Aussies thrown in Havana hell hole

The Australian ^ | February 24, 2005 | Michelle Wiese Bockmann

[The Bronze Titan]

[hoosierboy]

They would have gotten better treatment if they went to gitmo instead.

[defenderoftheflag]

Nice Australian. He visits a communist country, his family is detained and imprisioned for 12 hours and he blames the United States. We couldn't be any less-involved with cuba if we tried.

[Pompah]

Of course it's America's fault. ie: George W Bush What else could it possibly be.?? I wonder where the Aussie dweeb and his little family would be if he hadn't found that "Phone Box" at the airport.?

[Semper Paratus]

a Cuban doctor called in to treat her gave her nothing but a glass of water

Ah, Cuba's medical system is the envy of world.

[yellowdoghunter]

Excellent analysis. Just another example of someone not wanting to take responsibility for their decisions.

[theDentist]

"...they blamed the poor treatment on Cuba's prickly relationship with the US"

Bush's fault.

[cynicom]

The US is to blame for all the worlds ailments.

[KJC1]

I didn't read this as the Aussie blaming the U.S. I interpreted it as him accusing Cuba of political retaliation. In other words, my sense is that his anger is directed at Cuba NOT the U.S.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

I'm sure he'll go back there for his next vacation. Everyone was so friendly.

[processing please hold]

Damned Cubians, don't even know how to torture people. I bet those prisoners wished the US had them instead of Cuba. We provide busty women wearing thongs to sit on your lap.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Well, I guess they should have went somewhere else for their vacation.... ;)

[Eric in the Ozarks]

He needs his head examined for going in the first place.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping

[hosepipe]

This Aussie is blowin on a Digeree-Don't..
i.e. a barrel that falls off a Foster Beer Wagon evidently rolls downhill..

Crikey... CUBA!.?. of all places with his daughter and wife.. LoL..
Even Steve Irwin is not that dumb...

[shield]

Anyone is STUPID who would ever vacation in that Commie Hell Hole. Vacationing in this hell hole only supports Castros island prison.

[nw_arizona_granny]

How strange, this man is not a peon in Australia, he is an
involved businessman of importance.

This is the Google link to his name, it is easy to pick him
out.

Isn't Hutchison Whampoa Limited a Chinese company?

http://www.google.com/search?client=googlet&q=Russell%20Grimmer

[mercy]

EXACTLY! That's why they figured he had to be a spy. Even Cubans realize there is no reason for any person from a developed country to visit their shithole of an island.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

"Isn't Hutchison Whampoa Limited a Chinese company?"

Yes. Good old Red China.