The recent events, involving the CANF's protests
against the Bush administration, followed in short
order by the Lieberman campaign's attempt to attack
the administration; over its Cuba policy leaves me more than a little puzzled;One would think the local paper; the Herald would provide some context for these events; but you'd be wrong;
It's true the Administration; which has been distracted
of late, (although I can't quite think of what in particular;
hint; it rhymes with Shaq and Error) has not adjusted
its policy to the a recent regime's practice of shooting
emigre's from the Island and rounding up and jailing every
writer and poet of note; therein); however their opponents
have taken every instance to ignore till now and focus on
the idea that every migrant from a troublesome yet less severe archipelago;be granted asylum (The Island, i'm talking about has received at least instances of' regime
change,' in 1915 and 1994; yet it hasn't taken the lessons to heart: interestingly enough this is exactly the moment, a supposed opponent of the regime has taken to find a political space (about as appropriate as returning to Russia in 1937; of Hungary in 1957) The Helms/Burton Act has not been affirmed, even though the main obstacles to it; (The EU) has taken almost an identical
stand; against further investment in Cuba; and not just
Spain and Italy. Yet despite the fact, that many of the
opposition, have been jailed; precisely because they were
too enthusiastically associated with the former US envoy
there
But this ignores, the political environment in Washington;
which seems to be circa 1974. The President's first choice
to head the Latin Am bureau of the State Department, was
so opposed by former supporters of Castro and the Sandinistas like Senator Dodd and Harkin, so vigorously that he, a Cuban whose parents had fled from Austria,
because they were Jewish was characterized as a NAzi! In the end, he had to be installed by recess appointment. His successor, a fellow protege of Cuba hawk Jesse Helm's has finally been confirmed; which makes him the first official nominee of that post in 5 years
The recent retirements and shifts of relevant committee
chairs has not helped; With Helm's and Thurmond's retirement, came Warner, a conscientous moderate who
never fails to obstruct aggresive acts toward rogue regimes (his most pronouncements on Iraq are of a piece)
for the State's overseer, came Lugar, who despite having
been a one time aide to Adm Burke; seems unwilling to
confront the major threats involved: Pat Roberts on the
appropriation & intelligence subcommittees seems only
interested in selling Kansas wheat to Cuba;
The recent events, involving the CANF's protests
against the Bush administration, followed in short
order by the Lieberman campaign's attempt to attack
the administration;leaves me more than a little puzzled;
One would think the local paper; the Herald would provide some context for these events; but you'd be wrong
The recent events, involving the CANF's protests against the
Bush administration, followed in short order by the Lieberman campaign's attempt to attack the administration;
leaves me more than a little puzzled; One would think the
local paper; the Herald would provide some context for these
events; but you'd be wrong
