As an Afrocuban exiled artist, I
wonder how come that, if as you affirm, “Congresswoman Barbara Lee is such a
fearless progressive with an unparalleled record of doing what is right under
the toughest of circumstances", she kept her eyes and mouth shut in the
obvious presence of the 54 years of abuses by the Castro regime. How dare you
to oppose any American war while celebrating a regime that systematically
promotes armed conflicts in the 5 continents and train terrorists on their own
territory. What a disappointment was to see that upon the return from (what is
left of) my motherland, delegates of the Congressional Black Caucus had nothing
to say but praising words about the longest and most repressive dictatorship on
the globe. Caucus member Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri even had the guts to say
(New York Post, April 11-09): "We've been led to believe that the Cuban
people are not free, and they are repressed by a vicious dictator, and I saw
nothing to match what we've been told." ––A government tour can lead you
to believe anything–– were the remarks of Nat Hentoff. I may add that voluntary
blindness and deafness are common among political extremists and their
compassionless supporters.
On another note, I wonder how is
it possible to lay flowers at a Havana memorial to Martin Luther King Jr, while
visiting admirers of Fidel and Raul choose to ignore that a biography of Dr.
King – seized during the 2003 crackdown raids on independent libraries – was,
among other “subversive” books, ordered burned by Castro's judges in one-day
trials. Were you ever curious to know why an Afro-Cuban disciple of Dr. King
was serving 25 years in prison, and at least ask the authorities for a visit to
Dr. Biscet, or meeting Iris Garcia, the founder of the Rosa Parks Women's Civil
Rights Movement?
I said this and a lot more to Ms.
Lee on my letter to her dated May 2nd, 2009; so before asking me for any kind
of support, as a member of the government, it is her duty to answer my letter
explaining her absurd double standard policy.
June 6-13
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