Cuba USA
From American Thinker:
The communist Cuban regime has arrested Yoani Sanchez, Cuba's best-known blogger, whose evocative writing on the nature of the communist regime and the dreary life in Cuba have won her international awards.
It was always a matter of curiosity as to why Sanchez hadn't been arrested before, given what she wrote. But with developments today, it appears it was only a matter of time.
Castro's thugs got her when she was going to blog about a kangaroo-court trial in Cuba. Castro's men have put some small fry on trial for the mysterious car death of Oswaldo Paya, another big-name dissident, earlier this year. They are probably attempting to hide the fact that their death squads were what killed Paya. This sort of cover-up -- making an assassination look like an accident -- is getting frequent in Havana.
So Castro's people did not want Sanchez blogging about that trial -- that's one thing for sure.
But it's likely part of a broader picture as well. Cuba's communist dictatorship is scared to death that Hugo Chávez of Venezuela will get thrown out of power this weekend, with Henrique Radonski Capriles taking his place. Capriles has vowed to cut off subsidies from Venezuela's oil earnings and instead spend the money at home. That's why the Castroites are getting vicious and repressive. They know the money is running out, and violent force is all they have now.
It has started.
- "while In Miami, Yoani Sánchez Tweets At Record Pace"
From the Miami Herald: By MIAMI HERALD STAFF Famed Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez spent Easter Sunday in South Florida explaining her motivation for speaking out against the Castro government. She didn’t do it on the radio or on television,...
- Yoani Sanchez Coming To Freedom Tower In Miami On April 1st
From the Miami Herald: Famed Cuban dissident and blogger Yoani Sánchez, who was allowed to leave the island this week, will visit Miami on April 1. Sánchez will speak at the historic Freedom Tower, Miami Dade College announced on Tuesday. The college...
- "yoani Sánchez To Begin Foreign Tour In March"
From the Miami Herald: By JUAN CARLOS CHÁ[email protected] Yoani Sánchez, the dissident Cuban blogger who has developed an international following, will begin a series of foreign trips and presentations March 9. Sánchez,...
- Donde Esta Dr. Alfredo Pulido Lopez?
Dr. Alfredo Manuel Pulido LópezBorn on 14.11.1960 Dentist, journalist Member of the Christian Liberation Movement / MCL, was responsible for the Varela Project (conducted by Oswaldo Payá) for the implementation a constitutionalreferendum active.(Oswaldo...
- Yoani Sánchez' Digital Newspaper, 14ymedio
In a recent post on a different blog, I pointed out that the Internet "crowd" had quickly ruined the reputation of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling but that visibility on the Internet gave Yoani Sánchez cover to speak harshly and eloquently...
Cuba USA
Yoani Sanchez has been arrested by the Castro regime
From American Thinker:
The communist Cuban regime has arrested Yoani Sanchez, Cuba's best-known blogger, whose evocative writing on the nature of the communist regime and the dreary life in Cuba have won her international awards.
It was always a matter of curiosity as to why Sanchez hadn't been arrested before, given what she wrote. But with developments today, it appears it was only a matter of time.
Castro's thugs got her when she was going to blog about a kangaroo-court trial in Cuba. Castro's men have put some small fry on trial for the mysterious car death of Oswaldo Paya, another big-name dissident, earlier this year. They are probably attempting to hide the fact that their death squads were what killed Paya. This sort of cover-up -- making an assassination look like an accident -- is getting frequent in Havana.
So Castro's people did not want Sanchez blogging about that trial -- that's one thing for sure.
But it's likely part of a broader picture as well. Cuba's communist dictatorship is scared to death that Hugo Chávez of Venezuela will get thrown out of power this weekend, with Henrique Radonski Capriles taking his place. Capriles has vowed to cut off subsidies from Venezuela's oil earnings and instead spend the money at home. That's why the Castroites are getting vicious and repressive. They know the money is running out, and violent force is all they have now.
It has started.
- "while In Miami, Yoani Sánchez Tweets At Record Pace"
From the Miami Herald: By MIAMI HERALD STAFF Famed Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez spent Easter Sunday in South Florida explaining her motivation for speaking out against the Castro government. She didn’t do it on the radio or on television,...
- Yoani Sanchez Coming To Freedom Tower In Miami On April 1st
From the Miami Herald: Famed Cuban dissident and blogger Yoani Sánchez, who was allowed to leave the island this week, will visit Miami on April 1. Sánchez will speak at the historic Freedom Tower, Miami Dade College announced on Tuesday. The college...
- "yoani Sánchez To Begin Foreign Tour In March"
From the Miami Herald: By JUAN CARLOS CHÁ[email protected] Yoani Sánchez, the dissident Cuban blogger who has developed an international following, will begin a series of foreign trips and presentations March 9. Sánchez,...
- Donde Esta Dr. Alfredo Pulido Lopez?
Dr. Alfredo Manuel Pulido LópezBorn on 14.11.1960 Dentist, journalist Member of the Christian Liberation Movement / MCL, was responsible for the Varela Project (conducted by Oswaldo Payá) for the implementation a constitutionalreferendum active.(Oswaldo...
- Yoani Sánchez' Digital Newspaper, 14ymedio
In a recent post on a different blog, I pointed out that the Internet "crowd" had quickly ruined the reputation of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling but that visibility on the Internet gave Yoani Sánchez cover to speak harshly and eloquently...