When the Pope visits Cuba in September here is one item that he might wish to take up with the Castro regime:
Go here to read the rest. Go here to read the assessment of Cuba by Freedom House. Having brokered the deal between the US and Cuba for direct talks, the Pope has a moral responsibility to bring up to his Cuban hosts the fact that their nation is, in effect, a very large prison camp.
May he speak up just like he did in Albania last year!
He won’t. Raul Castro will use the Roman Pontiff’s appearance in cuba as a publicity stunt and as soon as the Roman Pontiff’s plane is wheels up off the runway at Marti Airport, everything will go back to the way it has been for over 50 years.
Our good friends in Canada see nothing wrong with having open relations with Cuba. After all, the Canadian government has done so much to expand human rights in Cuba. Well, no, they haven’t, but certain smug Canucks who look down at the USA and vacation at Verdadero Beach think that they are smart.
The only way I’d want to visit Cuba is with a company of Marines.