Invisible Cuba: UPDATED: Ladies in White Vs. Tyranny and Patrons

For a fifth straight day the wives of some 50 of Cuba´s political prisoners have been intercepted, supposedly by a mob, arrested and removed by force. Yet thus far only the European Parliament, the United States and Cubans have protested the assault. Does this mean that the rest of the world believes that what is being done to these ladies is right?

Given the lack of an independent judicial system in Cuba under Castro (unlike between 1940 and 1952), and after viewing the video below, does any one seriously doubt that there are political prisoners in Cuba?

Are those governments which are thus far silent trying to tell us it is right to prevent peaceful protests by force? If not, how then do they believe these ladies should make their grievances heard? Or do Africa, the Caribbean, Canada and Latin America not believe the ladies in white should be heard? Do they believe, like Cuba´s tyranny, that they should just shut up and stay home?

Could those who want the U.S. to lift its embargo and allow its citizens to travel to Cuba kindly point out the tourists or academics who were helping these ladies. Could they also explain how Castro´s tyranny could have survived without tourism, its main source of income?

The regime claims that 2 1/2 million tourists visited Cuba in 2009. Canadians, unabashed, accounted for almost 1 million, or 40%; followed by Spain (129K), Italy (117K), Germany(92K) and France(83K). The rest of the world contributed 897K tourists.

Jointly they provided the tyranny $2.1 billion CUC($2.2 billion dollars) in gross income. We don't know how much its foreign partners earned. However, given average salaries of US$11-15 per month for Cuban workers, net income for each partner is almost certainly without precedents, that is, since the slave era.

The tyranny's foreign ministry adds: "Investors from more than 40 countries have placed their capital in Cuba. Outstanding among them are: Spain, Canada, Italy, France and the United Kingdom."

When will these governments and tourists stop supporting Cuba's tyranny? What will it take?

¨This street is Fidel´s,¨ ´the mob´ screams at them

Invisible Cuba

Mar 20, 2010

UPDATED: Ladies in White Vs. Tyranny and Patrons

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