"In the Belly of the Beast"

[Tom Dalzell]

I remember but do no find a quotation from Che Guevara, telling American
"revolutionaries" that he envied them, for they were lucky enough to be
waging revolution in "the belly of the beast."

Tom Dalzell

Fred Shapiro wrote:

>In 1981 Jack Abbott published a book entitled "In the Belly of the Beast."
>Was this the origin of that phrase?  Is it a Biblical reference?  Any
>enlightenment would be appreciated.
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>Fred Shapiro
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