martinez is only too happy to fault castro for his abuses of power..while at the same time martinez and other congressional republicans..at the behest of the neocons in the bush administration..are drafting legislation to legalize the same abuses comitted at the hands of the US govt...
and i very much doubt that the cubans will welcome the kind of democracy the US has exported to iraq (to quoute vladimir putin) when castro is gone...
mel martinez rants about castro...
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MARTINEZ STATEMENT REGARDING CASTRO’S TRANSITION OF POWER
August 1, 2006 - WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mel Martinez today made the following statement regarding recent reports that Cuba’s Communist dictator, Fidel Castro, had turned over power to his brother Raul after complications from surgery:
“The Cuban people have been deprived of any freedom for forty seven years. Castro has been a ruthless tyrant who has cared more about power than about the well-being of the Cuban people. Hopefully this is the beginning of the end of his reign. The Cuban people deserve no less than the opportunity to have a new future and to live their lives in freedom.
“Since my youth, I have looked forward to a day without Castro’s ruthless hand over Cuba. Because of him, I had to leave my life behind as I knew it –my home, my family and the country that I loved. Thousands of other Cuban families have also endured this pain and disruption to their lives. Others endured worse – prison, torture and even death.
“The long-awaited day of a Cuba without Castro may be approaching. Our hope and our purpose should now be for a true moment of change, not a transfer from one dictator to another.
“I think at this moment, with reports uncertain, we must remain vigilant and ready to assist the Cuban people towards a democratic future. The dissident and exile communities need to work together and stay united for the good of Cuba’s future.
Senator Mel Martinez came to the United States in 1962 at the age of 15 as part of Operation Pedro Pan. Senator Martinez is the first Cuba-born person to serve in the United States Senate.
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"anchor blocks counteract the process of pontiprobation..while omalean globes regulize the pressure"...
Edited by Annapurna1 (08/01/06 04:22 PM)
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