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How believable is Michael Moore's "Sicko"?
by Alicia Colon
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 at 3:42 PM
updated Sat, 16 Jun 2007 at 3:53 PM
Supposedly Michael Moore's new documentary "Sicko" is available for viewing on the Internet but I haven't bothered to check that out. His latest opus has received praise from the left and right for exposing the sad state of our health system. I ask the question- compared to what? Reviewers of the film say Moore lauds the Cuban free healthcare system and Fred Thompson is challenging those who do so to realize that what the Cuban authorities show to outsiders is not what is available to ordinary Cubans.
I was sent a link to this site which allegedly contains photos taken by visitors and former citizens of the real Cuba. I have no way of verifying if these were taken in Cuba but if they were, Moore and others were duped. Like all his documentaries, Moore's "Sicko" should be regarded with some skepticism.
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