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REPUBLICANS WAKE UP CALL

Por Liliana Quincoses
Texas
La Nueva Cuba
Agosto 4, 2002

Some members of the Republican party have left me no alternative than to be indignant due to their desire to change the US policies towards Cuba. I feel like I have been stabbed in the back by members of my own family. Recently, I received a form to join the National Republican Committee and I ask myself, should I do it?

It is beyond believe that farm states Republican Party members want to ease restrictions on travel to Cuba. In particular, representatives Jeff Flake, George Nethercutt, Jo Ann Emerson, and Jerry Moran to name a few. Flake even stated “I feel at some point that the farm state politics will overwhelm the Florida politics” this is from a member of our own party! To which Nethercutt added “There are people from all regions of the country who don’t think Florida should set the policy, that it ought to be a national policy.” Listen Nethercutt I am not from Florida!

Several members of congress want the US taxpayers to subsidize the payments of the goods they want to sell to the Dictator Castro. He has defaulted all his loans, and paid for the recently purchased goods with money destined to pay debts to European countries. The European Union cancelled all further credit to the regime. Therefore, the congressmen pushing the issue want me to pay when Castro defaults in his payment! We might as well give money from the treasury to these members of Congress.

It is most disturbing that these members of congress, belonging to the Republican Party, have not in the least requested democratic changes in the Island. All they see is the almighty dollar for their constituents. Nothing wrong for looking out for your constituents, but not using the suffering of other people.

Jeff Flake thinks flooding the Island with American vacationers will hasten dictator Castro’s downfall or produce windfall profits for U.S. businesses. There are many Canadian and European tourists that visit the Island for a budget vacation or for what it has become known “sex-tourism”. Such tourism has not helped release political prisoners, nor force the regime to change its totalitarian policies. So where is Flake’s logic? I tell you where. It is in dollars and cents!

Are you aware that Cubans have no access to the hotels and beaches reserved for tourist?. This congressmen surely must have seen that, the regime wines and dines US representatives. This is called tourism apartheid!! I am sure these congressmen were against the apartheid of South Africa and supported the policies of not trading with that country.

It is amazing that the aforementioned members of congress belong to the Republican party which is the Party that advocates freedom and liberty. It is as if they have joined the democratic party who have members of congress advocating the same agenda. I thank Karl Rove, President Bush’s senior adviser, for trying to make this people come to their senses. It hurts to see how the integrity in this country is disappearing little by little. Frankly, it looks like they would do anything for a dollar.

How can members of our government want to establish business with one of the biggest enemy this country has. Castro hates the United States with passion and he does not hide it. He never misses any opportunity to openly talk about Yankee imperialism. He assisted in the planning of the terrorist attacks on September 11. Four months before the attacks he toured Syria, Libya, Iran, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia with the purpose of strengthening ties with radical Islamic movements and to share biotechnology to use in bio-terrorism. In Iran, President Khatami welcomed him with open arms.

Castro and Bin-Laden were united in planning the big massacre of 9-11. We can not forget the thousands of innocents that lost their life due to a barbarian act conducted by sick and evil people. How can I forget. My cousin’s wife sister perished in the Twin Towers. She worked on the 84th floor and left two little girls, six and three. As of this date, every morning the toddler asks where is my mommy?

If members of the Congress and Mr. Jimmy Carter don’t stop catering to Castro, this country is going to be in a serious situation and will be lost before we know it. God help us.

With sincere affection

Liliana Quincoses

Weatherford, TX 76087