January 29, 2004

Before Night Falls

Stacy has an excellent entry on Cuba and the embargo at Daily Ramblings. She offers this lucid quote from Reinaldo Arenas, the cuban poet whose life was depicted in the Movie "Before Night Falls":

The ones who promote dialogue with Castro, well aware that Castro will never give up his power peacefully and that a truce and economic assistance are what he needs to strengthen his position, are as guilty as his own henchmen who torture and murder people
Reinaldo Arenas, New York, August 1990

I keep saying it over and over and over...deal with the devil and you get burned.

Posted by Val Prieto at January 29, 2004 08:07 AM

Comments

You're not going to be happy until I throw out all my Romeo y Julietas.

Posted by: Steve H. at January 29, 2004 10:05 AM

We can have a "Burn Your Cubans" day at ManCamp.

Posted by: Val Prieto at January 29, 2004 10:23 AM

ManCamp™

Posted by: J.Scott Barnard at January 29, 2004 01:15 PM

I never read the book but the movie was powerful, Before Night Falls, that is.

Posted by: J.Scott Barnard at January 29, 2004 01:16 PM


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