July 11, 2006
4,000 Cuban doctors flee Venezuela UPDATED
Miguel Octavio at Devil's Excrement has the link to this stunning admission here. It goes to show that life in Chavista Venezuela is communist enough to force Cubans to escape.
Tell that to the next pro-Chavista in sandals that wants to extol the glories of Chavistadom.
UPDATE: Boli at Boli-Nica blog reports that now castro's doctors are fleeing Bolivia, too. His acerbic take on it is here.
Posted by Mora at July 11, 2006 11:31 AM
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Ironically, the unionradio piece that Miguel links to calls the doctors "deserters."
I always thought that term applied only to military personnel.
Posted by: Val Prieto ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.babalublog.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at July 11, 2006 11:41 AM
Deserters would be the perfect noun for fleeing doctors. After all they were sent to Venezuela or whereever at the service of the castroit regime. As communist missionaries foremost, medical assistance second. These were no volunteers.
Posted by: Orlando at July 11, 2006 12:06 PM
I like the Kalashnikov story too. In a recent article I read, Kalashnikov regretted that so many of his guns were built to be sent to the third world, where they have ended up arming millions of thugs and terrorists.
Posted by: Scott at July 11, 2006 12:23 PM
Just heard on the Venezuelan news that EFE news agency has confirmed the death of Castro. Any information about this?
Posted by: frank at July 11, 2006 12:36 PM
CARLOS ALBERTO MONTANER proposes turning Guantanamo Bay into the Hong Kong of the Caribbean, something I advocated a while back. It's a great idea that I hope gains momentum. If the scrolling sign pissed off Castro, imagine having a small Free Cuba within Cuba, broadcasting radio, television and offering sanctuary. This is a meme we should all spread.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/15010081.htm
Posted by: jsb at July 11, 2006 12:58 PM
So thats why they call it free health care. Because if you are a doctor sent out of Cuba you have a chance to escape and be free.
Posted by: pototo at July 11, 2006 01:41 PM
Frank,
quit teasing.
Posted by: pototo at July 11, 2006 01:48 PM
Ban Frank for teasing us with something so important to us.
Posted by: pototo at July 11, 2006 01:59 PM
On a related subject, I'm hearing rumours that Fidel is dead? Do you know anything?
Posted by: Beth Donovan at July 11, 2006 03:15 PM
LOL, I bet Val gets a nice hit spike as we all come to him for confirmation of the rumor.
Fingers crossed but skeptical. Some things are too good to be true.
Posted by: Janette at July 11, 2006 03:27 PM
Cuban "doctors" are also fleeing from Bolivia. For that reason Fidelhugo invented the express-medical-teching for bolivian students, intended to fill in the blanks created in the bolivarian "misiones".
Posted by: BlogBis at July 11, 2006 03:34 PM
Gracias, Bis, I got an item up!
Posted by: A.M. Mora y Leon at July 12, 2006 05:38 PM
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