Mea culpa, mea culpa

The Watcher of Weasels comments on the UN's Human Rights Commision's envoy to Cuba, Christine Chanet. Ms. Chanet makes it a point to blame the round-up and encarceration of dissidents last year by stating:

U.S. laws and the financial support given to 'the building of democracy in Cuba' make political opponents on the island look like sympathizers with foreigners,"

Obviously, it's all the U.S.'s fault. Then she goes on to say that the US trade embargo has had "disastrous" economic, social and political consequences.

Doesnt it stand to reason then, guided by these two statements, that if the US lifted it's embargo, then it would give Castro free rein to encarcerate everyone that dealt with the US under the pretext of being "sympathizers?"

Of course not, because lifting the embargo would only allow the foreign companies to deal with the Castro Regime. The Cuban people would still be screwed.

Posted by Val Prieto at February 26, 2004 07:50 AM

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