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This cannot be right, at least not in my reality of how a civilized world should be.
According to the Miami Herald, a judge has granted a Cuban spy visitation rights to travel to Cuba to spend time with his ailing brother. What the Herald story does not say is that this [...]
Political voyeurs (n) – people who enjoy seeing the political pain or distress of others.
If you’re planning a trip to Cuba, you may just be a political voyeur. My family fled that forsaken, some would say cursed island, many years ago because communism and oppression was not their thing. Nothing has really changed since [...]
Later this month, Pope Benedict XVI will visit Cuba. The visit has caused quite a stir in the Cuban-American community. It tears at us because we are mostly conservative Catholics as well as anti-Castro. Those of us who support a tough line by the U.S. on the regime, opt not to travel to the island [...]
… if the Vatican remains true to its social teachings, it can never allow the Castro brothers back in the fold. Just ask Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet and his experience with the regime and its culture of death mindset. The regime has not changed on this point. Never will. End of story
Over at Terry Mattingly’s [...]
By Keith Fernandez
“A large number of [‘study-tour’] programs are for a short duration, allow for limited interaction with the Cuban people, and include lengthy unscheduled time periods to permit largely tourist activities to be accomplished. Such travel does not promote a genuinely free exchange of ideas between Cubans and American students.” – Commission for [...]
