Great bitch-slap to a deserving MSM-punk! For the sake of the trees if nothing else...the Herald needs to be taken down. Fiedler is fiddlin' on the roof right there by the bay; love to see the roof cave in and see him yappin' like a chihuahua on the way down.

Memo to Mr. Fiedler:

The old saying "if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging" strikes me as rather appropriate to your present situation. I just read your "apology" op ed piece in today's Miami Herald, and, frankly, I am appalled at the hubris it displays as you attempt to deflect or minimize the significance of the original epithet by now saying that it was directed at a particular "critic", who dared suggest that the Miami Herald appears to be "in league with the Cuban government", and not at a larger group.

The "critic" voicing that opinion is not a lone wolf (or do you still prefer the term "chihuahua" for this particular individual?), and the charge that the Miami Herald is "in league with the Cuban government" deserves a lot more than your bigoted dismissal. By now, you should be aware of the timeline of the events leading up to the dismissal of the Herald employees who contributed to Radio Marti. You should be aware of the encounter between Cao and Castro in Argentina. You should be aware of the discussions during the Cuban TV show Mesa Redonda. What this sordid episode calls far is a full investigation into the potential linkage between various events in the timeline, not an bigoted attack on those pointing it out.

Forget about payments from Radio Marti.

Let's investigate WHO'S GETTING PAYMENTS FROM MESA REDONDA?

OOOuuuuch!! Well said, Eire.

Prof. Eire: You've just reminded how much I enjoyed your book. I will be reading it again this weekend.

Where are all the other Cuban American professors, the "cubanologos," and the ENCASA activists when our community is insulted? Kudos to Professor Eire.
I highly recommend his autobiography, "Waiting for Snow in Havana."
http://www.amazon.com/Waiting-Snow-Havana-Confessions-Cuban/dp/B0000CAR5I/sr=8-1/qid=1160092420/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-7661746-8833763?ie=UTF8&s=books

Hi All:

what i like best about the way Carlos says what he needs to say is that there is no vitriol in the way he says things! Yet, the effect is even more effective than if he had chosen the other way. As to his book--- A must read!!! What a great person to have on our side!

Mr. Fiedler's response to the memo

Dear Mr. ...

I accept your points and can tell you that the investigation you describe has been underway. I also want to repeat my sincere apologies for my ill-chosen remarks. My intent was not to offend anyone, although I now realize that I did. My deepest apologies.

Tom Fiedler

Executive Editor