
Jerry Brewer of Criminal Justice International Associates pens an op-ed (via Mexidata.info) on whether U.S. concessions are justified in light of the Castro regime’s destabilizing campaign in Latin America and continuous iron grip at home:
As Cuba and Latin America’s leftist regimes continue their efforts to prevent the U.S. from assisting its democratic neighbors with drug interdiction, and in the fight against transnational criminal insurgencies — violence and deaths continue to soar. In Venezuela alone, reports indicate a murder rate of 220 per 100,000 people. This is a higher rate than Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez.
Indeed, Caracas may currently be the most violent city in the world.
The U.S. must remember that Cold War espionage against us, by Cuba, is still alive and well. Too, the Guantanamo base remains a strategic observation hub for Caribbean activities that potentially threaten free people within this hemisphere. And it is clear Fidel Castro wants us out.
President Obama holds the cards. To free the Cuban people is a decision of the Castro regime.
(Image: Front page of August 13 edition of El Nacional showing homicide victims in a Caracas morgue as a result of spiraling violence.)



ETA protected by Cuban regime
13 June 2010 at 1725 in Commentary, Government, Havana, International Relations, Spain, Violence, guerrilla movements, terrorism by Armando F. Mastrapa 3d
And also, how Vilma Espín (Raúl Castro’s deceased wife) served as hostess at dinner parties with “Basque fighters” in attendance.
ETA, per Pérez Giménez, remains under the protection of the Cuban regime.
(Image: 2009 marked the 50th anniversary of ETA. Radio Netherlands Worldwide.)
Tags: Alberto Pérez Giménez, Americas Department, Cuban Government, Cuban regime, ELN, EPR, ETA, FARC, Havana, Jorge Masetti, Latin American terrorist groups, Macheteros, Tupamaros, Vilma Espín