The Complications of Political Conflict

The last time the news was simple in our reactions were uncomplicated was on Sunday when Khrushchev backed down. On October 29th, Cuba issued its own terms for winding down the crisis. Fidel Castro was not going to be yet another Cuban leader who let the Yankees treat his country like their plaything. The talks between Uthand and Castro apparently have not gone well as UN Secretary General wreaks his returning to New York this evening with his entire party leaving no one behind to arrange things.