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Our objective in this section is none other that the one we set in the Spanish section. We are a not for profit page. We do not seek or receive contributions. Our mission is to educate, comment and give perspective on the Cuban issue. We do this through original articles sent to us for publication and by continuing comments on the news and opinion as it develops. The comments on the various articles reflect our views and are meant to bring together the topics highlighted by the news or opinion items and to show the nature of the regime. There is no better editorial and educational comment than to refer to factual items as reported by credible sources. We may agree or disagree in full or in part in our comment.
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Our Stand Against Castro. Vaclac Havel and a number of personalities sign this document.
In Cuba a page from McCain's past. Washington Post.
DUSTING OF MONROE. MARCH 6 NY SUN
Cyber Rebels in Cuba Defy State's Limits
Facts about the dictator's heir.
Anti-American Americans. Carlos A. Montaner. Excellent and succint facts about a state of mind.
For another dictator Fidel Castro; An estimate of his fortune. Forbes
Ana Belen Montes:Chronicle of a Master Spy. Manuel Cereijo
A complete
recount including tapes, FBI operations, and criminal
More: Cuba spies sell to U.S. Foes. Andrew Richards Washington Times
"Christopher Simmons, a Cuban counterintelligence officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency, cited in a Heritage Foundation speech the case of Ana Montes, a former DIA analyst who pleaded guilty to 16 years of spying for Fidel Castro's dictatorship. "Based on my estimates, there could be at least six others like her involved in long-term penetrations of U.S. government at the highest level ," Mr. Simmons said. Agents for the Cuban regime "have had over 50 years to get this right. They understand America better than some Americans do ."
Fidel Castro has yet to face justice by BONNIE ANDERSON. Ms. Anderson, a journalist describes her personal experience. Excerpt:
Fidel Castro's birth when most likely every day, somewhere in the world,
anguished families quietly mourn the death of a loved one at the hands
of this heartless, evil man. That Fidel, himself, may be dying is not
much comfort to me. I believe in justice and while he will be judged by
God when he dies, he has yet to be judged on Earth for his crimes
against humanity. My father, Howard F. Anderson, was only one of 20,000 people tortured and executed by Fidel Castro. Before my Dad's execution by firing squad, he had most of his blood drained from his body to be used for
transfusions for the revolutionary troops. Other political prisoners who
watched the execution from their cells told me years later that my
father refused a blindfold. And he whistled as the bullets tore into his
body. One of the few memories I have, since I was only 5 years old at
the time, was that my Dad whistled when he was angry. With the ''ready,
aim, fire'' order, I, too, was wounded forever more. This ruthless
dictator robbed me of a lifetime with my father, a lifetime of fatherly
advice, a lifetime of memories."
Letter to the Washington Post. From a Cuban American University of Indiana professor
The racist, anti-immigrant spirit of 19th century cartoonist Thomas
Nast lives on today in the pages of /The Washington Post/.
In your August 22 edition, you published a Pat Oliphant syndicated
cartoon
http://www.uclick.com/client/wpc/po/
of Cuban Americans being shoved back to their homeland in a crowded
small boat by a grinning Uncle Sam, who refers to them as “nuisances.”
When Should the U.S. Change Policy Toward Cuba. Jaime Suchlicki
The point: If we are against military dictatorships in Latin America why should we help Raul Castro and his generals. A deep contradiction runs in the mind of many so called progressives that sound more and more like reactionaries when referring to Cuba.
216 DOCUMENTED VICTIMS OF CHÉ GUEVARA IN CUBA.
Cubans risk raids to get satellite TV. Moore did not see this either nor can he appreciate the ingenuity and thirst for release from propaganda. Why should he? Its agaist his business model.
Sicko Presents a False View of Cuba's Health
System.
Source
http://socglory.blogspot.com/2007/07/sicko-presents-false-view-of-cubas.html
National Review: The
Myth of Cuban Health Care.
Mr. Nordlinger describes what is common knowledge
to anyone that cares to do a bit of unbiased research like
talking to one of hundreds of Cuban doctors that have defected or
reading their testimony. But many want to believe propaganda because
it fits their preconceived ideas. or satisfies their resentments. or
worse their illusions. It is always amazing to see how easy it is to
fool most of people almost all of the time.
Cuban Physician Prisoner of Conscience: Confined with mental cases: Another thing that Moore 'did not see' while making his film in Cuba.
Book: Castro Gave POW ransom plan to Vietnam. Hard facts ignored by some shameless U.S. congressmen and Senators that cuddle up to Castro
More Cuban Spies Lurking In U.S. Kenneth Timmerman NewsMax.
One current example of the conceptual influence mentioned in the article and the muddled thinking of our political class. Senator Dodd's aide is mentioned in relation to Cuba and Colombia. Today May 20th at Meet the Press he justified the snubbing of Colombia's president Uribe. Nothing has changed. His aide still calls the shots and blindness reigns as to the evil that Castro does but no criticism is spared of any of his foes.
Federal Judge Releases Cuban 'Terrorist' Humberto Fontova. A case study of how propaganda and lies almost damned a man declared innocent.
The myth of Cuban health care By Fred Thompson May 3d TownHall.com
The Bay of Pigs Humberto Fontova. A summary of what went on that gives the lie to the likes of Michael Moore who lives a life of leisure and whim, and engages in garrulous propaganda never based on the truth. That, would require study and open mind.
What Cubans Can Not Do. A partial but revealing list.
The Lives of Cubans A
Chilling description inspired by the acclaimed film 'The Lives of Others', that the details he horrors of the STASI in East Germany, mentors and teachers of the castroites. Special emphasis is placedon the sinking of a tugboat that tried to escape and was sunk with 68 people on board including fifteen children after being rammed and attacked with water cannon. The DIA official mentioned in the following article was asked at a recent press conference: why the indifference of your colleagues to the Castroite danger, is it because as we have heard : "Cuba is a small country" ? Answer: Exactly, I have heard that countless times. In the days of asymmetric warfare this is not only clumsy and a glaring example one track mindedness it is also dangerous.
Links to detailed narrations of massacres:
13_DE_MARZO_TUGBOAT_MASSACRE.pdf
The Canimar River Massacre of July 6, 1980
DIA official warns about Cuban spies. Bill Gertz Wahington Times. The bells keep on ringing but few pay attention.
WEST NILE VIRUS AND THE DRAGON'S tail . Bert Corzo.
Castro's Gulag. WSJ March 5/ 07 By Armando Valladares.
The treatment of the Cuban people by the self
appointed intellectual elite of the American left has been shameful.
A scant 90 miles away everything is not only tolerated but applauded.
Not that the right has its hands clean either. There are droves of
fast buck seekers willing to do business with anybody regardless of
abuses. Politicians of both parties have joined in happily in this
see nothing, say nothing, do business at any cost charade. Lately we
have seen the spectacle of Mr. Rangel (Ways and Means Chairman)
pressing for worker rights in the newly signed trade deals with
Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. Nothing wrong with that, except that the
worst offender, in violating the ILO conventions of which it is a
signatory, is Cuba. In particular convention 95 which forbids putting
a third company or person between the employee and the employer to
avoid siphoning of wages. This the Cuba government does in spades,
collecting in dollars from hotel and other investors and paying the
Cuban worker in pesos at 5% of the dollar rate. Rangel however, is
effusive in his praise of the Castro regime showing a most cynical
double standard while staying in Cuban hotels where workers are
subject to this infamous practice. For more on the latter
subject:
Mr. Valladares, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights, is chairman of the New York-based Human Rights Foundation and author of "Against All Hope: A Memoir of Life in Castro's Gulag"
Che, Cuba and Christmas. Mary A O'Grady WSJ Dec 22 06.
Guevara's 'exploits' as a serial killer are as well documented as ignored by the 'regressives.' Their proper name, as progressives they are not although they like to identify themselves by such meaningless labels. One has to regress into Stalinist thinking to ignore killing machines simply because the politics are to ones' liking. Mary O'Grady explains how in the face of Che inspired persecution Cuba's Christians hold on to their faith.
Related:
Cuba After Castro. Stratford.com
The Bulgarian Treatment Carlos Alberto Montaner
Cuba's Adversary Foreign Intelligence.
In my opinion Fidel Castro has yet to face Justice. Bonnie Anderson Miami Herald.
A former CNN exceutive tells it like it is and reflects on the execution of her father.
Letter to the Publisher of the Miami Herald Details on how the newspaper was infiltrated by Cuban Security. Based on FBI debriefing of Cuban defectior currently on witness protection program. Perez-Mendez-debriefing.pdf
As events take place in Cuba after Castro's death we will be bombarded by the usual suspects i.e. the ideological left, and the make a buck at any price right, with the usual litany: Let's lift the embargo in exchange for NOTHING. As a calling card to the powers that will represent the same thing but without Castro, one could not imagine a better one. It is not hard to think of the inevitable result: another con game this time with different actors and more 'PROFIT ORIENTED' The infiltration schemes detailed in this and the following article should be sent to senators and congressmen. Do it now!
Ana Belen Montes:
The chronicle of an American Spy for
the Cuban Government.
This took place for 16 long years before she was discovered. Montes was a high official at the DIA and was picked up after 9/11 as by then she was considered too big a risk. The FBI only had proof after May 25/01 when they entered her apartment under court order and copied her computer's hard drive. The article has many details on how she worked.
This is no child's game. While sundry congressmen et. al. wasted their time traveling to Cuba countless times for 'studies' and 'contacts' while 'regaling' us with the usual pontifications and one liners that solve all problems, we were being had. One excerpt from communications from her Cuban masters is significant:
" What ***6 said during the meeting . . . was very interesting. Surely you remember well his plans and expectations when he was coming here. If I remember right, on that occasion, we told you how tremendously useful the information you gave us from the meetings with him resulted, and how we were waiting here for him with open arms."
Who this person might
have been is open to speculation but judging from the expression "
The Montes case is a much graver breach of security than the Ames case. But it has been studiously dismissed by the left that does not want to see and excuses all.
Under Castro's
Brother, Army Built Joint-Venture Empire;From Hotels to Dolphins.
This is old news for Cuban Americans but it finally has made the front page of a major newspaper. For the American reader the conclusion is obvious; Cuba is really NOT a communist state but a fascist oligharqy in communist disguise. A system, not only inherently immoral but dangerous. The article finishes thus: "Another problem sign is what Ricardo Pascoe, a former Mexican ambassador in Havana, calls the rise of the "juniors" -- the sons of high-ranking military officers who often live abroad and enjoy privileges undreamed of by ordinary Cubans. During his time in Havana from 2001 to 2003, Mr. Pascoe says, many Mexican businessmen complained to him that the "juniors" charged commissions for contracts through their fathers. Mr. Mora of the National Defense University believes that if unchecked the "juniors" could become the kernel of semi criminal mafias that could dominate much of the economy if Cuba liberalizes its economy. Instead of China becoming the model for Cuba, he says, Raúl Castro could inadvertently turn Cuba into a Caribbean version of oligarchic, post-Communist Russia."
OfficeMax Thwarts Families. Kin of Two Castro American Born casualties Sought Justice for Years. A Court's Award in Limbo. WSJ
Facts about judicial proceedings in reference to Howard Anderson and Thomas "Pete" Ray executions by Castroism. Mr. Ray, a contractor for the CIA, was captured alive after his plane was downed and executed by a shot in the temple. Then the Castro government proceeded to show his frozen cadaver as a war trophy to visiting 'dignitaries' throughout decades. Gives only a slight an idea of Marxist morals and cruelty. Think of what they do to live persons. Make a mental notation when you hear the regime extolled for its 'virtues' by the American socialist left.
Cuba to get credit worth 350 million from Russia. The two countries also signed a military cooperation agreement.
Back in business!
The Tyrant is Dying no Conga Lines Please. Carlos Eire. Incredible account of anti Cuban prejudice directed against this noted author and Yale professor
Fidel Castro's
Impersonators. WSJ José de Córdoba.
Humor is the
best weapon to combat absurd 'mythical' figures. Gifted
impersonators with perfect voice imitations call
No Tears for Fidel, Please. George Weigel.
Fidel Castro: Historians Have Absolved Him. Humberto Fontova.
Excellent synopsis of the superficiality, bordering on frivolity, with which the Cuban tragedy has been approached by people that should know better. They have one problem. Instead of doing serious research they parrot slogans or exhibit their own prejudices which of course preclude any effort at serious research.
Link to: Video of Chavez and Ahmadinejad. Must be seen if you think that the Chavez, Castro Iran axis is not a threat. Underestimating the enemy is a great error.
What Castro and
Ceausescu have in common.
Martin Lessenthin.
International
Society for Human Rights Germany Spokesman of the Board.
Who Is Raul Castro?
Ion Mihai Pacepa
Lieutenant General Ion Mihai Pacepa is the highest-ranking official ever to
have defected from the former Soviet bloc. The CIA described his cooperation as "an important and unique contribution to the United States."
On Christmas Day of 1989, Ceausescu
and his wife were sentenced to death at the end of a trial where most of the
accusations had come almost word-for-word out of Pacepa's book Red Horizons.
Longtime Cuban Dissident Accuses Castro of Treason. N. Y. SUN
Hilda
Molina was once a celebrated member of the Cuban elite. The
neurosurgery unit that she created received regular visits from Fidel
Castro, who was proud that his health service was
capable of such advanced medicine.
Now Dr. Molina sits in her home in Havana hoping that one day she will be reunited with her son, Roberto. She is an outcast now, a dissident enduring the constant attentions of the Cuban security service. But that does not stop her from speaking her mind, and not in the whisper preferred by most Cubans when speaking of Mr. Castro and the succession. She searches in an English-Spanish dictionary for the right word. "Treason," she says. "Fidel committed treason to the revolution. He promised liberty and equality 47 years ago. And look now. This is a sick society."
WHO IS RAUL CASTRO. The man that supposedly will 'evolve.' That is according to those that wish a continuity for ideological or money reasons.
No Tears for Fidel. George Weigel L.A. Times.
US Reporter Attacked by Castro Goons in Venezuela. Humberto Fontova.
216 DOCUMENTED VICTIMS OF CHÉ GUEVARA IN CUBA.
Castro cuts water and electricity at US. Havana Interest Section.
United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba,
June 12, 2006
The Cuban people, especially human rights and pro-democracy activists, continue to suffer much more severe harassment on a daily basis than does the United States Interests Section (USINT) in Havana. The regime's increasing resort to bullying tactics in dealing with USINT and the Cuban people comes as no surprise: It has long sought to isolate and harass the Interests Section.
The regime's latest harassment includes the refusal to allow USINT to import vehicles; prevention of USINT hiring of Cuban personnel to work in maintenance, construction, or in any other capacity; intrusions into diplomats' homes; and failure to grant the majority of official U.S. government visa requests for personnel being assigned to work at USINT. Work at USINT continues uninterrupted, including the interviewing of visa and political asylum candidates, and direct outreach to the Cuban people. Normal procedures continue to apply to the treatment of classified materials at USINT.
Background:
On Monday, June 5, at approximately 3 a.m., electricity to the main building of the United States Interests Section (USINT) in Havana, Cuba was cut off. It appears that the USINT building was the only building in the neighborhood that was so cut off. Requests to the Cuban government to restore power have gone unanswered, and USINT continues to operate on generator power. The municipal supply of water to the USINT main building was turned off from February 22 to March 26, 2006, and water supply to the Refugee Annex has literally been a trickle for most of this year, although the flow increased recently. The water supply continues to be capricious, and the flow to the main building again stopped last week for three days.
THE
COMANDANTE'S RESERVES.
"Forbes' estimate of Castro's fortune may very well fall short
of the reality."Cuba
Monthly Economic Report
Special Issue.
U.S.Cuba Policy; Will we get it right this time? By Alberto Luzarraga
The latest proof of what the article highlights. French and Spanish police seize three tonnes of cocaine from boat that sailed from Cuba. 7 September 2005 PARIS
Andy Garcia Tells His Cuba Story, At Last. Peter Davidson News Max
Movie Critics Aghast at Andy Garcia. Humberto Fontova
Cuban Agent Speaks Out. Focus on Cuba.
Many Americass think Cuba is a small country that cannot harm the U.S In today's world they should think twice.
216 DOCUMENTED VICTIMS OF CHE GUEVARA IN CUBA.
Diplomacy in Cuba:Toothless Compassion. By: Daniel Kaiser, 24. 04. 2006
It is only fair to say that
notwithstanding these fair criticisms of the present prime minister
the
Harvard "sage' (professor at Georgetown) says Cubans are: 'A Truly Repellent Minority' Humberto Fontova. News Max.
It is to be presumed that the 'sage' will be 'most repelled' by Mr Fontova's article and 'incensed' by the preceding pieces. Truly lamentable.......encephalic mass turning into guacamole....what a loss......
REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CUBA.
A Dynamic Solution to Prior Claims in Order to Solve Cuba's Housing Problem. Alberto Luzárraga.
A Cuban Doctor Pays A High Price for Truth. WSJ Mary A. O'Grady
Living proof of the big lie: Castro's vaunted 'health' system which only provides health for the government elite and medical tourists that pay in dollars.
Congressmen Grill Swiss Bankers Over Ties to Bin Laden. NY SUN March 30
Castro buys new presidential jet. BBC . We are equal you know,....some a bit more though
Cuba Not So Libre With the Net.
Farrakhan in Cuba calls for regime change in the U.S.
Well, he has been preceded by a long list of U.S. congressmen and senators that did not ask for this but that; a) remain silent as to Castro's depredations or b) praise him: Serrano, Rangel et al. or c) shamelessly pander to Castro for orders of agricultural products which he pays for in good part with his illicit gains emerging from his collaboration with drug lords that export to the U.S. These actions are plain and simply inexcusable and as bad as Farrakhan's
UBS accused of laundering Cuban money; Federal Reserve Fines UBS $100 million.
CUBA: THE THREAT. Manuel Cereijo, Professor FIU. La Nueva Cuba.
A well documented recap of Castro's biological weapons activities. These are facts that have been ignored, or downplayed, or from time to time ridiculed. The latter is usually done with attacks 'ad hominem' against the Cuban-American community and scant refutation. No matter, we are used to it. But stubborn facts remain. We were right when we denounced the presence of missiles in Cuba long before our spooks found out or believed us because Russia 'rationally' could not do a silly thing like that. "Why, they are chess players not suicide bent maniacs." We were right when we predicted the Castro Chavez alliance would spell trouble and when we said that Castro and Co. behavior cannot be 'changed' by commerce or money. The increasing brashness of Castro's behavior and that of his disciple Chavez presents much to worry about. It indicates a cocky assurance that 'we can't be messed around with'. The invitation to Iran's nut case to visit Havana (accepted and confirmed) for September may well open a new chapter. Castro is not going away quietly. Scroll down to the end of the page and under Bioterrorism and Espionage you will find more articles on this topic
HUGO CHAVEZ MOVES VENEZUELA'S WEALTH OFFSHORE Petroleumworld
CHAVEZ ASSISTS CASTRO IN MOVING OFFENSIVE WEAPONS INTO CUBA. By Kenneth Rijock *
Cuban 'egalitarians' hold loot at capitalist banks. Kenneth Rijock. Financial Crime Consultant. What else? 47 years of absolute power 40 billion in unpaid debt. A good chunk of money stuck to somebodys fingers
Telegraph News Chavez prepares his people's army to confront US
Elian before and after.
Our comment: He was being 'exploited' by his relatives in the U.S we were told by the talking heads. Now, who is exploiting him? Whose poster boy is he? He shares his misfortune with countless others. Elian is only the famous one. But that is irrelevant to the talking heads.
ELIAN IN CUBA
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http://therealcuba.com/Elianpionero.jpg
ELIAN IN
MIAMI
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Source for all photos and additional ones:Elian Gonzalez.therealcuba.com/ 'Elian Gonzalez: Who told the truth and who lied?'
Corporate Collaborators WSJ Carlos A. Montaner.
Narrates the cynicism of corporate investors that
mock all labor laws and invest in joint ventures with dictatorships.
Castro-fascism is now in vogue in the hemisphere although the usual
suspects in the press refuse to treat this topic. It goes against
their beliefs and facts cannot stand in the way. More on this
subject:
Organised crime gangs pose threat to Cuban development.Jane's Intelligence Review
A good sample of much that passes for 'sophisticated' analysis. The article simply shows fear of the unknown and posits the worst scenarios. It is a thinly veiled apologia for the emergence of a more cooperative dictatorship. The proximity to the U.S. and the constructive possibilities offered by a Cuban American community that is aware, close by, well educated, represented by 5 congressmen and 2 senators, and well capitalized are ignored. Cuba is not a remote country nor is it destined to suffer more in order to placate fears. There are alternatives. In fact the most dangerous scenario for the U.S. is to fatalistically encourage the formation of a kleptocracy. Under this system Cuba may not turn into Haiti as the author speculates but into a much more sophisticated and astute regime, one fully capable of presenting two faces, ( including a pseudo democracy) and do it quite skillfully. Haitians have not made fools of U.S. intelligence for decades. The following is the latest major sample. WSJ. How a Cuban Spy Sowed Confusion in The Pentagon. That peril is the main point to be considered, and not to paint in black colors the inevitable and necessary struggle to install a democracy which is the SOLE guarantee of stability. The emergence of a military dictatorship would be a guarantee that the organized gangs already associated with the government would have a free rein since the revolutionary 'make up' would disappear and all that would remain is the desire to finance continuity at any price. Links: U.S.Cuba Policy; Will we get it right this time?
Che: Revolutionary movie star, killing machine.San Francisco Chronicle. IF YOU HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT WHO THIS 'HERO' REALLY IS READ ON
Florida Professor, Wife Spied for Cuba For Decades, an Indictment Alleges
Cuba Paid Oswald to Kill Kennedy.Reuters Jan 4 06.
New facts revealed by retired FBI agent and Cuban defector. The truth will inevitably come out shortly after Castro's death or perhaps shortly before, if his hold on power deteriorates and somebody wants to gain a better position in the also inevitable fight for power. The timing for the revlations is to say the least 'peculiar.'
Counting Castro's Victims. W.S.J Mary A.O'Grady. A topic that is constantly sidelined by the Castro lovers. Facts are facts.
An Icon of Evil. William Meyers New York Sun.
Commentary on Che Guevara's cruelty as an executioner and the icon mania regarding his image. Most are not aware as to what they adhere to when they choose an assassin for a symbol.
Ladies in White. Mary A. O'Grady WSJ
Cubans are grateful to Ms O" Grady for her constant and brave writing about the ills that burden our homeland. The saga of these brave women, wives of jailed dissidents, is inspiring and should inform those who do not know of conditions in Cuba and shame those politicians that want to give Castro all he wants in exchange for nothing. Liberty is the value, not winter junkets to a warm climate or commercial sales for your campaign contributors.
The two Cubas. The Real Cuba.com.
See by yourself the social diferences created by tourism apartheid. Cubans are not allowed in these places even if they pay with dollars. Sent of course by relatives wanting to pay for a half decent meal.
Partial List of U.S. Citizens Killed by Castro.
Cuba Confiscates Land Where Dissidents Met By VANESSA HARRINGTON AP. Well what did you expect? A land grant by Mr.confiscation?
NEW CRACKDOWN ON DISSIDENTS. 50 ARRESTED
An Information Service of the Cuba Transition Project University of Miami.
Deteriorating Living Conditions Fuel Growing Unrest
Democracy Leaders Denounce E.U. Sympathy Toward Castro. N. Y. SUN
According to reports from London's Daily Telegraph, Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello, issued harsh condemnations of France's Cuba policy from her home in Havana yesterday. The dissident, 59, was released on Saturday and is reported to be suffering from low blood pressure and other ailments as a result of her internment."The French are two-faced," Ms. Roque said in the Telegraph report. She was referring to the decision by the French ambassador to Cuba, Marie-France Pagnier, to invite dissidents to the embassy on July 13, the day before receiving Mr. Castro's foreign minister, Felipe Perez Roque. Mr. Perez Roque was invited to the embassy's Bastille Day celebration on July 14, from which leaders of the opposition were excluded. The demonstration that resulted in Friday's crackdown was a protest of, among other policies, the unilateral normalization of French relations with Mr. Castro's communist regime, according to reports out of Havana.
"For a little money, they have made the Cuban people suffer.Monster By Humberto Fontova FrontPageMagazine.
Facts and Statistics from UNESCO and other sources about Cuba before and after Castro. Compare and make up your mind about the socialist paradise that Castro has created.
Che Guevara: The Killing Machine. AlvaroVargas Llosa. The New Republic. Amust read for those who wish to see the whitewash, that attempts to pass as a film, about this cold blooded and murderous man.
ARMED
FORCES OF THE WORLD: THE UNEASY VENEZUELAN MILITARY. Facts about arms
buildup
What_to_Do About Venezuela. By J. Michael Waller, Center for Security Policy. Lots of valuable information but an incomplete conclusion. If Castro is the 'intellectual author' of the misdeeds and if Cuban intelligence controls the country, the title should be 'what to do about Castro and Venezuela." Typical of the last 40 years of non-policy.
WWW.THEREALCUBA.COM. Graphic proof of what goes on. No 'opinion' here. among others, clickon the captions Health Services and The Embargo and judge for yourself.
Sergio Perodín Jr survivor from Castro's tugboat massacre graduates from Coral Gables high school.
Western businessmen bitter as Cuba closes doors by Marc Frank REUTERS Sign On San Diego May 31. Deal with gangsters and you get.....
THE HOMELAND BELONGS TO US ALL. Statement of Cuban dissidents that landed them in jail.
The Future of Cuban American Relations The Washington Times
WSJ. How a Cuban Spy Sowed Confusion in The Pentagon.
Global Politician. Developing Cuban Crisis. Frederick Stakelbeck, Jr. 4/10/2005 .
Global Politician. Liberating Cuba from Communism. Ryan Mauro. Informative article about many facts that have been forgotten and others of actual interest re. Castro's activities in Venezuela. Hugo Chavez- Castro's "Mini-Me"
Human-Rights Abuses in Cuba Must Stop, Says Amnesty International
2004 International Religious Freedom Report - Cuba
INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR HUMBERTO FONTOVA.
Captive of Castro by Sherrie Gossett. The truth about Elian works its way towards the light during a U.S. trial.
Center for a Free Cuba - Cuban Medicine Today
Health Care in Cuba: Myth Versus Reality
Capitalism Magazine: Bad Cuban Medicine by Larry Solomon
Cuban Prisoner of Conscience Transferred From Isolation Cell.
When Castro Falls for Good. Deseret Morning News.
Castro trips and falls. Literally. Figuratively, he has had Cuba in the same predicament for 45 long years.Video: Castro's fall
Focus on Cuba. Deteriorating Living Conditions.
And all in spite of Chavez selling Castro 53.000 oil barrels a day at bargain prices and 15 year terms at 2%. Add the tourism investments by the Europeans and 2 million tourist a year and ask yourself: What trickles down to the people? Not much. In a totalitarian economy you are a serf. The lord and his guests eat the roast.
E.U. angered at expulsions of legislators by Cuban regime.
Havana Cuba Connection Ciudad de la Habana, Havana, Cuba. Castro advertises prostitution and sex tourism. See for yourself the disgusting hypocrisy of the 'savior of the people.'
U.S.Diplomat in Cuba Builds replica of Cuban Jail Cell
CUBA_ Imprisoned physician isolated_
Elias Biscet is a physician and pacific opponent of the Castro regime and also a noted pro-life advocate. He is a prisoner of conscience supported by many Human Rights organizations.Freedom and human rights for Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet in Cuba. We are still waiting for Jesse Jackon, Al Sharpton, Congressman Rangel, the Black Caucus etc. to become interested. Guess he is not the right kind of black man. Besides, he cannot make 'political contributions.'
When all is said and done one thing is clear: There is no worse blind man than he that does not want to see.
For Cubans a Bitter pill. National Post Isabel Vincent. Information on Cuba's vaunted but fake health system.
Castro's Delusions.The Washington Times
Commission on Cuba Report. Full text.
Country Report Cuba April 2004 The Economist Intelligence Unit
Dr. Biscet's Struggle. Miami Herald Editorial
Debating Cuba Policy. Matrin Olavsky.
Focus on Cuba-Castro's Venezuelan Bonanza.
Testimony on Cuba's Espionage, Terrorism and WMD activities. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International> Security John R. Bolton to the House International Relations Committee
Cuba Focus_ Cuban Foreign Policy in the Middle East.htm
The Admirable Origin of Elias Biscet's Movement: The Viability of the Cuban nation. By Alberto Luzarraga.
Elias Biscet is a physician and pacific opponent of the Castro regime and also a noted pro-life advocate. He is a prisoner of conscience supported by many Human Rights organizations.Freedom and human rights for Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet in Cuba.
LINK TO: CUBA POLITICAL PRISONERS .Up to date information
FROM CUBA: Message to the People of Cuba and the International Community.
CUBA_BOLTON_WARFARE I ( THE THREAT ) Manuel Cereijo. Revealing article full of facts about bio warfare capabilities. The debate in the Senate misses the point. The problem is Castro not Bolton. There are legitimate causes for concern.
Backgound on the subject:
U.S. Efforts to Stop the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Speech by Bolton with comments on Cuba highlighted .
China and Cuba. Information Warfare. Manuel Cereijo.
CASTRO AND TERRORISM 1959-2001.The Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS) is part of the School of International Studies at the University of Miami.
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Navy college scholar lied about Cuba trip. A developing story, subject was high official (a department chairman) at Naval war college. The excuse about the girl friend that 'consoled' him is as pathetic as can be. Another Montes case?
10-31-2003 LONG RANGE KOREAN WEAPONS IN CUBA?
Hwang Jang Yop the highest ranked North Korean defector said today before congress that there had been exchanges of weapons and information between Cuba and North Korea.
Dr David Kay on ABC News: North Korean missiles going to Cuba.
UPI:Venezuelan defectors: Chavez shelters Al Qaida members
CUBA: POSSIBLE THREAT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES. By Manuel Cereijo
The author, a professor at FIU presents a well documented report to sustain the conclusions announced in the title.
Why is Castro so nervous? Is he hiding something? Link to: Secretary Secretary Bolton's Lecture on Weapons of Mass Destruction.pdf Given at TheHeritage Foundation on 05/06/02. Russian Expert on Cuba's Biological Weapons Program
Government spies are heroes in a George Orwell society. Reuters
Bolton. Irak Cuba Seek Materials Banned By Bio Weapons Pact. August 30/02
Secretary Secretary Bolton's Lecture on Weapons of Mass Destruction.pdf Given at TheHeritage Foundation on 05/06/02
Cuba Markets WMD Technology. La NuevaCuba June 12/02
Inspect Cuba for Production of Biological Weapons
US Claims Proof of Cuba'sGerm War Project .Julian Borger in Washington Thursday June 6, 2002 The Guardian
The habitual naysayers, pooh poohed secretary Bolton's initial denunciation. They preferred to believe an aging tyrant than a US Undersecretary of State accountable to congress. Now we have another Undersecretary ,this one in charge of intelligence repeating the same. We suppose they will only be convinced "bug in hand". Too late then.
Cuba May Have Bio Warfare Program. AP 5/5/02
From the New York Times Oct 14 2002
Quote: "But a Nov. 16 letter to Mr. Mikoyan from Nikita S. Khrushchev, the Soviet leader, revealed Soviet impatience with the Cubans' rejection of inspections and their pledge to shoot down American spy planes. "Cuba, which now does not even want to consult with us, wants to practically drag us behind it by a leash, and wants to pull us into a war with the Americans by its actions," Mr. Khrushchev wrote. "We cannot and will not agree to this.
U.S. Efforts to Stop the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Sec. Bolton. Testimony before the House International Relations Committee
Washington, DC
June 4, 2003.
"Although Cuba has ratified the BWC, we believe it has at least a limited, developmental offensive biological warfare research-and-development effort. Cuba has provided dual-use biotechnology to rogue states, which could support their BW programs. Furthermore, the biotechnology industry is a top national priority and is characterized by dual-use, sophisticated equipment, modern facilities, generous funding, and highly trained personnel."
Army Will Simulate Bio/Chemical Attack Off Key West. AP. Army Times April 12/02. Now, this may be routine or they know something we don't know.
Russian Expert on Cuba's Biological Weapons Program
Excerpt taken from: BIOHAZARD: The Chilling true story of the largest covert biological weapons program in the World by Ken Alibek (Random House, 2000). Pages 273-277.
Mr. Alibek is a former deputy director of Biopreparat, the Soviet Union’s biological weapons program. He defected to the United States and has testified before the Senate on several occasions. He now runs his own consulting service in Va.
Again, this is not opinion but a witness testifying about what he saw and heard. When this comment is related to the details provided by other sources, (see below) which follow and ratify what Alibek said, one can see that this is more than a passing comment about an event. It is a continuing problem.
Quote: "When Yuri Ovchinnikov died in 1987, I joined a group of Biopreparat scientists at his funeral services in Moscow. The conversation eventually turned to Cuba’s surprising achievements in genetic engineering. Someone mentioned that Cuban scientists had successfully altered strains of bacteria at a pharmaceutical facility just outside of Havana. "Where did such a poor country get all of that knowledge and equipment?" I asked. "From us, of course," he answered with a smile.
Mr Alibek has testified before the House on the subject."A fourth type of proliferation occurs when the proliferating country sells equipment that can be used in biological weapons production. An example of this is the planned sale by Russia of large fermenters to Iraq after the Persian Gulf War. Similarly, in 1990, Biopreparat was negotiating the sale of equipment to Cuba."
For full testimony go to:
Statement of Dr. Alibek at the US. House.
WHO WILL CHECK OUT FIDEL CASTRO'S NEW CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PLANT IN EAST HAVANA? By Jonathan T. Stride. Mr. Stride brings up a logical point: why are we only concerned about the distant threat in Iraq when another one is so close?
NBC. Ike Seaman's Report: Cuba's Biological Weapon Industry Miami October 10. Another question on the same topic. Mr. Seaman mentions Ken Alibek and his testimony.
Fidel Castro's Deadly Secret - Five BioChem Warfare Labs. By: Martin Arostegui.
Link to: SIGHTINGS.Insight Magazine (Washington Times) Vol 14, No 26 July 20, 1998 If you want details about who is doing what read this article.
WSJ. How a Cuban Spy Sowed Confusion in The Pentagon.
The author, Ms O' Grady hits the nail in the head.
The Cuban-American community has
been calling attention for decades to the unrepentant nature of Castro
and his close cohorts who harbor a pathological hatred of the United
States. However they are very good at mixing their hatred with playing
the role of "genial and simpatico hosts." Remember 'Uncle' Joe Stalin
with pipe and smile? It is in the nature of this ilk to be mimetic.
They are usually aided and abetted by socialist groupies from the west,
the dollar is my god businessmen, unscrupulous politicians and just plain
old dupes. In spite of this spy's conviction, which makes obvious facts plain
as water, Castro and his congressional and business cohorts are
brazenly demanding the Big Prize: massive credit and tourism from the
United States. Yes, Cuba got something for passing on state secrets but
it pales next to the big prize which will be used in a controlled way (
it would not be open borders into Cuba ) to subvert US policies
following the Marxist dictum: "they will sell us the rope with which to
hang them." And such is the Main Role of the
Montes kind of spy: keep them slumbering and then pick their pockets.
Castro Spy at DIA Pleads Guilty. A.P. 3/19/02.
Admits revealing names of four U.S. undercover agents. The degree of penetration at very high levels puts a lie to the often heard plea: "Cuba is just a little country with no offensive capabilities." Still, some U.S. Congressmen and Senators want to lend Castro (a notorious default artist) money at U.S. taxpayers expense. For more on this see the Economic section articles on Cuba's debt.
10-31-2003 LONG RANGE KOREAN WEAPONS IN CUBA?
Hwang Jang Yop the highest ranked North Korean defector said today before congress that there had been exchanges of weapons and information between Cuba and North Korea.
Monster By Humberto Fontova FrontPageMagazine.
Facts and Statistics from UNESCO and other sources about Cuba before and after Castro. Compare and make up your mind about the socialist paradise that Castro has created.
Cuba's Foreign Debt. State Department Report
Cuba: Economic Summary. State Department Report
Cuba's Economy in the Doldrums.
Free Trade Won’t Free Cuba. New York Times Claudia Marquez Linares
Brilliant article by the wife of a recently jailed peaceful dissident that tears to shreds the hypocritical 'piety' of several visiting US senators that simply meet with dissidents to 'fill in the blanks' while they wheel and deal, wine and dine with the despot. The obvious contempt that their actions deserve is clear from this polite, albeit pained denunciation of a contemptible conduct.
CUBA & BURMA: HIGH RISK BUSINESS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS. Agustin Blazquez and Jaums Sutton.
Food Security and Nutrition in Cuba.
Focus on Cuba. WORKING CONDITIONS AND LABOR RIGHTS IN CUBA. Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies University of Miami.
Index of Economic Freedom. Of 156 Cuba countries155, Corea del Norte 156.
WSJ.com - Liberty = Prosperity.
Forbes: On Castro's Net Worth.
Should American Taxpayers Subsidize Fidel Castro?
Cuba's Balance of Payments Gap. Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering.By: Ernesto F. Betancourt
CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- Cuba
Cuba Handbook of Trade Statistics, 2000
Tablas:
Composition of Trade1994-99.pdf
Commodity Exports by Country of Destination 94-99.pdf
Commodity Imports by Country of Origin 94-99.pdf
Exports by Country of Destination 94-99.pdf
Imports by Country of origin 94-99.pdf
Quantity Nickel Exports by Region of Destination 94-99.pdf
Quantity Sugar Exports by Country of Destination 94-99.pdf
Cuba in Transition ASCE 6th Annual Meeting at FIU, 1996.Cuba's Hard Currency Debt By Gabriel Fernandez
CUBAN HARD CURRENCY DEBT: Commentary on Gabriel Fernandez paper. ASCE 1996 By Alberto Luzarraga.
03/02. Updated comment by the author: The paper on which we commented at the time is more than five years old but it presents a very useful analysis of Cuba's debt. From a market standpoint, what is it worth? It was not worth much in 1996. Today there is no market. Thus the debt restructurings going on with several countries. They are needed in order to present some kind of an obligation supported by a document albeit it may simply be a piece of worthless paper. There will be no market until Cuba has debt capacity of some sort or the creditors see a ray of light. This is why the Cuban Government and the European and other creditors are so desperate to lift the embargo. For the latter it is a ticket to some sort of recovery of their assets lost due to imprudent credit extensions to a notorious default artist. The only solution is a conversion of debt into equity which is what the Mexicans are probably trying to do again. This is what the vaguely worded news item of Notimex that follows really means. Difficult choice. They have to become partners with those who offer "deals you can't refuse". Of course there is another "solution" i.e. have the American taxpayer foot the bill through credits to buy American goods that will not be paid, will be converted into cash and stolen (easy to do through third parties) and used to enrich the nomenklatura and apply some proceeds to pay their creditors. It is well known that some creditors are not too happy to see Castro use cash to pay for American products but they are "understanding", it is only the bait and maybe the "yankees" will take it.
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Castro as Hitler on Cuban front page sparks hunt for mystery satirist.
A Victim of Castro's Tyranny Tells His Story. MaryA. O'Grady
WSJ. We are grateful to Ms. O'Grady and the WSJ for her article about Carlos Eire author of 'Waiting for Snow in Havana.' He is now the T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University. The book won the National Book Award. Mr. Eire, who came to the US at eleven years of age with his brother then fourteen, under the Peter Pan program, reminisces about how painful it was for the family to separate. But he tells us it was worth it because he could think. He was inspired to write the story by the Elian Gonzalez saga.
The following article that talks to the indifference about the Cuban problem really dovetails with this one. During the Elian Gonzalez saga we constantly watched people brought up in a society where liberty is the norm, show their ignorance about how a totalitarian society functions. How easy it was to pontificate by so called pundits, and how easily many well meaning people were misled. It is only now, after Iraq, that the workings of the totalitarian mind are reported and its effects are exposed.
This is why people of good will must understand that Cuban Americans reject subsidies to Castro, for good and valid reasons of principle and compassion for their own people. They do not want to see the agony prolonged. The unscrupulous US businessmen that care not a whit about anything but their profit, are short sighted for two reasons. They do business with a dinosaur destined to extinction and their wining and dining of Castro leaves bad memories. There are many gifted Cuban-Americans that know what is going on and remember.WSJ.com - A Victim of Castro's Tyranny Tells His Story
Cuban Regime Interrupts Rosary Campaign.
A PERCEPTIVE SERIES BY A CANADIAN NEWSPAPERMAN.
Mr. Solomon has the honesty to write what anybody can see if they wish to simply look around .
CUBA'S CRUEL JOKE. NATIONAL POST.
1/11 03. Lawrence SolomonResponses to 'Cuba's cruel joke'
National Post 1/18/03 Lawrence Solomon National Post 1/25/03. Lawrence SolomonWhy Havana Had to Die by Theodore Dalrymple.
SEX TOURISM AND CHILD PROSTITUTION IN CUBA _ Arch Kielly, LtCol.
Cuban farmer's son wins World Food Prize. Miami Herald Mon, Aug. 12, 2002.
"DES MOINES - (AP). A Cuban farmer's son whose hopes of improving the family farm were dashed during Fidel Castro's rise to power has won the 2002 World Food Prize for developing methods to feed millions of starving people."
There is no reason for Cuba to import most of its food. It is blessed with a fertile soil. According to professor Levi Marrero 90% of Cuba's soil has agricultural value as most of it is either flat or consists of soft rolling hills. Of these, 60% are first class soils as opposed to Mexico that only has 12% of its soils classified as first class. Thus, although Mexico is 17.2 times the size of Cuba ( 1.972 M sq Klm vs. 114 M) optimum agricultural soil is only 3.5 times that of Cuba for a population is 10 times larger. And then Cuba receives 1370 mm of annual precipitation evenly distributed. Talented Cubans such as the recipient of the award that had to leave the island due to confiscation of his farm would have known how to put this wealth to work. Link to more facts: La Riqueza Intrínseca de Cuba
The Real Che Guevara. Humberto Fontova.