Juan Formell of Los Van Van says about his visit to the U.S., “... this is not about sharing an idea or an ideology - you can think in one way, I can think in another. But we're talking about mu-sic.’’ And there’s the rub, he can couch it anyway he or his handlers choose, [...]

There will come a tipping point where truth and justice will prevail and the people will win.
Via Capitol Hill Cubans, watch this video showing a group of Cubans defiantly exercising their God given rights.

Cuba hasn't escaped the chilly temperatures which have invaded Florida the past several days. But that's not all that's cold in Havana.
Remember the promise of better U.S. - Cuba relations in the age of Obama? Well, according to Reuters, you can pretty much forget about that.

After a year of relative civility and cautious praise for [...]

The state of Cuba celebrated this day by sending in castroite thugs to do the cowardly dicatator's dirty work: the beating of women, mass arrests, and contronting diplomats and dissidents. 
From the radical's paradise, brought to you by Cubanews:

The castro tyrants are cowards who fear and beat women, The Real Cuba Reports:
**BREAKING NEWS** Dr. Dasi Ferrer's wife arrested
2:20 PM - I was able to get through and spoke with Yusnaimi's brother.
He said that she left for the march around 10:30 AM EST with another 3 persons.
Before she was able to reach the Parque [...]

The repression of all dissent in Cuba continues, via Capitol Hill Cubans:
Cuban VP's Son Arrested for Protest
at 1:37 PM Saturday, November 28, 2009
Juan Juan (JJ) Almeida, son of the recently deceased Cuban Vice-President and one of the original Comandantes of the Castro Revolution, Juan Almeida, was arrested this morning by the regime's state security.
At the time [...]

Penultimos Dias has word that Yoani Sanchez and other Cuban bloggers have been arrested in Havana.
Yoani Sánchez, Orlando Luis Pardo, Ciro Díaz and Claudia Cadelo among those arrested. Cadelo is reported to have already been released. Details on whereabouts of other dissident bloggers are still sketchy.
UPDATE 6:46 EST: Im told all were picked up, [...]

Millions of tourists from democratic countries, including the U.S. have visited Cuba, but somehow, contrary to the kool-aid crowd school of thought, the Cuban people still have NO HUMAN RIGHTS. To those bozos who argue for the lifting of the embargo what do you have to say about this? How do you think more Americans [...]

As Marc reports, finally there is an AP story about Cuba's political prisoners, including mention of Dr. Darsi Ferrer's case.

 Cuban political prisoners increase by 1
(AP) – 9 hours ago
HAVANA — Political prisoners held in Cuba increased by one to 206 in the past six months, the first time the number has not dropped sharply since Raul Castro [...]

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba, in the grip of a serious economic crisis, is running short of toilet paper and may not get sufficient supplies until the end of the year, officials with state-run companies said on Friday.
Officials said they were lowering the prices of 24 basic goods to help Cubans get through the difficulties provoked [...]

The Cuba Research and Analysis Group (CRAG) recently initiated a letter to President Obama  requesting an end to the "Cultural Embargo" against Cuba. The esteemed Paquito D' Rivera, exiled Cuban musician and author responds; published with the authors permission:
Music can Wait
by Paquito D'Rivera (English / Español)
It’s been more than 5 decades since Fidel Castro jumped to [...]

As another sign of the Greg "let's appease Latin American dictators, especially Castro" Craig, the US has unilaterally made another concession towards Cuba by turning off the news ticker in Havana. The truth pissed off the Cuban Government and since the US doesn't care about reform in Cuba, the Obama administration continues to appease [...]

Just in from Payo Libre:  Darsi Ferrer has been transferred to Valle Grande Prison, which is a maximum security prison.  Word is he is on a  hunger strike.    Please spread the word, and pray:
La Habana – www.PayoLibre.com – Detenido por 4 agentes de la seguridad del estado ayer 21 de julio el Dr. Darsi Ferrer Ramírez, y llevado [...]

Kendrick Meek, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Albio Sires, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, all members of the Congressional Cuba Democracy Caucus,  have stepped up to the plate on behalf of Cuban political prisoner Ariel Sigler Amaya.  The lack of action by other members of Congress, as well as international Human Rights organizations, and the [...]

This heartbreaking lament for a son denied medical treatment in Castro's gulag makes obscene any gesture toward normalizing relations with the Castro regime. 
Update:  Her plea in English, translation by our friend Jorge Luis Hernandez:
“My son is dying,,,,,,,My son is dying,,,,,,don’t let my little son  die…..Mammy….. he says, Mammy, I don’t have on me any more places [...]

This stunning post from Capital Hill Cubans serves as a reminder to those celebrating this weeks OAS decision on Cuba:
"Indifference is not a beginning, it is an end. And, therefore, indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor -- never his victim, whose pain is magnified when he or she [...]

Today's "big news" is that the Organization of American States has lifted its ban on Cuba, thus allowing the island nation's regime back into this "prestigious" entity.
And it is, indeed, big news. Infuriating news as well. Unfortunately, not surprising at all. We do live in a world where the President of the United [...]

A moral position for the United States to take on Cuba.
May 29, 2009
The Honorable
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20520
Dear Madam Secretary:
As members of the U.S. diplomatic team that helped bring the Inter-American Democratic Charter to fruition, we write to urge you to take the initiative at the [...]

Cubanet reports that on April 23, police along with members of the DTI (Department of Technical Investigation) seized thousands of DVD’s, and equipment from a neighborhood in Guanabacoa. Numerous people were taken to the police station, and at present, their whereabouts are unknown.
Who would want to visit a country where the people are not allowed [...]

Read it here.
And he ain't a right wing intransigent .... so what's wrong with the rest of the hard left?  Too much time on the bong?
Well what do you expect from a bunch of wankers who seem to be more interested in the President's new dog.