course, is that “communist Cuba” has been "transformed" by the wrath of the attacking waves.

Sounds like a great bedtime story to me.