- The Irony of castro’s Lackeys  

Reuters has published an article regarding communist Cuba’s useful idiots, the Venceremos Brigade. Sixty of these supporters of tyranny, fresh from their latest visit to the “workers’ paradise,” walked across the Peace Bridge that links Canada with Buffalo, New York, daring the US authorities to detain them. This band of American fools, since 1969, has been providing help to the dictatorship of Cuba by violating US law and traveling to Cuba to help the island’s oppressors by cutting sugarcane, rebuilding the dilapidated buildings communism has destroyed, and any other menial task castro can come up with. To put it more simply, and if you will excuse my language, they are all basically castro’s bitches. 

The fact that these imbeciles continue to do this is not news, but a quotation in the article from one of these brilliant brigadistas caught my eye. 

Oh, really—the government cannot impede your right to travel, Ms. Karlson? In addition, you are ready to wage a legal battle with the government? Those are impetuous words, madam; talk like that will land you in prison for peligrosidad predelictiva (you do not have to actually commit a crime, just give someone the impression you will) quicker than you can say “Patria o Muerte!” 

Oh, wait—you are not in Cuba anymore. You made it back to the US where you can say anything you want without fear of arrest. Whew, that was close! 

The sheer ignorance and arrogance these people exude is beyond comprehension. Either they are complete morons, devoid of any ability to realize the irony in their statements, or they feel so superior that the rights they so vehemently believe should be afforded to them, do not apply to the common Cubans on the island. This is yet another example of the leftist elite’s let them eat cake mentality. 

In case someone might believe this is the opinion of just one brigadista, this is directly from the Venceremos Brigade’s website:

Yep, you read that right; they believe in their right to travel freely without government obstacles. The Cubans stuck on the island without the right to travel, to speak freely, or to express their grievances to the government without risking incarceration, well, tough cookies. The VB is too busy fighting for the rights of really important people: themselves.   

- The “Powerful” Cuban-American Lobby 

I am somewhat of a news junkie. Every morning I sit in front of my computer with my cup of coffee and read the happenings of the day on various news sites. Because of my obvious interest in Cuba (and to amuse myself), I will search for news stories regarding Cuba using various news search engines. 

The usual diatribes published by the propaganda rags—like Granma and Juventud Rebelde—come up, but I largely ignore them since once you have read one of their articles, you just as well have read all of them: America and capitalism are bad—communism and Castro are good. They change the dates, the names, and the locations, but the plot and the protagonist remain unchanged. 

With all the brouhaha going on now regarding the 26 of July anniversary that happens to coincide with the first anniversary of the supposed transfer of power from Big Brother Tyrant to Little Brother Tyrant, there is a plethora of news articles regarding Cuba and many of them address the US embargo against the communist dictatorship. There is a common thread throughout these US embargo articles from Reuters, AP, the Miami Herald, and the rest of the usual suspects; the “Powerful Cuban-American Lobby” is forcing the US to keep its embargo against Cuba in place. 

Really? Are we Cuban-Americans that powerful? Is there a red phone on a pedestal covered by a glass dome somewhere in the offices of the Cuban American National Foundation with a direct line to the president? If so, I think someone should pick it up and tell the president that we “powerful Cuban-Americans” are feeling a little bit slighted as of late. 

If my recollection is correct, the reasons behind the embargo had more to do with the private property that castro’s communist regime expropriated with no compensation whatsoever and little to do with the machinations of Cuban-American influence peddlers. This little fact is overlooked time and time again by these so-called journalists who allow themselves to be used as mouthpieces for castro’s propaganda machine.  

So how powerful is the Cuban-American Lobby? I think if we ask the survivors and the families of the men who died at the Bay of Pigs invasion they will disagree with this summation. If we ask the families of the Brothers to the Rescue pilots who were shot down and killed in international waters, they would probably also disagree. If we ask widower, Agustin Uralde, who watched his wife slam head first into the side of the boat they were using to escape castro’s island prison and later die when the Coast Guard recklessly shot out the engines of their boat, I think he will find this alleged power a bit exaggerated.

- Cuban Refugee Situation is Unique           

I came across this gem of an article written by Warren Mass, editor of the John Birch Society Bulletin. Here’s a taste:

It is refreshing and inspiring to find that there are some non-Cubans out there who get it!

Read the entire article HERE.

- It’s all about the Benjamins baby

castro is smarting from all the athletes that are defecting at this year’s Pan-American games in Brazil. In his latest blogburst, the undead dictator laments the use of “refined psychological methods and many millions of dollars” to “select, buy up and promote Cuban boxers in the international sports competitions.”

It is apparent that the despot considers the lure of personal freedom a refined psychological method and if anyone is going to take advantage of and make millions of dollars off the sweat of Cuban citizens, it is he, not some capitalist promoters. Imagine the nerve of these imperialists—they are completely skewing the Cuban slave market by allowing these athletes to keep a large chunk of what they earn. How is castro going to continue doing business and amassing personal wealth by selling the labors of the enslaved Cuban population if these capitalists keep pilfering his forced labor stores?  

It is not easy in this day and age to be a successful slave-master, especially when your competitors keep luring away your forced labor pool with such pie-in-the-sky promises as freedom and the right to a fare wage. 

You can read the AP article HERE.

- Bid on your own little piece of Depraved History

 In an apparent violation of their own published standards, E-Bay has found it acceptable to sell imprinted merchandise bearing the image of none other than the Butcher of La Cabaña himself, the infamous ché guevara.  

I would never advocate in a free society such as ours that E-Bay inhibit the ability of other Americans to make their money, however vile their method. But I do advocate and insist that E-Bay adhere to their own guidelines and remove these offensive items from their website. One thing is to sell historical materials that have some historic or educational value, however, I fail to see the historical and educational value in a ché tri-fold wallet. 

Artie and Omar from Cubanazos.com have started a petition to insist that E-Bay remove these items and comply with their own principles. You can access and sign the petition HERE. 

I know, I know… we are opening the door to criticism and the accusation that we are practicing censorship the same way the communist regime in Cuba does. Actually, we are only asking E-Bay to do what they themselves say should be done with offensive items: they must be removed from the site.

Last time I was on E-Bay, I could not find any removable flask belt buckles with Hitler’s portrait on it. There is one with ché’s image though. I am sure that E-Bay rejects on a daily basis countless vendors trying to hock their Hitler paraphernalia. We are just asking E-Bay to do the same with another killer of the innocent.  

As the great philosopher, Billie Jean said in “The Legend of Billie Jean”; “fair is fair.”

- To Sign the Petition, Click HERE -

E-Mail Alberto HERE

- Cingular is the New AT&T:

Cingular may be the new AT&T, but they are up to their old shenanigans once again. In a classic Guevarian show of irony, Cingular is marketing in an obscenely capitalistic fashion the poster child of anti-capitalism!

Who better to show Cingular's commitment to the world's poor and oppressed than the hero of the useful idiots who himself eschewed the evil trappings of wealth and comfort? So he had a Rolex watch, was driven around in chauffeured cars, and commandeered one of the largest and most luxurious mansions in Cuba—he probably picked that house because it was close to work. Besides, I am sure he cursed the large screen TV, the pool with the waterfall, and all the other luxuries for the bourgeois vulgarities they were.

Seriously speaking though, once again it is up to us who know the TRUTH about the Butcher of La Cabaña to set the record straight. Artie, from Cubanazos.com, has started a petition to get Cingular, AT&T, whoever they are, to "raise the bar" and eliminate the image of the man responsible for the deaths of thousands of Cuban citizens.

It is wrong and downright offensive. Please visit Cubanazos.com and sign the petition.

- To Sign the Petition, Click HERE -