castro, inc. rolls out the red carpet for CBC
Congresswoman Barbara Lee arrives in Havana for a 6-day junket.
AP Photo by Javier Galeano
All Democrats, the lawmakers planned to be in the country six days and meet with new Foreign Relations Minister Bruno Rodriguez and Ricardo Alarcon, the head of parliament, among other officials. The group also was scheduled to take a day-trip to the beach resort of Varadero, 90 miles (140 kilometers) east of Havana.
Nothing like a day trip to the beach while enjoying the Potemkin village that is Cuba.
Delegation leader Rep. Barbara Lee, a California Democrat, said President Barack Obama has ushered in "a new era in our foreign policy" that could mean a thaw in ice-cold bilateral relations.
"We really hope to begin some dialogue so that members of Congress can understand some of the issues that we have to address when we get back," she said. "We want to engage in dialogue to see what the possibilities are in terms of normal relations between our two countries."
You want issues? How about the freedom of Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, A BLACK MAN and freedom activist? How about freedom for all of Cuba's political prisoners and prisoners of conscience?
Maybe they'll have lunch with cop-killing, left-winger Joan Chesimard. They are a despicable lot, most, if not all of whom see Cuba as a model society for us to emulate. The sorry bastards deserve to be forced to live on the island as an average Cuban (especially black), and lets see how long they last.
Todos son una mano de Come-mierdas!
Henry:
great keep their feet to the fire.
However, don't forget Venezuela where repression is starting in earnest and even Fabiola Sanchez who often twists the news to support Chavez cannot ignore it. See:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090404/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_venezuela_police_sentenced;_ylt=AgyxGQRCzQG7ozMJJfsi2Oi3IxIF
The CBC can also have lunch with Michael Finney, a fugitive in Havana who murdered a New Mexico state trooper in 1971.
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/hijackers/hijacker-remains.htm
Bon apetit.