Was Michael Moore's 'Sicko' banned in Cuba?

Well, according to a cable sent by officials at the US Special Interests Office in Havana, Cuba, published in the Guardian, it was banned from screening in Cuba as 'it painted such a "mythically" favourable picture of Cuba's healthcare system that the authorities feared it could lead to a popular backlash.' Of course, this has been picked up particularly by the right-wing media and immediately accepted as fact.

But is this actually the truth? According to Michael Moore, it's a load of crock! As Moore brilliantly stated on his blog, Sicko was shown on Cuban TV for everyone to see on 25 April 2008. Check out Moore's post here for full details. As Moore states, you'd think someone would have checked up with Cuba first to see whether this was actually the case. This is yet again proof that the leaked cables from Havana are full of information that the bosses in Washington would like to hear but have no reflection on reality. Those guys in Havana should get some tips off their colleagues then.