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...Fidel's Country Is Open for Business...
...Americans cheered Fidel Castro for leading a successful revolution against dictator Fulgencio Batista. We saw Castro as a Hemingwayesque hero who was going to break the chains that kept most of the Cuban citizenry in poverty, but his true colors came to light very quickly. Until Castro returns Cuba to its people and lets them decide on a form of government, the U.S. cannot consider dropping its long-established trade embargo. It would be a hypocritical travesty for us to ``forgive and forget.'' Let's not crawl into bed with the world's oldest dictator. He is far from harmless...
...Fidel Castro as an intelligent person who is willing to bend although he still holds to his ideals. There is nothing wrong with that...
...outrageous that the only mention of human-rights violations in Cuba comes from Fidel Castro--and, worse, as the punch line of a joke--since all major human-rights organizations have repeatedly condemned his regime as one of the world's most repressive. As for the statement that there is ``no organized opposition'' to Castro inside the country, perhaps this is because dissidents are routinely harassed, beaten and jailed at his order. Having met many of the men and women who bravely jeopardize what little freedom they have to achieve a new Cuba, I am certain they would be eager...
...will not affect Cuba much at all. ``The standard of living has already collapsed by 50%, but the repressive apparatus remains efficient and loyal,'' she argues. For 36 years, dissident Cubans have calculated that their chances of reaching the U.S. on a raft are better than those of unseating Fidel. If a tighter embargo does crank up the pressure on Cuba, the exodus might only intensify...