Henry:

>>Notice how all of raul's pronouncements (and fidel's) are dutifully published in almost all of the international media. When was the last time you saw two articles in the same day quoting the prime minister of Canada, the President of Australia or France? What democratically elected leaders say isn't that important I guess.

BANG! Precisely! The mainstream media gives Castro, Inc. more coverage than they do democratically elected presidents from important, wealthy countries around the world. What impoverished 3rd world country gets even one fraction the attention that Cuba gets? Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, Dominican Republic? Heck, even relatively well-to-do larger Latin American countries are ignored, let alone receive more coverage than large, wealthy countries.

I'll say it again, fidel doesn't need to sell Gramma in the USA, since the US media publishes all of his press releases for free!

Henry,

If Obama and Raul end up meeting together (which would not surprise me a bit) I would love to see the reaction of all those stupid Cuban-Americans that voted for Barack Hussein Obama last November.

One specific case that I would love to see is the reaction of both Pepe Hernandez and Jorge Mas Santos of the CANF.

FreedomForCuba:

>>One specific case that I would love to see is the reaction of both Pepe Hernandez and Jorge Mas Santos of the CANF.

I don't know about Pepe Hernandez, but I'm pretty sure that Jorge Mas Santos wouldn't care. He's the man who is most responsible for running the once powerful and influential CANF to the ground. He is primarily a businessman, and I wouldn't be surprised if he has his eye on the prize: Business with Cuba.

His family business MASTEC is a firm that puts up cabling. Cuba is in needed of a massive infrastructure overhaul. Wouldn't be surprised if Mas Santos [who is primarily a businessman] is looking forward to the day that the embargo is lifted so that he can get a chance at being Castro, Inc's.. client.

Rayarena,

I'm share your comments, as I've always suspected that Jorge Mas Santos wants to do business with Havana.

The reason I posted my comment is that the moment Jorge Mas Santos starts doing business with the Havana regime he would lose the little credibility he had left among us (not that he had much left to begin with), that's all.

Regarding Pepe Hernandez and all the crap he talked about the Bush administration; I can assure you the moment that Jorge Mas Santos starts doing business with Havana, Pepe will have to stick his tongue in that part of the body where the sun does not shine.

At least George W. Bush will not lift the embargo or establish relations with Cuba until the Castro brothers cry uncle.

My final point is that both Jorge Mas Santos and Pepe Hernandez doing business with Communist Cuba will discredit themselves in the eyes of the Cuba-American community in exile once and for all because this action (if it ever takes place) will display how much they have degraded themselves and how much they have betrayed the cause of a free Cuba with was the main reason for Jorge Mas Canosa founding the CANF.