December 17, 2008

Cuban History--Unvarnished and in The Raw

Folks, we all know that Cuban history, as presented in the MSM and worldwide Academia, consists mostly of a recitation and transcription of talking points handed out by Castro's propaganda ministry.

That's why Manuel Marquez Sterling's disclosures are so important (and deeply disturbing.) Manuel's father, Carlos Marquez Sterling served as Cuba's Speaker of the House from 1936-41 and as President of the 1940 Constitutional Convention--which is to say: he was a key figure in drafting the Cuban Constitution Fidel Castro claimed to adore and promised to restore. Marquez-Sterling was known as one of Batista's most prominent critics--but not to the point of favoring Fidel Castro

Mr Carlos had Fidel Castro's number from day one and desperately, repeatedly (and vainly) tried to warn Cuba's political class what was in store at Castro's hands and that Fidel Castro was hardly the only alternative to Batista. Alas, Cuba's upper classes' hatred and resentment of Batista completely clouded their critical faculties.

Marquez-Sterling won, (by all honest accounts including U.S. ambassador Earl Smith's) Cuba's Nov. 1958 elections that the fine Julio 26 folks tried to disrupt by threatening to murder anyone who voted. And that Batista (disastrously!) rigged and falsified against Marquez-Sterling in manner familiar to many Chicago politicians.

But enough from me. Instead listen to his son Manuel tell the story here

Posted by Humberto at December 17, 2008 04:43 PM

Comments

Sounds like Kerensky vs Lenin (1917) or worse... Trotsky vs Stalin (1924). In either case, the Communists knew they could not afford an election, regardless of the outcome, because their side would lose.

Parece como Kerensky y Lenin (1917) o Trotsky contra Stalin siete anos mas tarde. En ambos casos los communistas sabian qual iba ser el resultado de las elecciones y nunca tuvieron intencion de cumplir con sus promesas. (typekey no tiene forma facil de incluir acentos y tildes, asi que you use la forma simple).

Posted by: oarmaswalker [TypeKey Profile Page] at December 18, 2008 09:53 AM


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