Word: cuban
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...down to jellied bullion, chicken, and wild rice. We discussed whether the working man really wanted a Marxist state, whether the Cuban revolution would succeed, whether bombing IBM would sway the moderates to the right or left, Then the talk shifted back to the morning's demonstration...
...large number of Cubans with varied economic and educational backgrounds seeking political refuge in countries throughout the world gives a clue to the real feelings of the Cuban people. Total emigration from Cuba since 1959 has been estimated at 1.250,000 persons of which 850.000 are in the United States. From December 1965 to this very day, two planeloads of Cubans leave their country every day for the United States. A similar exodus occurs on a smaller scale to Mexico and Spain (the only other countries that fly to Cuba). There are long lists of people waiting to leave. Desperation...
...seems that the members of the Brigade have done no research into Cuba's past. The reader cannot but conclude, according to their interpretation, that in 1959 Castro took a poor, underdeveloped, semi-feudal state and by the power of his personality and by the overwhelming support of the Cuban people turned Cuba into a model society for the world to admire...
...present the shocking reality of the present Cuban situation without defending any past regimes. Facts available from international sources describe Cuba today as a regimental society lacking freedom and lacking respect for the basic rights of man under government...
...figures mentioned above are easily verified through the U.S. Department of Immigration, the Mexican Embassy, and the Spanish Embassy. The Cuban government forbids anybody under military obligation (15 to 2? years of age) to leave the country. Many families there fore have remained in Cuba because they will not leave their young sons behind. There are no military deferments of any kind in Cuba. It is interesting to note those who visited Cuba recently and oppose the draft in their own country readily accept Cuban militarism. It is also interesting to remember Castro's statement that "no man should...