Posted on 07/26/2005 3:01:26 PM PDT by FormerACLUmember
For the first time in 46 years there was not going to be an outside mass rally to celebrate the 26 of July, the date in 1953 when Castro and a group of his followers attacked the Moncada barracks in Santiago de Cuba. And now the rumors have been officially confirmed. It seems that Castro is afraid to hold a mass rally under the present conditions in the island, where there have been many protests taking place during the last few days. He feels more secure inside a theatre, where no one can get in without an official invitation.
Record heat and power cuts of 12 hours or more a day led to scattered protests, vandalism and rare anti-Castro graffiti this summer, veteran human rights activist Elizardo Sanchez said. Authorities have responded by mobilising rapid deployment brigades of militant supporters to disperse pockets of protest with batons, he and other dissidents said. "I have not seen such widespread discontent in four decades," said Mr Sanchez, head of the Cuban Commission for Human Rights.
(Excerpt) Read more at therealcuba.com ...
Free Republic is THE source for breaking news in the Internet! These developments have been carefully documented in numerous posts in Free Republic over the last several weeks, by me and others. NO ONE in the media is reporting on these historic developments.
Wait a minute I thought this was a Utopian Island Country of Bliss and 100% Literacy and 100% health care????? Tell me it isn't so! (sarcasm)
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Oh, they will, when blood runs in the streets. MSM is just irrelevant to breaking news.
I have just started Tom Fenton's (retired CBS foreign correspondent) "Bad News." In the tradition of Bernie Goldberg's excellent books.
A very good read so far!
What is astonishing (not) is that CNN has a Havana office and is reporting none of this!
But...but....Fidel just gave them free rice cookers. Those ingrates!!!!
Both men drink their cocktails in silence. Finally one speaks up. "Pete?"
"Yeah, Dan?"
Brief pause. "I miss Fidel."
"Yep," replies his broadcast buddy.
¡Cuba Sí, Castro No, Cuba Sí, Castro No!
Please don't think I was discounting your reports. Yes, FR is the source for breaking news. I just cannot believe if this historical, western hemisphere, "right under our nose" collapse of communism is not being reported by anyone else. My remarks are not meant to disrespect you. Only want some one else to report and check it out. This should be the news story of the summer, not some stupid CIA chick that could not keep her cover and blame Rove crap.
I hope that bastard dies at the hand of his people. He killed one of my aunts.
fyi
Maybe they should riot at the CNN office. break some windows - that might get their attention.
Absolutely!
Absolutely!
Somebody should email Fox News...maybe they can get the scoop and once again be first on reporting a breaking story
See what Havana looks like now.
What was once one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Now crumbling to the stage of having to be leveled for safety.
This is what Castro and communism brought to Cuba.
http://jewishcuba.org/photos/falling.html
The photos are amazing.
My bet is that Hurricane Dennis caused some pretty severe damage to Cuba.
With the economy the basket case it is, people are probably starving and without places to live.
Suddenly, the false promises of "La Revolucion" become glaringly obvious.
No more rice cakes, they want cigars!! But all extra's are being sent to his comrade clinton.
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