After watching what was supposedly a Red Cross aid sucker-punch a Cuban protestor who was apprehended after yelling “down with communism” during the pope’s mass yesterday, UM Olloa has written a letter to the International Red Cross:
Mr. Steven Anderson
Media contact for North and West Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean
International Committee of the Red Cross
sanderson@icrc.org
Mr Anderson,
Cuban citizens all over the world feel outraged that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not yet denounced publicly the attack that took place yesterday in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, prior to the mass that Pope Benedict XVI was to give in a public plaza of the above mentioned Cuban city.
The attack was carried out—filmed and photographed by the international media: http://noticias.univision.com/edicion-nocturna/videos/video/2012-03-27/hombre-que-grito-en-cuba , http://youtu.be/cmD6BsHRAWM, Reuters, etc.—by a person wearing a Red Cross vest and carrying what appears to be a medical stretcher, and it was inflicted upon an unarmed Cuban citizen who simply protested that there are no civil liberties in his country, which the subsequent detention itself proves. After the protester was detained by police forces dressed in civilian clothes, abundant throughout the plaza, the “questionable” Red Cross worker attacked the detainee—who was visibly restrained and incapacitated to defend himself—, hitting him on the head with the stretcher after pushing him.
The Cuban community feels that the ICRC owes the world an urgent explanation as to why a person wearing its iconic Red Cross of good will and human concern for others, would act in such a violent way against someone that was only exercising his freedom of expression, which we are fully aware the Cuban government violates and does not respect, but the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) should indeed not only respect, but defend as the “neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of war and armed violence” that it is.
Respectfully,
OM Ulloa
Castro’s mafia operation hires thugs to dress in ‘civilian’ clothing, why not stretch it and dress em up in Red Cross shirts and other representations. The Castros have no moral compass, so why stop there?
Este fue no necessario.
Conchita,
Castro’s mafia has the Nazi Pope and the top Cardinals blessings to oppress the Cuban people right in front of their eyes. Make no mistake about it, don’t expect lesser behavior.
You never know, maybe deep inside watching the Castros oppress their people brings fond memories of days long gone (and his beloved Adolf) to the Nazi Pope.
I hope I’m wrong but, you never know…
The bottom line here is that you become an accomplice to evil if you don’t stand up against it, that simple. That standard also applies to this unholy Pope and his top Cardinals.
Time will tell how the mighty Lord Jesus Christ will punish these unholy characters for their obvious sins. They may think they’re blessed by God, above all reproach and free from punishment, but I’m certain judgement will come to them too and it may not be pretty.
Hi, I did called the ARC here in DC and wrote to them in FB and this is their response to me!
American Red Cross Hi Maria – your comment has not disappeared, the new Facebook formatting has made it more difficult to see what you have posted. As for the incident in Cuba, the Cuban Red Cross has launched an investigation into the incident. Please note, that this behavior does not correspond to the Movement’s Fundamental Principals.
We all can call and we all can write to them in FB about this horrible Atrocity1 And again thank you, Babalu for allways being present for me, for Cuba and for the Freedom and Liberty of the Cuban People! Besos y Bendiciones! Maria Alina Lorenzo
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