He had a Pedophile Island long before the Clintons went to one.
My wife and I visited Havana back in July. It was a shock. The infrastructure was crumbling, dumpsters in the middle of the city were overflowing, and the people were hustling to supplement their government paid $20 a month income.
We had the run of the city. We did not have a “guide.” We did not see a police or military presence, but as a colleague at work remarked, “When there’s a snitch on every corner, you don’t need a police presence.”
My take on Havana. The Mafia ran Havana better than the communists, and the people had a lot more freedom.
Check out the web site TheRealCuba.com
They have real pictures of health care in Cuba that were smuggled off the island.
My wife and I just returned from a short cruise out of Miami that stopped in Havana for a day. She had been there last year for ten days on a “cultural exchange” visit for professional photographers and stayed with some Cuban families and in a cheap Havana hotel. While she was there, Obama visited and the Rolling Stones played a free outdoor concert. The young Cubans really loved the Stones and referred to them as “Los Rollings”. She hired an old classic car with driver and translator for four hours and they drove us around Havana and out into the suburbs to see Hemingway’s farm and the fishing village which was the setting for “Old Man and the Sea”. I’d never been there and wanted to check it out since my father used to go on gambling junkets with his Italian buddies prior to the revolution. I’ve been in more than a few third world countries and what I experienced wasn’t unexpected. It’s a physical shit hole with Havana harbor water as dirty as Yokosuka in the ‘60’s. The streets are mostly crap and the dust is overwhelming on the roads. Cuba must be saddled with an EPA because the variety of vehicles belching fumes was extraordinary. Now what I wasn’t prepared for was the friendliness of the people. What really blew my mind was how they drove with the utmost respect for pedestrians, stray dogs and other drivers. The marvel of Cuba to me is how under control the populace is. Havana street crime is supposedly little to none. The Cubans have little tolerance for homos as I’m sure some of the poofter and dyke couples on our ship found out. As for Cuban human rights, I got a sense that not many Cubans are bothered by the deficiencies.
I think Justin Castro is always going to exaggerate the accomplishments of his father.
Before the Creepozoid Castro, the Havana Harbor and horizon was full of beautiful sailboats of every shape and size. Now, the view is beautiful, but with no boats. The not so subtle joke is that no one is permitted a boat since “they might sail too far.”
Unless you are part of the special group, every one else is limited to $20 income per month. Most people avoid the hospitals like the plague. If, God forbid you have to go into a Cuban hospital, the families must bring all the sheets, pillows, blankets, any medications. If you want any kind of decent care, you have to pay for a good doctor.
Creepozoids All.