The sun rises on the Truth

In Memory of Gloria Laura Pollan-Leader of the Ladies in White/Las Damas de Blanco

2011-10-16T14:53:00.000-04:00

On Friday October 14, 2011, I had just arrived to a small get together my cousin Jessica was having at her home. I received the news via cell phone that Laura Pollan, leader of the ladies in white had passed away of a heart attack in Cuba. I listened in silence, and thought of the poem by Jose Marti, “La Rosa Blanca”.

I was not happy with the news, yet it is what I expected to happen to her because it is the pattern of anyone that Stands Up against Castro the Goliath, they end up murdered by the hand of the Castro regime.

Laura was hospitalized for some form of respiratory virus, plus all the beatings she has taken from the Castro bullies who go around beating Women. All these women do is walk every Sunday to church with a flower in honor of their husbands, brothers, friends, who are in the Castro jails just for expressing their right as a Citizen of Cuba and their desire to be Free. For this they are beaten and thrown in jail!

In my opinion it is time to take a real aggressive stand and NOT continue to stand idle and our mouths to be full of political rhetoric.

It is time for all Cubans to Unite, for this is what the regime and many others have not wanted us to do. As long as it is to fight for the Freedom of our Homeland, Cuba. Let's learn from the mistakes of the past, live in the present, to make the future full of Light, Love and Freedom for the people in Cuba.

For this 4th Generation of Cuban Citizens have NO clue of what it is to live in the Cuba of our Parents and Grandparents and those before them...They only know Castor's Cuba. Plus we must realize that the Cuba BC is long gone and we must work for a New & Better Cuban Democracy. THE AC, CUBA!

I like to share this quote from Mario Jimenez, Children of the 2506 Brigade

“America owes us nothing and yet she has given us everything...I have one more favor to ask Help us free our homeland. My father fought in The Bay the Pigs and I am ready to fight anywhere anytime to free Cuba. Help us or let us do what we must do. Many Cubans have died for this great country from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan. Now we need help to do our most important mission. To free our brothers, sisters and mothers. We owe it to the brave men who fought and died in the struggle to free Cuba!

I will quote my Father, Lt. Cornel Merob Sosa-Garcia, and named military leader in NY of La Rosa Blanca the first Cuban organization in the USA, founded on January 28, 1959 by Rafael Diaz-Balart.

“The armed forces of Cuba under the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba must protect the homeland from tyranny, monarch and civil unrest. The military is not there to go to war; the military and police are there to protect citizens under the Law of the homeland. To have peace and freedom a nation must pay the high price of fighting for its freedom to establish democracy for its Citizens. However, if the people choose the other side than the military and police must be disciplined enough to stand down and seize fire and turn the Country over to whom the people have chosen. Nevertheless, in Exile we must continue to fight for our homeland for the present and future generations to live in freedom as Maceo and Marti did. The mistake is the masses are sometimes brain washed by the Rhetoric of men and at times stand by them without even knowing
what they are doing, this appeared to be the case my daughter with our homeland, Cuba. Instead of holding free elections to elect a new President, the people were blindsided with the Castro Rhetoric and Movement.

I leave this all to time and in God’s hands for the truth and justice will be served.”

In my opinion, I think it is time for CUBANS TO MARCH UPON WASHINGTON, DC and Stand Up for Human Rights and Freedom from Tyranny in Cuba. Enough is Enough March!!! Basta Ya!!!

God Bless Gloria Laura Pollan, your death as well as others will not be in vain, justice and liberty will prevail.

We continue to walk towards a Free Cuba in your memory. Godspeed to a Free Cuba!!

The USA the most generous Country on the Planet!

2011-08-22T12:52:00.002-04:00

It is the Country founded by immigrants seeking religious 'FREEDOM"!

It is the Country that has always opened its doors to ALL immigrants from everywhere around the globe.

It is the Country that in 1959 allowed Political Exiles to find refugee, freedom and NEW opportunities in the United States of America. Since 1959 Cubans continue to come to AMERICA! To seek residence and to be US Citizens, to prosper and to continue to give back to the U.S.A. After all it is the Country that embraced them, since their own native homeland wanted to repress and take away all their human and civil rights. Besides no one in 1959 had "Due Process" executions by Che Guevara and the Castro's was like a Roman Circus, many applaud this act of violence.

Here we are in 2011, the Castro's continue with their violent model of govenment with NO due process, continue beating the Ladies in White, for defending, the human and civil rights of political prisoners.

The Cultural inter-change which is a JOKE! A one way street exchange and it is NOT fair... Cuba continues deploying into this Country those that seek to destroy the very meaning of freedom. Continued disrespect to the laws of the U.S.A. by commiting medicare fraud and much more.
This has to STOP!

The WAR the Castro's have declared is an economic one against the United States of America.

To think their are politicians in Washington, D.C. and else where that allow this non-sense.

A young Congressmen, born in New York of Cuban decent has had the "guts" to to say it like it is.

Hat's off to you David Rivera!

It is time to take a STAND! Be grateful for America and the freedom it offers everyone.

The Cuban Adjustment Act MUST be adjusted. Let's take a stroll down memory lane:
The original Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 allowed Cubans to become permanent residents if they had been present in the United States for at least 2 years. The Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976 (P.L. 94-571) reduced this time to one year. Caps on immigration do not apply and it is not necessary that the applicant use a family-based or employment-based immigrant visa petition.

Two other immigration rules are also waived. Unlike other immigrants, Cubans are not required to enter the United States at a port-of-entry. Second, being a public charge doesn't make a Cuban ineligible to become a permanent resident.

Bottomline on this act.....Those who have been persecuted in Cuba, or who fear persecution (on the basis of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion), may apply for U.S. resettlement through its in country refugee processing unit at the United States Interests Section in Havana.

I think clarity of thought and not emotions must take prescient when it comes to the Castro regime.

The only concern for Castro is the all mighty US $, that he so critizes. He has shown throughout the years that he cares NOTHING for the people of Cuba, he lives off of their misery, has detroyed his own Country, has destroyed all the principles and foundation in which the Counrty of Cuba was build on. Has distorted the Consitution of the Republic of Cuba.

Folks with all due respect to those on the island of Cuba and those around the Globe... it is what it is....

Let's Stop saying Cuba Libre and Let's Make it Happen!

Let's turn up the HEAT, so that LIBERTY can prevail once and for all.

Godspeed,

Am Back!!!

2011-06-20T17:58:00.001-04:00

It has been awhile, I have not updated or made any comments on my simple blog. I have been very busy doing the Capitalist thing, working hard/smart, making money, helping people, working on my film project and yes...Playing GOLF!

I do read all the blogs from Cuba those that I consider to be like minded and those that I consider to be the Castro regime's puppets.

Here we are June 20, 2011, the same status quo continues in Cuba!

Let me break it to you gentle, my dear Cuban friends within the island and outside the island whereever, God destin for you to be.

I think many should go back to basics and read the definition in websters dictionary of what the word..Action, Change, Liberty/Freedom and Democracy means.

Perhaps, it is easier said than done, I do understand, I can be inside my very peaceful home, in the United States of America, writing this, having all the comforts that freedom brings and that my parents decided for me to have.

The key word being decided!

Yes, one must make decisions either you are with God or you are with the "so called Devil".

With all due respect to all Cubanos, yes, a decision must be made on what side you are on.

Again, here we are and all we continue to hear are the same of the same, NO solutions to the problems that need to be address on CUBA!

Perhaps the time has come to be a little more action oriented, bring solutions to the table and be hard core against the Castro regime. Oh yeah, this goes for many Cubanos and also for President Obama's administration that has NO clue on the Cuban issue. This is NOT a party statement, this is a Reality statement!

I am tired of this false cultural inter-change, I am tired of a certain few in Castro's Cuba who can travel, yet the average person can NOT travel, I am tired of Americans who are totally ignorant on the Cuban issue or perhaps pretend to be. Go ahead invest your hard earned dollars under the Castro dictatorship, so that I can laugh at you when you lose it all. Due to your greed and or your true ignorance!

Here is a simple question, If you have cancer would you like the Surgeon to get to the Root and destroy the cells or do you prefer to have a band aid placed on your cancer cell?

This is what Fidel and Raul Castro are a Cancer Cell that the ONLY solution is to pull and kill the root cause of the problem and than we can talk about Solutions in a democractic and non-terrorist way.

I marvel at the way people throw around the words...action, change, liberty/freedom and democracy. The key factor to obtain this is to make an executive decision based on freedom, prosperity and justice for all.... and not politics!

May your days be Blessed with love, peace and true democracy and freedom!

DESTINY

2010-10-24T10:56:00.003-04:00

Have you ever asked yourself? Why, the heck is this happening?

When people, things, place show up in our life, it must be the work of God the Universe or whatever you like to call it.

If you would’ve told me, I’d be meeting and establishing a friendship with the Son, who the father......
was one of Fidel Castro’s right hand-men, I would have laughed at you.

Well, for the past month or so, I have had the pleasure of having deep conversations with .....
Juan Juan Alemeida, his lovely wife Consuelo and his lovely daughter Indira.
Yes, Indira is the Grand- daughter of Juan Alemeida and Juan Juan is his Son.

For those who do not know the story, I encourage you to visit http://www.raicesdeesperanza.org/
and purchase the DVD, and it will shed light on this simple piece, on my blog.

A month ago Juan Juan, Consuelo and Indira invited me to be their guest at the release of a new documentary, The Grandchildren of the Cuban Revolution, directed by Carlos Montaner Jr.

Thank you for a wonderful evening!

The Grandchildren of the Cuban Revolution is sponsored by a dynamic not-for profit organization,
Roots of Hope / Raices De Esperanza.

Who I am a member and support.

By now you may be saying, Ok Gina, what is the big deal of you and this Juan Juan being friends?

Well, that story will be coming soon as well, here is a preview.

Juan Alemeida (Father) fought along with Fidel Castro against the government of Batista and
the Armed Forces of Cuba.

My Father, Merob Sosa Garcia, fought against Fidel Castro under the government of Batista and for the Armed Forces of Cuba.

While in the United States during the years 1960 to 1962, he felt and told President John F. Kennedy and the CIA do not negotiate with Juan Alemeida the Bay of Pigs invasion.
We all know what happened there, again just a preview.........

In lieu of whom our Fathers were it would be difficult to establish a friendship!

Yet, fate, destiny the origin of the Cuban situation has lead us to meet and bridge the gap, perhaps to bring hope to a new generation, who understands, and is wise enough to see that the Cuban revolution.....
did and has done NOTHING for Cuba or its people since 1959 to date.

Juan and I cannot deny who we are, who our Fathers were.

However, we can talk, place the cards on the table, and move forward to stand United!
To be a beacon of light, change and freedom for what is the dream of many…..”A Free Cuba” !
without Castro and his pathetic greedy ideologies, which has taken Cuba backward in time and stuck and going nowhere!

If this is what it takes, to once and for all and in the name of “LIBERTY” come together for a cause that is Greater than all of us than so be it!

If you want to make a positive impact on Cuba, I encourage you, again, to visit and support
Roots of Hope / Raices De Esperanza at raicesdeesperanza.org

Their three basic principles: love, friendship and hope.

May God Bless America and Cuba!!!!

Gina I. Sosa

Daughter of Lt. Colonel Merob Sosa-Garcia

Juanes- President Obama release the 5 Cuban spies....

2010-09-20T21:56:00.000-04:00

Juanes and friends must be craving for publicity!

Showing he has no empathy or compassion for the plight of the Cuban people.

Never taking into account the amount of damaged caused by the Castro regime.

The number of lives lost at sea just to reach the destination of “freedom.”

These are the same 3 who held a so called “Peace” concert a year ago for the people of Cuba!

I have not heard Juanes, Tanon or Bose say anything about the ladies in white, the death of Zapata and others jailed and tortured by Castro.

Furthermore, political prisoners and those of conscious never had a trail, just like all those they have murdered throughout the years, never given due process.

The 5 spies were trailed by a legal court of the United States of America.

The sentence the 5 are serving is because they are SPIES who were sent by the pathetic communist-socialist regime of Fidel and Raul Castro.

Briefing on the 5 Spies:

The leader of the "Cuban Five" was convicted of plotting with the Cuban military to kill three American citizens and a permanent resident in the February 1996 shoot down of two civilian planes over international waters by Castro's jet fighters.

The Obama Administration has made it very clear that the "Cuban Five" are not subject to release or a prisoner exchange of any kind.

Bravo to Obama and his administration!

I sure hope this is another lesson learned for Cubans not to be fooled by the Juanes agenda and behind his word “peace”.

There is peace in Cuba, hello there is NO WAR going on…What Cuba needs is Freedom and Democracy from the claws of a cruel dictator.

The people of Cuba deserve to live with dignity and peace of mind when they express their opinions, that they will not be jailed or killed. This is the Peace Cuba needs!

Juanes stay out of the Cuban issue!

Focus on your own Country and find something else to do with your little friends.

Former Political Prisoner-Ariel Sigler Amaya

2010-08-20T18:30:00.000-04:00

So is it torture or not?

Torture: What does it mean? According to Webster's dictionary it is....

the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.

extreme anguish of body or mind; agony

This is exactly what the Castro regime has done to its political prisoners man and woman.

On Agust 1, 2010, I experienced the torture done to Ariel Sigler Amaya, I visited with him and his family at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

A man who used to be a boxer, is now in a wheel chair, thanks to Mr. Torture, Fidel Castro!

Thanks to the USA and certain Cuban-American Congress people pushing to get him to Miami for medical evaluation and treatment.

Because in Cuba the Cuban people cannot get the best medical attention, this is reserved for one Cuban family, the Castro's.

The Castro's wanted to break him mentally and physically. Mentally they could not! Physically, they sure have done it, yet Ariel will walk again, as per his team of doctors at Jackson.

Of course the old dinosaur Castro will tell you they do not and have never tortured in Cuba. The old dinosaur is back in the public eye, to draw attention to his re-appearance and twist the story of all the political prisoners whom are being freed and sent to Spain negotiaed by the Catholic Church.

With all due respect to the Catholic church, since when did the Catholic church become the spokesperson for the Cuban people and the exile community. What the Catholic church needs to negotiate is for Mr. Torture (CASTRO) and company to seek exile out of Cuba.

Negotiate for the Cuban people, not for a cruel, cold killer that tortures his own people.

The Cuban people, just like all human beings, are born with GOD given right to be FREE!

Free in their own country, to travel to and from their own country without asking for.................... PERMISSION!

The Castro regime for the past 50 years + have only applied contrasting principles.

Exilio Unido - Exiles United

Cuba Democracia Ya!

CAMBIO!!!!! Its time to CHANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Behind the Release, Behind the Re-Appearance

2010-07-14T21:03:00.000-04:00

Great! Cuban Political Prisoners have been released and have arrived in Spain.

Yet, why is it, they, cannot stay in Cuba?

Why, is it that to be released they must leave Cuba?

The release of these prisoners, the sudden re-appearance of the dinosaur, Fidel Castro talking about the end of the World and how Iran should run their country.

Give me a break! Castro has done NOTHING for Cuba, the only thing he has done is destroy Cuba and the Cuban people.

Fidel, it is Not the End of the World! It is the END OF YOUR WORLD, as you know it.

The end of your pathetic revolution. The end of the Castro dynasty!

The only one that needs to leave Cuba is Castro!

Not the political prisoners.

I think the Cuban people have had enough of your bull.

Yes, I agree with you Fidel…The End of your World has arrived!

Adios,

Happy Birthday AMERICA!!!

2010-07-04T09:49:00.002-04:00

Americans prepare to celebrate the 4th of July with Sparks, Fire Crackers, Food, Family and Friends!

Celebrating America’s Independence from the British Crown!

The Declaration of Independence, histories most amazing document ever written.

Many NATIONS, may have their difference with the USA, yet when something happens, the first to take the leadership position, is the USA to help fellow human beings.

Liberty and Freedom is the Greatest AMERICAN Value!   Therefore, Americans will defend it to the end.

Many in the USA take liberty and freedom for granted for they do not know what it is like, when it is taken from them.    Never take your liberty, freedom and the pursuit of happiness, for granted!

We grow and learn from the lessons of history and we can appreciate the essence of liberty, perhaps when you speak to people who seek liberty and come to America.   It is amazing how they value the vision of the forefathers of this Great country, America.

Perhaps these values must be replicated in those countries who seek to be free from dictators and or governmental systems; which are not for the people or by the people.

May the bells of liberty reign in all nations who seek, unalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Happy Birthday AMERICA & God Bless You!!!!

The Double Standards of the Castro Regime & The Puppets,,,,,

2010-06-01T21:39:00.001-04:00

Why, can the singer Silvio Rodriguez have a Concert in New York?

Yet the Castro regime would NOT allow Yoani Sanchez travel to New York to receive her well deserved award!

Silvio Rodriguez and his concert promotor Hugo Cancio talk about lifting the Embargo, What Embargo?

He talks about evolution, I think he copied that from Andy Garcia's movie The Lost City.

Here is a reality check for Silvio and Hugo, There is NO EMBARGO!!! THE ONLY EMBARGO IS THE ONE CASTRO HAS ON THE PEOPLE OF CUBA!

This so called "cultural exchange" is a one way exchange that only benefits the Castro regime. Silvio, you want to Tango? It takes Two! Let's dance..... Let's get to the real and true reason behind this cultural exchange.

Your boy's the Castro brothers and their pathetic and worthless revolution is OVER and YOU know it. Yes, let us evolve into a Cuba with NO Double Standards, with No status quo and with NO CASTRO!

Let's dance the revolution out of Cuba, let the dance of evolution, liberty, freedom, democracy take you by the hand and lead You.

Please tell your pathetic terrorists dictators, that we are ready to dance, the dance must have an exchange without conditions and preferably without them.

Enjoy the Empire State, who your terrorist dictator Castro envy's so much.

Silvio Rodriguez and Hugo Cancio, can you tell us, how this concert will benefit the people of Cuba?

Can you tell me, if I can go to the Country that I was born without permission or a Visa as if I was born somewhere else. Can you tell me when Yoani Sanchez and many others can travel outside of their Country? Like YOU do?

You know what we call people like you in New York...Brown Nose, Ass Kisser, have no guts to stand up to the status quo. I pray that your pathetic dictator the Castros either leave Cuba or Die once and for all.

See you on TOP of the Empire!

Marcha Mayo 22/ March May 22 For a FREE CUBA!

2010-05-20T09:35:00.000-04:00

We do it for our families whom were forced to flee Cuba some 50 years ago.

For those on the island oppressed because of their opposition to tyranny and faith in democracy and freedom.

Although this time I cannot be present at the March on Calle 8 at the Cuban Memorial Site of Brigade 2506.

I will be their in Spirit, in Prayer and can ONLY visualize a Bright Light Shining upon Cuba and taking her from her darkness into God's Light.

I encourage you to raise up and join your Cuban brothers and sisters and March where ever you are in the World. Miami, Tampa, Madrid and many other's will March.

Quote from Jose Marti: Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness.

Take Action on CUBA!

Home of the Eagles!!!

2010-05-06T15:23:00.000-04:00

Career Day at Mae M Walters Elementary School in Hialeah, Florida. Rated an A School!!!

Throughout my career I have spoken at the corporate, business and adult level. When I received an invitation to speak at Mae M Walters, I was humbled for the audience was made up of 5th, 4th and 3rd graders.

Children born in the USA from immigrant families from Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela,etc...

I could only accept!

Eagles for sure are these KIDS and their Teachers!  You can feel the energy of excellence in this school.

The day was designed to expose children to different careers, which keep our community thriving.

If I could make just one difference in their life, it was to let them know, they can Make it Happen!

I was there for them to have fun, make note of the importance of education, and working together with their teachers, to be able to compete in a Global economy.

Drive home the importance of writing on paper their dreams and for them to dream "BIG"!

Must do all this at their grade level and take note of their diversified background and culture.

It was an amazing interactive presentation, hope they learned something from me, for I sure always learn something from children.

The kids at Mae M Walters can be anything they want to be! For the foundation has been set for them to make it happen.

I left with the feeling that a future President will be coming from this school, perhaps the first of Latino background.

The feeling that many of them will be giving back not only to the United States, yet to their parents and or grandparents homeland. It is something you feel in their questions and dreams.

An amazing day with the present and future on the horizon.

Home of the Eagles is a Beacon of Light in Hialeah.

And they WILL Make it Happen!

49th Anniversary of the Bay of Pigs..Playa Giron!

2010-04-16T13:16:00.004-04:00

April 17th 2010, the 49th Anniversary, of the Bay of Pigs, in Spanish, Playa de Giron!

The only Cuban hero’s are all those who fight or have fought against the Castro’s and Che Guevara.

In the present moment the heros are The Lady’s in White/Las Damas de Blanco, Yoani Sanchez, Cuban bloggers, Prisoners of Conscious and Political and all those that make it their daily bread to fight for human rights in Cuba and elsewhere.

On April 17, 1961, These were and are the Hero’s, approximately 1,300 courageous Cuban patriots belonging to the Assault Brigade “2506” landed on Cuban beaches. There mission was to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and to reestablish democracy in their homeland. Nevertheless, the military operation at the Bay of Pigs which had been personally approved by President John F. Kennedy lasted only three days.

After 72 hours of continuous fighting, exhausted, they found themselves surrounded by more than 40,000 enemy troops, hundreds of artillery pieces and more than 50 heavy tanks. Soon they would realize that we had been abandoned by those who had recruited, encouraged, organized and trained us—American U.S. warships carrying more than 2,000 marines watched our inevitable defeat from only miles away. The American fighter planes flew over our heads, rocked their wings as a sign of friendship, and continued their flight without firing a single shot.

I can go on, yet I will not!

In my earlier youth, I would listen to my father and mother and man who were part of La Brigade 2506 and la Rosa Blanca organization, at the time the only Cuban-American organization. I could not believe what they were saying, yet history, has shown the truth of their life experience.

John F. Kennedy would be forced to abort the mission!

In my late teens and adult life, I remember friends of my Father, Lt. Cornel Merob Sosa Garcia, telling me, your Dad was right, JFK, would have to abandon the mission. These friends were men who went to the Bay of Pigs, men that served the United States Army, Marine, FBI and CIA of the United States of America.

Their hope, for a Free Cuba! Shattered!!! Now they must concentrate on getting out the political prisoner’s and wheel and deal with the U. S. government. Move on to another military operation, yet fate had something else destined for the Cuban exiles, the people of Cuba and for President John F. Kennedy.

The next blow and although I was only 6 years old, I can remember where I was, who was with me and my father’s expression, when the news HIT that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He knew that the freedom for Cuba would NOW take even more time, with JFK being assassinated.

In his words and expertise, behind the JFK assassination, “ is the hand of treason and the hand of Fidel Castro”!

The story of the True Cuban Hero’s will be told!

Cuban Missile Crisis Speech by John F. Kennedy

2010-04-15T08:37:00.000-04:00

On April 17th is the Anniversary of the Bay of Pigs, we continue to fight for CUBA's FREEDOM!!!

Good evening, my fellow citizens: - This Government, as promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the Soviet military build-up on the island of Cuba. Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive Missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island. The purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the Western Hemisphere.

Upon receiving the first preliminary hard information of this nature last Tuesday morning at 9 a.m., I directed that our surveillance be stepped up. And having now confirmed and completed our evaluation of the evidence and our decision on a course of action, this Government feels obliged to report this new crisis to you in fullest detail.

The characteristics of these new missile sites indicate two distinct types of installations. Several of them include medium range ballistic missiles, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead for a distance of more than 1000 nautical miles. Each of these missiles, in short, is capable of striking Washington, D.C., the Panama Canal, Cape Canaveral, Mexico City, or any other city in the south-eastern part of the United States, in Central America, or in the Caribbean area.

Additional sites not yet completed appear to be designed for intermediate range ballistic missiles capable of travelling more than twice as far-and thus capable of striking most of the major cities in the Western Hemisphere, ranging as far north as Hudson Bay, Canada, and as far south as Lima, Peru. In addition, jet bombers, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, are now being un-crated and assembled in Cuba, while the necessary air bases are being prepared.

This urgent transformation of Cuba into an important strategic base- by the presence of these large, long-range, and clearly offensive weapons of sudden mass destruction constitutes an explicit threat to the peace and security of all the Americas, in flagrant and deliberate defiance of the Rio Pact of 1947, the traditions of this Nation and hemisphere, the joint resolution of the 87th Congress, the Charter of the United Nations, and my own public warnings to the Soviets on September 4 and 13. This action also contradicts the repeated assurances of Soviet spokesmen, both publicly and privately delivered, that the arms build-up in Cuba would retain its original defensive character, and that the Soviet Union had no need or desire to station strategic missiles on the territory of any other nation.

The size of this undertaking makes clear that it has been planned for some months. Yet only last month, after I had made clear the distinction between any introduction of ground-to- ground missiles and the existence of defensive anti-aircraft missiles, the Soviet Government publicly stated on September 11th that, and I quote, "the armaments and military equipment sent to Cuba are designed exclusively for defensive purposes," that, and I quote the Soviet Government, "there is no need for the Soviet Government to shift its weapons... for a retaliatory blow to any other country, for instance Cuba," and that, and I quote their government, "the Soviet Union has so powerful rockets to carry these nuclear warheads that there is no need to search for sites for them beyond the boundaries of the Soviet Union." That statement was false. Only last Thursday, as evidence of this rapid offensive build-up was already in my hand, Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko told me in my office that he was instructed to make it clear once again, as he said his government had already done, that Soviet assistance to Cuba, and I quote, "pursued solely for the purpose of contributing to the defence capabilities of Cuba," that, and I quote him, "training by Soviet specialists of Cuban nationals in handling defensive armaments was by no means offensive, and if it were otherwise," Mr. Gromyko went on, "the Soviet Government would never become involved in rendering such assistance." That statement also was false.

Neither the United States of America nor the world community of nations can tolerate deliberate deception and offensive threats on the part of any nation, large or small. We no longer live in a world where only the actual firing of weapons represents an efficient challenge to a nation's security to constitute maximum peril. Nuclear weapons are so destructive and ballistic missiles are so swift, that any substantially increased possibility of their use or any sudden change in their deployment may well be regarded as a definite threat to peace.

For many years, both the Soviet Union and the United States, recognizing this fact, have deployed strategic nuclear weapons with great care, never upsetting the precarious status quo which insured that these weapons would not be used in the absence of some vital challenge. Our own strategic missiles have never been transferred to the territory of any other nation under a cloak of secrecy and deception; and our history - unlike that of the Soviets since the end of World War II - demonstrates that we have no desire to dominate or conquer any other nation or impose our system upon its people. Nevertheless, American citizens have become adjusted to living daily on the bull's-eye of Soviet missiles located inside the U.S.S.R. or in submarines.

In that sense, missiles in Cuba add to an already clear and present danger - although it should be noted the nations of Latin America have never previously been subjected to a potential nuclear threat.

But this secret, swift, and extraordinary build-up of Communist missiles-in an area well known to have a special and historical relationship to the United States and the nations of the Western Hemisphere, in violation of Soviet assurances, and in defiance of American and hemispheric policy - this sudden, clandestine decision to station strategic weapons for the first time outside of Soviet soil - is a deliberately provocative and unjustified change in the status quo which cannot be accepted by this country, if our courage and our commitments are ever to be trusted again by either friend or foe.

The 1930's taught us a clear lesson: aggressive conduct, if allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged, ultimately leads to war. This nation is opposed to war. We are also true to our word. Our unswerving objective, therefore, must be to prevent the use of these missiles against this or any other country, and to secure their withdrawal or elimination from the Western Hemisphere.

Our policy has been one of patience and restraint, as befits a peaceful and powerful nation, which leads a worldwide alliance. We have been determined not to be diverted from our central concerns by mere irritants and fanatics. But now further action is required - and it is under way; and these actions may only be the beginning. We will not prematurely or unnecessarily risk the costs of worldwide nuclear war in which even the fruits of victory would be ashes in our mouth - but neither will we shrink from that risk at any time it must be faced.

Acting, therefore, in the defence of our own security and of the entire Western Hemisphere, and under the authority end trusted to me by the Constitution as endorsed by the resolution of the Congress, I have directed that the following initial steps be taken immediately:

First: To halt this offensive build-up, a strict quarantine on all offensive military in equipment under shipment to Cuba is being initiated. All ships of any kind bound for Cuba from whatever nation or port will, if found to contain cargoes of offensive weapons, be turned back. This quarantine will be extended, if needed, to other types of cargo and carriers. We are not at this time, however, denying the necessities of life as the Soviets attempted to do in their Berlin blockade of I948 -

Second: I have directed the continued and increased close surveillance of Cuba and its military build-up. The foreign ministers of the OAS, in their communiqué of October 6th, rejected secrecy on such matters in this hemisphere. Should these offensive military preparations continue, thus increasing the threat to the hemisphere, further action will be justified. I have directed the Armed Forces to prepare for any eventualities; and I trust that in the interest of both the Cuban people and the Soviet technicians at the sites, the hazards to all concerned of continuing this threat will be recognized.

Third: It shall be the policy of this Nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union.

Fourth: As a necessary military precaution., I have reinforced our base at Guantanamo, evacuated today the dependents of our personnel there, and ordered additional military units to be on a standby alert basis.

Fifth: We are calling tonight for an immediate meeting of the Organ of Consultation under the Organization of American States, to consider this threat to hemispheric security and to invoke articles 6 and 8 of the Rio Treaty in support of all necessary action. The United Nations Charter allows for regional security arrangements - and the nations of this hemisphere decided long ago against the military presence of outside powers. Our other allies around the world have also been alerted.

Sixth: Under the Charter of the United Nations, we are asking tonight that an emergency meeting of the Security Council be convoked without delay to take action against this latest Soviet threat to world peace. Our resolution will call for the prompt dismantling and withdrawal of all offensive weapons in Cuba, under the supervision of U.N. observers, before the quarantine can be lifted.

Seventh and finally: I call upon Chairman Khrushchev to halt and eliminate this clandestine, reckless, and provocative threat to world peace and to stable relations between our two nations. I call upon him further to abandon this course of world domination, and to join in an historic effort to end the perilous arms race and to transform the history of man. He has an opportunity now to move the world back from the abyss of destruction - by returning to his government's own words that it had no need to station missiles outside its own territory, and withdrawing these weapons from Cuba - by refraining from any action which will widen or deepen the present crisis - and then by participating in a search for peaceful and permanent solutions.

This Nation is prepared to present its case against the Soviet threat to peace, and our own proposals for a peaceful world, at any time and in any forum - in the OAS, in the United Nations, or in any other meeting that could be useful - without limiting our freedom of action. We have in the past made strenuous efforts to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. We have proposed the elimination of all arms and military bases in a fair and effective disarmament treaty. We are prepared to discuss new proposals for the removal of tensions on both sides - including the possibilities of a genuinely independent Cuba, free to determine its own destiny. We have no wish to war with the Soviet Union - for we are a peaceful people who desire to live in peace with all other peoples. But it is difficult to settle or even discuss these problems in an atmosphere of intimidation. That is why this latest Soviet threat - or any oilier threat which is made either independently or in response to our actions this week - must and will be met with determination. Any hostile move anywhere in the world against the safety and freedom of peoples to whom we are committed - including in particular the brave people of West Berlin - will be met by whatever action is needed.

Finally, I want to say a few words to the captive people of Cuba, to whom this speech is being directly carried by special radio facilities. I speak to you as a friend, as one who knows of your deep attachment to your fatherland, as one who shares your aspirations for liberty and justice for all. And I have watched and the American people have watched with deep sorrow how your nationalist revolution was betrayed - and how your fatherland fell under foreign domination. Now your leaders are no longer Cuban leaders inspired by Cuban ideals.

They are puppets and agents of an international conspiracy which has turned Cuba against your friends and neighbours in the Americas - and turned it into the first Latin American country to become a target for nuclear war - the first Latin American country to have these weapons on its soil.

These new weapons are not in your interest. They contribute nothing to your peace and well-being. They can only undermine it. But this country has no wish to cause you to suffer or to impose any system upon you. We know that your lives and land are being used as pawns by those who deny your freedom.

Many times in the past, the Cuban people have risen to throw out tyrants who destroyed their liberty. And I have no doubt that most Cubans today look forward to the time when they will be truly from foreign domination, free to choose their own leaders, free to select their own system, free to own their own land, free to speak and write and worship without fear or degradation. And then shall Cuba be welcomed back to the society of free nations and to the association of nations of this hemisphere.

My fellow citizens: let no one doubt that this is a difficult and dangerous effort on which we have set out. No one can foresee precisely what course it will take or what costs or casualties will be incurred. Many months of sacrifice and self-discipline lie ahead - months in which both our patience and our will be tested - months in which many threats and denunciations will keep us aware of our dangers. But the greatest danger of all would be to do nothing.

The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are - but it is the one most consistent with our character and courage as a nation and our commitments around the world. The cost of freedom is always high - but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender or submission.

Our goal is not the victory of might, but the vindication of right-not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, here in this hemisphere, and, we hope, around the world. God willing, that goal will be achieved.

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Freedom is not Negotiable!!!

2010-04-01T22:07:00.000-04:00

How can any Country or how can the Obama administration even Think of Negotiating with a terrorist!

After 50 years of a government that has done Nothing but destroy its own Country and the Citizens of that country.

I had to verify to make sure the news was real, I could not believe that not only do they beat up on Yoani Sanchez for her blog, the Ladies in White/Las Damas de Blanco, yet NOW they hurt a 5 month old BABY!

This baby is taken from the hands of his mother who opposes the Castro regime.

I guess this should not surprise me, considering what my parents and family had to go through in 1959 to get me out of Cuba. For it was my head for my Fathers.

If you have investments in Cuba, if you are a Tourist, YOU are contributing to violence and terrorist acts upon the people of Cuba. You are negotiating with an illegal and terrorist government!

Castro your day is approaching, your revolution of destruction is over and mark my word your Judgement day is upon you, and all those that support your pathetic revolution.

I am done with you!

For 50 years we have tried inside and outside of Cuba to approach our situation with peace and love for our fellow brothers and sisters on the island.

The political prisoners have called for change and all you to do is throw them in jail, for the simple use of the word, change, elections,etc. You refuse to let go of power and you bring your fist down on those that voice the truth.

You are a madmen with No heart or conscious! You know YOUR end is near. You are so selfish and ruthless, that you are capable of the unimaginable.

Yet before you get to the unimaginable; we will take you down.

The Silent Walk of the Ladies in White/Las Damas de Blanco...

2010-03-26T22:06:00.001-04:00

They walk in silent Grace with a flower in their hand and a Heart full of LOVE.

The Woman who will change and transform Cuba!

They walk for their husbands, brothers, sons, sisters and daughters, who are political prisoners and or prisoners of conscious.

They walk for Liberty, Love, Joy, Peace and Unity.

I am so PROUD of them! Proud of all Cuban bloggers and political prisoners for the Courage to stand up for their God given right to live in freedom. To demand human rights for all the people of Cuba.

The exile community March with them in Solidarity and we show the World the truth, these peaceful Woman face every time they March, in the streets of their homeland, Cuba.

I feel the breath of God upon Cuba, I feel change, I feel a historical Transformation in the Country I was born, yet have never seen.

I know the day is here and now!

Therefore, I say, Thank You God!

For these woman hold the key, and the lock, on the chain, will be OPENED; and Cuba will be Free and Better than ever!

Exilio Unido Ya! that is everyone one Together for Freedom in Cuba and the World!

About Time President Obama!

2010-03-25T07:39:00.001-04:00

President Obama's statement on Cuban human rights from the Los Angeles Times on March 24, 2010.

"Recent events in Cuba, including the tragic death of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, the repression visited upon Las Damas de Blanco, and the intensified harassment of those who dare to give voice to the desires of their fellow Cubans, are deeply disturbing.

These events underscore that instead of embracing an opportunity to enter a new era, Cuban authorities continue to respond to the aspirations of the Cuban people with a clenched fist.

Today, I join my voice with brave individuals across Cuba and a growing chorus around the world in calling for an end to the repression, for the immediate, unconditional release of all political prisoners in Cuba and for respect for the basic rights of the Cuban people.

During the course of the past year, I have taken steps to reach out to the Cuban people and to signal my desire to seek a new era in relations between the governments of the United States and Cuba. I remain committed to supporting the simple desire of the Cuban people to freely determine their future and to enjoy the rights and freedoms that define the Americas, and that should be universal to all human beings".

Mr. President, I hope your are able to discern the truth of the Castro (50year) ruling class and the constant repression, fear tactics and beatings done to the people of Cuba. Simple because they want CHANGE and to Transform their country from a cold war mentality of hatred to a renewed consciouness of loving one another, respect, freedom and embracing their brothers and sisters in Exile. .

With all you have going on in the USA, Thank you for taking the time on the Cuba issue of human rights, NOW!

United We Stand!

The Ladies in White/Las Damas de Blanco

2010-03-24T07:38:00.000-04:00

Latin icon pop star, known to many as the Conga Queen, in a press conference at Bongos Cuban Cafe she announced that her and Emilio are in support and solidarity with the ladies in white/las damas de blanco.

These ladies whose only crime in the streets of Cuba is to go to church leave church and walk with a flower in their hands in Silence. They walk for their husbands and sons who are in jail for the simple reason of thinking, feeling and expressing the need and want for change inside the island of Cuba. For this the Castro brothers have them beaten in the streets.

Gloria Estefan said it like it is, this is not politics, this is about human rights, it is about LIFE!

Please join us if you are in Miami on Thursday, March 25 at 5PM and at 6PM SHARP, we will March on Calle 8 and 27th Avenue. We will meet at 5PM between 7 & 8 Street by Beacon blvd. If you are not in Miami we ask you to wear WHITE on thursday and perhaps say a Silent Prayer for the people of Cuba.

United we Stand on Human Rights, United we Stand with the Ladies in White/Las Damas de Blanco and United we Stand with all Political Prisoners. United for the people of Cuba to have FREEDOM!

Marching for the LOVE of Liberty and change in Cuba!

Camino del AMOR para la Libertad y Cambio en Cuba!

The Eternal Flame

2010-03-22T19:57:00.002-04:00

Sergio Manuel Rodriguez-Lorenzo on Saturday 3/20/2010 started his Fasting at the Bay of Pigs Cuban Memorial on 8th Street and 13th Avenue.

His brother Rolando Rodriguez is with him making sure he does not go on complete hunger strike.

Today, I received a phone call from Rose Mary Suarez on what was transpiring and her own feelings on what is happening in Cuba.

I went to spend sometime with Sergio and his brother, I asked him, Please do not leave us, think of the most important thing you have, your LIFE!

He asked me to write something simple on my blog so that Yoani Sanchez, The Ladies in White and his friend Guillermo Farinas, know that although he finds himself in the land of the free and the home of the brave. His heart is with them, his heart is with Zapata for they were political and or prisoners of consciousness together. His heart is with all those who lost their life in the Bay of Pigs, were caught and jailed by Castro.

Yes, he wants the support and action from President Obama and his administration on the matter of Cuba and all political prisoners.

He feels that many countries are opening their eyes to what the TRUTH of what has been going on in Cuba for over 50 years.

His respect and admiration for Yoani Sanchez, Claudia Cordero and the Ladies in White.

For all his Cuban brothers and sisters who every single day fight to bring awareness to the cruel practices of the Castro brothers and their secret police.

To bring awareness on the many Castro agents currently in Miami, New Jersey, New York and Washington sent by Castro and Chavez.

I asked him what message do you want to give to President Obama and the World.

"Cuba most open to the World and the World must Open to Cuba"!

"We deserve a country free of the Castros once and for all, we want Democracy y Libertad".

We must stop talking about human rights, we must have ACTION on Human Rights NOW!

We are part of the World and the World is part of the Cuban people, the people that Castro hides from the USA and the International community.

The Eternal Flame is in his Heart and Soul, as it is for so many Cubans on the Island and in Exile. One of these Cubans came all the way from Alaska, Yes a Cuban in Alaska, Rafael C. Herrera, the next one planning to fast to show support for those on hunger strike in Cuba.

Here is my humble observation of all this, Our Journey as Cuban brothers and sisters has been long.

Fate, destiny and life has brought us together for a bigger purpose than any of us would've imagined.
Our purpose is driven by Love, yes LOVE of country, family, freedom, democracy, prosperity and united we will stand up and free our country once and for all! There is no stopping us!

For our human spirit when United as ONE will create the impossible!

Divine Justice will be done!

Love, Light and Peace be with us and humanity.

Put your freedom to work

2010-03-18T09:06:00.001-04:00

Val Prieto says it perfectly! So I am proud to repost:
I’m not going to sugarcoat or editorialize or plead or try to tug at your heartstrings today. Enough has been said and written about the the Black Spring Crackdown of 2003 and there is plenty of evidence out there to serve as absolute proof of what I am about to shove down your throat:

THERE ARE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CUBA.
THERE ARE NO CIVIL LIBERTIES IN CUBA.
THERE ARE POLITICAL PRISONERS IN CUBA.
THERE ARE PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE IN CUBA.
THESE PRISONERS, AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT THEIR CAUSE, ARE SUBJECTED TO UNIMAGINABLE BRUTALITY AND INHUMANITY AND REPRESSION.

And you know what? You are an accomplice to the above. Yeah, that’s right. I said you are complicit in the violations of human rights and the torture of human beings. Because you are

You may not be swinging the club yourself and the epithets may not be coming from your mouth, but you are definitely a party to it. You are allowing it to happen. Turning a blind eye. Ignoring it. You are the three “no evil monkeys” all wrapped up into one.

And you shouldn’t just be ashamed, you should be disgusted. Nauseated. Unable to sleep.
What does it feel like to torture another human being? What does it feel like to stand idly by while a man’s dignity and humanity are ripped away from him, piece by piece, blow by blow?

Right now you’re thinking to yourself that I am ridiculous. Convincing yourself that I am being extreme. Exaggerating. “This guy is nuts,” your saying to yourself. “It’s ludicrous to suggest that I - I! - am somehow responsible for this inhumanity.”

But just let me ask you one thing while you’re busy convincing yourself you aren’t part of the problem:
HAVE YOU DONE ANYTHING TO STOP IT?

Yeah. I thought so. Not a damned thing.

Of course, right about now you’re trying to assuage your conscience because you have so many other things to worry about in your own backyard and really, this is something happening in a whole other country and besides, what do you have that you could possibly use to help?

Let me put it to you this way: If you do nothing, if you stand idly by and allow the blatant abrogation of the human rights of your fellow human beings and the abject subjugation of their dignity, what the hell makes you think you deserve your own? Can you honestly say that you deserve that which you allow be denied to others?

You have the one thing – THE ONE THING – those men and women need. The one thing they have given their lives for.

You have FREEDOM.

USE IT TO GIVE IT TO OTHERS.
Cuba's political prisoners need your SOLIDARITY NOW.
Henry Gomez says it perfectly, too.

The Many Faces of Cuba

2010-03-14T15:12:00.001-04:00

Guillermo Farinas as reported by Yoani Sanchez on her twitter feed, he is home from the hospital.
Thank you God!

For many of you it sounds crazy, absurd and why do they do this to themselves?

Simple, for them their bodies are their weapons!

Since in Cuba, under Fidel and Raul Castro and those that are part of their entourage are the only ones with the right to have weapons.

The only delinquency and or crime these man and woman commit is to Think and Feel different, to express their opinion to “El Tirano” Castro.

These man and woman have E_volved in Consciousness, something neither of the Castro’s have done or will ever do.

For the tyrants holding on to their POWER is the only thing they care about.

Blaming everyone, except themselves for what Cuba has become.

Having their agents and or spies in Miami and many other places to continue to promote hatred, division among the Cuban people for this is their Economic Stimulus Package.

My solidarity is with the underdogs that face the brutal dictatorial government of a cruel madmen who only wants to destroy the will, dignity, and the hope of these Cuban patriots and the Cuban people.

These man and woman, who are called the criminals and or delinquents, are fighting for Change, Freedom and the Freedom of future generations to live and let live the way God created all human beings to live.

The Castro’s know, although slowly, yet with Certainty, the day is approaching and they will be gone.

The revolution will be gone and the E-volution of a new day will commence and it will be all driven by Consciousness, Light and Love of God through all these man and woman.

On the day where Cuban brothers and sisters will have reconciliation through the one and only POWER
God the Good!

But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace. ~ Psalm 37:11

ZAPATA VIVE!!!!

2010-03-04T07:13:00.001-05:00

You’re a Bridge which touched many Cuban exile hearts.

Zapata was on hunger strike for 85 days, it started during human rights week 12/1/2010.

Many are indifferent, to the plight of Cuban political prisoners and the exile community.

Zapata is one of the many who stood his ground against the inhuman actions of the Castro brothers and others.

The Exile community and different exile groups in Miami, New York, Spain and Italy honored you and your family on Saturday 2/27/2010 and Sunday 2/28/2010.

On Saturday the day started beyond politics at the Cuban National Shrine in Coconut Grove, Florida. La Ermita de la Caridad, in honor of our patron Saint.

The Circle of prayer with the pictures of all those murdered by the terrorist Fidel and Raul Castro, sorry no other name for them. I refuse to be politically correct with those that have no respect for human rights. I call it what it is. I am not here for right or wrong, I am here to bring awareness of the crimes committed for over 50 years by Castro.

From La Ermita we headed to Presido Politico by the Cuban Memorial Walk on Calle Ocho,( 8th Street).
My First time visiting the Presido, I was in shock to see how many pictures of all those who died for freedom and human rights in our homeland, Cuba.

A wooden coffin with Orlando Zapata's picture!

A young violinist, and packed memorial service with Cubans of all ages.

Cubans United together holding the vision of a Free Cuba and comforting Zapata’s mother who was on the phone listening to the service.

The emotion of love, hurt, passion and peace could be felt from the youth to the elders.

In fact from Cubans from 1959 to present moment, the feeling was Oneness with one another and with the people of Cuba.

When the service was over, a down pour of rain, we had to wait, once the down pour settled, we stopped at the Freedom of Art gallery.

Where a wonderful connection was made, all in the name of CUBA!

On Sunday, The members of El Presido Politico marched to the Eternal Flame, the Cuban Memorial on Calle Ocho.

We all joined together at the Versailles Restaurant, to participate with the youth organization O-JEC.

We formed a human chain to show the World that the Cuban Exile community or at least a good number of us in Miami; are United on our journey towards a Free Cuba with democracy and without the Castro brothers.

Will you join the Conga line to a free CUBA!!!

RIP ZAPATA....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

The common denominator between generations of Cubans….

2010-02-19T14:12:00.002-05:00

If you are 95 or if your 25 and find yourself as a Cuban exile in the USA or anywhere in the World.

It is because you cannot live in true freedom, democracy and prosperity in your homeland, Cuba.

On February 18 a day of listening to a 95 year old!!! He lived the episode of January 1, 1959, and more, when Fidel Castro took over Cuba.

What a blessing to be able to get to 95 is clear of mind; healthy and just have a few 95 year old issues.

What an honor to once again be in the presence of a dear friend of my parents and husband of my Godmother, Bettina.

Cornel Armando Echemendia, spent 20 years in a political prison, everyday they yelled Paredon. Meaning… take him to the firing squad! God had bigger plans for Cornel Armando; he re-united with his family in 1980, and started his life over, after spending 20 years as a political prisoner.

As we spent the afternoon together along with his daughter whom also remembers all the terror that took place in Columbia, military base in Mariano, Cuba 1959.

The more I listened to him and his daughter. It is evident that it does NOT matter when you left Cuba as a political prisoner or if you were just someone seeking freedom, democracy or the American dream.

The bottom line, you or we are all equal on this plight for Liberty & Democracy in Cuba.

A democracy that has never truly been, perhaps it is our duty to bring it to our homeland.

Finally, man like Cornel Armando Echemendia, General Francisco Tabernilla, and others are able to tell their story. They are able to explain the story of those man and woman silenced by death by Castro and Che. Or silenced by the roughness of the ocean, who never made it to the Florida shores, or wherever the ocean would take them. Silenced by the downing of their aircraft. To confirm, the story, to the children and or grand children of those silenced by their early death.

We know the Castro regime and those who continue to follow them, are annoyed of the raising of the historical exiles, annoyed that the other side of the story will and is being told, not by those who never did anything but by man who were part of the timeline of 1952 to 1959. Man and woman who have shown humbleness throughout the years, who accepted their fate, yet never forgot where, why, what and how they arrived on this journey.

They were carried by faith, wisdom, courage, and foresight that someway, somehow the story would be told for future generations.

I encourage all those who only know how to divide and criticize, for the sake of keeping a cruel mad man in power. To walk in the shoes of these man and woman who throughout the years have fought to defend their nation and demand their human and civil rights, under something the cruel mad men erased from our history, the Constitution of Cuba.

It is time for all Cubans of all generations to rise up, stand your ground and face your truth.

Perhaps it is up to our generation to help those inside Cuba once and for all be the Country so many have dreamed of.

A country that will never again fall in the hands of a dictator, people to understand that to have democracy it is through “we the people” and democracy is not made by one man or woman.

Liberty and Democracy are sustained by a vision, by a proclamation and the will to be free!

“I cultivate a white rose”
“Cultivo la Rosa Blanca”

If you or one of your family members wants to be part of the archive of your Cuban story, please contact me directly.

Happy Valentines Day!!!!

2010-02-13T17:27:00.000-05:00

On Valentines Day I wish the World healing love, compassion, peace and light.

An open HEART !!!

To all the Cuban bloggers, political prisoners and all those who stand up every day in Cuba for human and civil rights.

We send you our Love and may Love finally bring about the true change, compassion and peace that is so needed and wanted by those that are silenced.

"Do not fear- only believe. All things are possible to him that believes." Jesus Christ.

Where do we draw the line?

2010-02-10T18:05:00.003-05:00

Our truth shall be told and the truth will set us free!!!

This is my respond on all the talk about this so called Cuban Cultural Exchange.

The Cubans or whomever in Miami who openly supports the tyrant that is 90 miles away and has always longed to destroy the USA, whom Castro calls the Yankees! And I do not mean the baseball team.

Here are 2 what if examples, with respect to my Jewish and African American friends:

If the band promoter for the Nazi movement were in Miami, Fort Lauderdale or anywhere promoting a concert, I am certain this would not go over well with the Jewish community, for the murders of innocent people, murdered for having a different faith and opinion. For my Jewish friends anything related to their madman, Hitler would not go over well.

Another example, the African American community who would never allow a slave owners band to just come in and NOT show respect to their community.

Yes, here we go the Cuban exile community has shown openness, tolerance, respect and have embraced those that someway or another support and promote the Castro dictatorship. Who by the way are full of killings without due process, a dictatorship that continues to murder, jail and beat up on anyone on the island that thinks, feels or has a different opinion.

While the people of Cuba do not have simple resources such as drinking water, toilet paper, and cannot eat the same food the Castro dynasty and his agents have everyday.

Castro’s agenda, keep the exile community divided by generation. Blame it on the embargo, I like to know, what embargo? Keep them fighting, try not to make it political.

I do not know about YOU, I will NOT allow these jerks to continue to insult my intelligence, to continue to blame the historical exiles and the embargo for Castro’s own failure due to his madness and hate of his own people. Give me a break!

The Cuban exiles showed these Castro double agents (puppets), what living in liberty and democracy is all about. A few Cubans went to hear Los Van Van and another group protested outside and exercised one of their civil rights. By the way, something that is NOT allowed to be done in Cuba, if you do, the Castro police, will beat you, jail you or kill you. BIG Difference!

Here is my take, the Castro dynasty is over and out, they know it, they are holding on to their power by trying to continue with their old tactics. They do not have the courage to step down from power and leave Cuba. They can only relay on their agents (puppets) whom in my view are no different than the cruel madman.

I think for all people and nations there is a point where the line has to be drawn.

In the United States we live in democracy and it is the only reason, why certain Castro agents (puppets) are attacking the Cuban community.

With their same political blame game on the historical exiles, the embargo and the USA.

Wake up PEOPLE!!! smell the café, the only one to blame is your disgusting dictator Fidel and Raul Castro and all those who have followed their lead for years, these are the ones that You have allowed to stripe you of your God given freedom.

STOP the attacks on the historical exiles, let me make myself very clear, when you attack them, YOU attack all of us. You attack all those that left seeking to live in freedom, a better life for themselves and their loved ones for we are all Cuban exiles. Regardless, of when and how you got to Miami or wherever, you left for a very BIG reason.

For those Cubans who continue to talk non-sense about the country that has helped them, the USA, if it is so bad here, why the heck did you decide to leave Cuba? Go back to Castro since he has been so wonderful to you.

The bottom-line you and Castro LOVE THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR!!!

The Cuba issue is not an economic issue it is a political issue.

In closing, stop saying that art and music is separate from politics, NOTHING is separate from anything, everything is inter-connected.

“For the Lord is a God of justice, blessed are all those who wait for him” Isaiah 30:18

It is not personal, it is what it is.

2010-01-26T21:40:00.002-05:00

Living in Liberty, Democracy, Prosperity and United!

The Freedom of Expression, the right to demonstrate in a peaceful manner

It is not personal, it is what it is.

On Sunday, January 31, the controversial Cuban group Los Van Van will perform in concert in Miami.

Miami is considered the Capital City of the Exile community, whom many with a conscious do not agree with this concert.

Why, because the leader of the music group Los Van Van ( Juan Formel) is one of the many puppets of the Castro brothers who have murdered their own Cuban people.

The promoters of this concert are the promoters of the Castro regime, who have shown their true colors, have no compassion or respect for the pain of the Cuban exiles.

Many exiles lost their loved ones to the killing machine that is and has been the Castro brothers.

In the Cuban community throughout the World, many man and woman were political prisoners and know the truth of this madmen and his puppets. Many fought against Castro in la sierra maestra. Many were children of operation, Peter Pan. Many came in the Mariel boat lift, many risked their life in the Florida straights to make it to the land of the free.

This hypocritical cultural exchange is one of the many false exchanges of the Castro regime. Along with certain exiles and Washington politicians whom do not want Cuba to be free from the Castro regime or whom are just blind sided by a myth.

If you want cultural exchange, if the group Los Van Van can come to Miami than those musicians persecuted by Castro and his puppets, should have the same equal rights.

Yet they do not have equal rights because their music expresses the truth of the Castro regime. These artists should also be allowed to travel outside of Cuba, along with the famous blogger Yoani Sanchez, whom was denied travel to receive one of many awards.

Moreover, artist such as Gloria Estefan, Willie Chirino and many others should be able to do a concert in Cuba, with NO Conditions from the Castro regime. In fact all Miami exiles can attend the concert in Cuba this is true cultural exchange.

Inconvenient truth for Castro and his puppets!

We refuse to be manipulated by the Castro brothers or their puppets; we will show you what living in Liberty is all about.

Oh, you have Hugo Cancio, another promoter of the concert, all upset at the truth of a billboard that his leader Fidel and Raul Castro are assassins.

In fact, we consider the Castro brothers terrorist and enemies of the State of Florida and the USA.

NO! I do not support any hypocritical cultural exchange!

I have nothing against the group Los Van Van, this is not personal, this deals with human and civil rights toward the people of Cuba and respect to the exile community.

I do not support anyone that promotes anything for the Castro regime, which by the way is an illegal government, for the Cuban people have not held “Free Elections” since Castro took over.

In fact, the Castro regime is illegal and not supported by the Constitution of Cuba.

Mark my word, we will, take back Cuba!

Enjoy your concert,

Pro-Cuba Association of West Palm Beach

2010-01-17T17:12:00.000-05:00

In a meeting with good friends in Palm Beach County who like many of us, long for all Cubans, to Unite in One objective, to have Liberty & Democracy once and for all in Cuba.

We realize that many people who are in Cuba, show their courage on a daily bases by bravely expressing and demanding their human and civil rights to the Castro government.

We want them to know they are NOT alone for so many of us are with you on this final journey toward a Cuba with Liberty, Democracy, Prosperity and United.

This association will be honoring, Jose Marti on January 28, 2010 with flowers at the West Palm Beach, Jose Marti memorial. On Sunday, January 31, 2010 they continue the celebration at the Cuban-American Club in WPB. I will share a poem by Armando Acosta one of the members of Pro-Cuba Association.

Con el dolor que progresa
en el fondo del ayer,
sabremos siempre volver
a nuestra querida Tierra.

Pro-Cuba no morira
mientras nos quede el aliento,
para gritar frente al viento:
Dios, Patria y la Libertad.

Tras de tanto sacrificio
mas alla del cielo mismo,
Cuba al fin, sin comunismo,
no caera en otro suplicio.

Vuelvo mis ojos al cielo
dando gracias al Senor,
porque al canalla y traidor
lo aparte de nuestro suelo.

PRO-CUBA no olvidara
cuando nos llegue el regreso,
de ofrendar la flor de un beso
por los quedados aca.

They will be honored to wear the T-shirt....Exilio Unido Ya!

For it is up to all of us in Exile and those inside Cuba to be the change we want to see once and for all...those that everyday try to make a difference and let the World know the truth of the Castro regime. I will name a few: Yoani Sanchez, Dr. Elis de Biscet, Las Damas en Blanco, Martha Beatrice Roque, Antunez and many many more.....

Together, Yes We Can!

50 Years later - Happy New Year!!!! Here We Are.....2010!

2009-12-31T12:18:00.002-05:00

50 years later……..

A day of reflection for my family, a day of our history, a day that marked the start of our journey to continue to seek freedom, human rights and civil liberties for our homeland, Cuba.

A day which marked our parents and who we are, all they would do to help our family and anyone who wanted to leave Cuba.

A day the few who were in the USA, had to unite and support one another to get on their feet, in a new country. To help those who were clouded by el Fidelista.

A day where they and others would reach out their hands to their Cuban sisters and brothers, regardless if they made the mistake of following Castro and now saw the light and the truth of what Fidel Castro’s agenda would be for Cuba and for the Children of Cuba.

Today is marked for them as the day they would never return to their homeland, Cuba.

A day to rebuild... in their new world, learn a new language, to embrace a new culture, and to continue the fight against the enemies of liberty and democracy.

Oh, yes and a day where my parents would have to move heaven and earth to get me the baby out of Cuba. This is how my family and friends started January 1, 1959.

Here I am, the baby at the age of 52, starting January 1, 2010, in Unity with fellow Cubans and many others that ONLY want to end the Cuban tragedy of 51 years of a lost City. A pointless revolution! That has given nothing to the people of Cuba.

Many have contacted me and asked me, if I am the daughter of Lt. Cornel Merob Sosa Garcia.

Yes, I am! I am the youngest of the 3, and yes I will continue what so many started on January 1, 1959, to fight for the freedom of Cuba.

Yes, my father belonged to La Rosa Blanca the first Cuban organization in the USA. Yes, he was a friend and a brother to Rafael Diaz-Balart and the organization started on January 28, 1959, in honor of Jose Marti.

Yes, he was the military arm of the organization. Yes, he was also aligned with Alpha 66; Yes he knew Jorge Mas Canosa and others. Yes, he told his fellow brothers not to go to Bay of Pigs because JFK would have to bailout and they would be captured.

Yes, at the time he served under Batista, the militaries mission is to defend their country. This is what my Father and many other Father’s were doing defending, Cuba so it would not fall in the hands of an egotistical madmen and his squad of killers.

Yes, he has never agreed with communist principles and felt sorry for those that were blinded by it.

Yes, he loved the founding principles of the USA over any other government.
Knowing the USA also has made mistakes, yet, honored how the founding father’s of the USA and the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were crafted by ordinary immigrants who searched for Freedom. This is why; the USA is the Land of the FREE and the home of the BRAVE!

In speaking to my sisters, I asked them what is it that you felt on January 1, 1959 and how do you feel, today, January 1, 2010? The respond will come directly from my sister, Carmen. They lived the agony of our Cuban history, along with all those in their generation.

I will realize the Cuban Historical Film Project with those who thirst to finally share it with the World. We will tell our side of the story, we must learn from history the lesson placed before us.

We must raise our Consciousness and be better humans for the sake of humanity.

Tonight is New Year’s Eve. It’s the night we all toast to the future and become resolute in changing the way we do things.

Perhaps, it is time to change the way we have handled the Cuba issue and finally make a difference and bring about the true change so very needed for all who are held hostage in their own homeland.

Some are so blinded by fear they cannot see the forest for the trees, we must reach out to those who have the courage to speak the truth of the real Cuba. The one Castro hides from the World. We do not need to be talking to those who want to continue with the same double standards and status quo of the Castro brothers.

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. ~ Albert Einstein

The People of Cuba and the Exile community long for REAL HARD CORE CHANGE!

Regardless of what the Castro regime tries to show through their communist propaganda.

51 years have shown what is and what is not, its time for a change and start a new REVOLUTION for the PEOPLE AND BY THE PEOPLE!!!

I wish ALL my old and new Friends a Very Happy, Free and Joyous 2010!!!!

Cheers,

Gina I. Sosa

Virtual Prayer 12/31/2009 to 1/1/2010 United with ONE Thought....

2009-12-30T20:05:00.000-05:00

As we prepare to ring in the New Year 2010, we invite you, no matter where YOU are in the World to join us in a prayer for Cuba, if you are on the Dance floor, do it, if you are on the computer, join the Virtual Prayer, does not matter where you are at, just takes a minute for our thoughts our prayers.

Our Prayer is simple.

Based on God's gift to humanity: Life, Love, Liberty, Freedom, Joy and Prosperity.

We pray for true freedom in Cuba and for this freedom to remain.

To be FREE of the Castro regime going on 51 years of an illegal government that is not for the people.

We pray for all political prisoners, for las damas en blanco, for all independent journalist, for all the Cuban bloggers.

We pray for all the people that still fear the Castro regime, letting them know that with God before them, they have nothing to fear.

We are calling 2010 the Year of Liberty for Cuba!

I wish you and yours a very HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2010!!!!

Thank you GOD!

CONGA LINE TO A FREE CUBA IN 2010!!!!

2009-12-26T10:50:00.001-05:00

IF YOU FEEL CUBA.....

A Cuba with Liberty, Democracy, Prosperity, Unity.

Please JOIN the Face Book Page, Conga line to a free Cuba in 2010, the page is about...

OUR LOVE for CUBA UNITED as we PRAY, as we KNOW, with NO DOUBT that 2010!!!

Must be the year of Great Change!!!!

"We move with Certainty,we pour our love, peace, joy, and freedom onto our Tierra, CUBA"! gis

51 Years Later... The Journey continues....

2009-12-22T08:27:00.001-05:00

This day is marked in my family history!

My mother, Modesta, always with reflection and gratitude to prepare for Navidad and Praise God for the gift of life.

A day where I remember my parents and two older sisters for the courage our Mother had in making our Father get on an airplane, destination West Palm Beach, Florida, final destination New York City, to spend Christmas with family.

The reason in her heart for my Father to have rest, since he was in an intense battle in la sierra maestra against the rebel forces of Fidel Castro and Che, who were about to take over the country.

She managed to do all this against my Father's will, he wanted to stay and continue the fight and not allow Castro forces to take over the country. However, he had to listen to General Silito Tabernilla and at the time President Batista to go on vacation relax, rest and enjoy Navidad and Ano Nuevo.

For my parents and siblings this day marks the journey of 51 years, where they had to start a new life, in a new country, with a new language, without the comforts they worked for and who they were. The thought of not going home in 1959, was not a thought in their minds or heart, especially my sister's.

On January 1, 1959 there life changed, all our life's changed!

I guess this was the path in that moment and the Christmas gift of life was on target, for if our Father would have been in Cuba, perhaps, I as the youngest would have never known him.

I had the Joy of having him alive in the land of the free and the gift of both my parents sharing their experiences.

I do feel the Journey, the journey of so many Cubans is to realize a Free Cuba, where we can all get on an airplane and return to re-build, what has been destroyed for 51 years.

The Journey must start NOW!

We continue the call for all Exiles to Unite with a common objective, to FREE CUBA, from the tortures of Castros Communist Regime.

Or do we just continue with another 51 years of this cruel intimating style of governing.

The communist do not like when people unite for one objective, one goal, one Victory!

Feliz Navidad y Prospero Ano Nuevo!!!

I FEEL CUBA Y ¡PODEMOS LLEGAR!

2009-12-17T09:16:00.013-05:00

One of the many beautiful Christmas Presents for all of us, who feel, the Cuba of our parents and grandparents.

I invite you to watch the video, narrated by Andy Garcia, the video for International Human Rights week and
the immigrant archieve project.

The history of our nation will not be wiped out just because of the hatred in the heart of a mad man and his croonies.

I affirm and claim the year 2010 to be the year of the Bird of Liberty and Peace for Cuba and the World.

Where human, civil rights and justice, for all prevail.

It is with hope, peace, love and joy in our Hearts, that we Visualize a real and True Cuba, with the Silver Bells of LIBERTY ringing for all to witness the Greatness of Exiles United, (un exilio unido) for One common goal! Democracy, Liberty, Freedom, Peace, Prosperity and Love for all the Cuban people.

Feliz Navidad y Prospero Ano Nuevo

Make A Miracle !!!! A local Broward County, Florida, USA Story....

2009-12-14T12:42:00.008-05:00

This story reminds me of Gloria Estefan’s song, “Christmas through your eyes.”

Along with John Lennon’s, “so this is Christmas and What have you done’

It is not just a yearly Toy drive while we are in the season of giving. It continues throughout the year and the BIG bonus, if you will, is Christmas, when the Christ is born in each and every one of us

The season of Hope, Peace, Love and Joy, allow me to take you on a journey of how the Christ within was born in Make a Miracle and its founder.

Regina Champlin Igoe started working with Fort Lauderdale’s school kids as a

“Listener for children.”

The listener program is a part of the Mental Health Services department with Broward County, and is designed to work with under-privileged children who face poverty, neglect, and sometimes violence at home.

“Listeners” are charged with talking with the kids about their goals in life, cultivating their dreams and perhaps help them solve problems with a little adult advice. In tougher neighborhoods of South Florida, those conversations don’t come easily.

At the end of the two-day training the program’s administrators asked Igoe which children she wanted to work with. “I said, give me the worst school you’ve got.” recalls Igoe.

That “worst school” ended up being North Side Elementary, located near the corner of Sunrise and Andrews Avenue, a little south of Wilton Manors. It is only blocks from the Towering apartments and cute gentrified cottages of Wilma, North side elementary sits in a world completely separated from the prosperity of Broward County’s gay hood.

“The children looked like walking zombies.” said Igoe. “These kids suffer from neglect, from not enough food in the house…they were dead inside. I would look in their eyes, and there was nothing going on. They live in an area with guns and drugs and that’s all they see. They never sat at a dinner table together.

They think, “The only way I’m going to make any money is to become a criminal.”

Despite her efforts, Igoe said she couldn’t connect with the kids; they wouldn’t open up and share their thoughts with a stranger.

“I began to questions if I was accomplishing anything.” she said. “To take a child for a half hour and talk to them, and expect to get results from this white person who comes in, you’re getting nowhere.”

Nevertheless, Igoe stuck with it and after a year, she finally had a break through. During one of her one-sided question and answer sessions she asked a boy if he had plans for Christmas.

“He looked at me, and said “Christmas”? “I’ve never had a Christmas”, she said.

That conversation was the inspiration for Igoe’s organization Make a Miracle, which develops a safe environment for children by bringing them out of their homes and giving them family comforts most people take for granted. Igoe provides after-school help, she takes groups on field trips, she cooks them meals all at her own expense, buying school uniforms and books and food with her own money.

The highlight of the year is Christmas, when she gives them presents, which are usually the only presents they receive.

In 2008 Igoe turned her organization into a non-profit, and with the spiritual help of Unity Church of Fort Lauderdale, she wrapped and distributed over 1,500 gifts to kids from elementary through high school. Most of the gifts were typical: bicycles, video games, Barbie dolls. She was shocked by the number of kids that asked for basic items, including food.

“Some of the kids wanted eye exams, they couldn’t see the board.” She said. “So we got them glasses, and they began to pay attention in class and their grades went up.”

Igoe’s rules for her kids are simple: Yes, Rules…go to class, get good grades, don’t cause trouble and don’t get suspended, and you get a gift from your wish list. Break the rules, and you get a toy from the dollar store. Besides the disappointment of receiving a lousy gift, the kid’s competitive nature is what drives them to open up a gift from their wish list, rather than a gift not on their wish list.

When Igoe began her organization, North Side Elementary was a “D” school. Yet, after working with administrators to implement her programs, bringing the kids to the beach, cooking them dinner to teach them table manners-and most importantly persuading the kids to behave in class with the promise of Christmas presents –this year the school, once thought of as the “worst” in the district, received an “A” rating.

“In order to get an “A” rating, every child has to show growth.” said Michelle Brown, a guidance counselor at North Side. “Before we started this program, we had never received an “A”! People say we’re bribing the kids, but I don’t care. If it works, it works. And I know it works.”

Here is my sidebar on this concept: My Father and Mother, specifically my Father instilled in me education, all I ask is for good grades and every summer you will get a new bicycle and all your Christmas wishes on your list some way or another will manifest. Although most of my education was in private Jesuit schools the concept works for kids of all walks. I agree, it does work, and this is why, I have made a space on my blog for you.

“These are the people you won’t feel safe in a few years because they grow up so fast, Igoe said. “These kids become the teenagers in your neighborhood. However, when they are exposed to different things, they start to carry books, see plays…you’re introducing them into ways of living they didn’t know. It has been a long process, but there’s been actual change…my bank account is depleted, but the kids are doing great.”
The efforts are beyond a toy drive, here is another example of the depth of the program.

Igoe contacted Florida Agenda to tell them of a young boy she met, who was suffering harassment from other kids at school who tease him for being gay.

“This little boy is very intuitive, very sensitive, very aware of other people”, she said. “He’s the nicest little boy. And I told him, “whether you’re gay or not gay, whatever you have inside you is you, and you have to honor that, there’s nothing wrong with it.” I teach girls the same, they have to honor themselves as women, they cannot let men take their power away.”

Obviously Igoe knew how to pull at the heartstrings of the GLBT community. Their community extends far beyond the boundaries of “gay hood.” Florida Agenda felt a responsibility to reach out in some way. The GLBT community is great at raising money for their causes which is necessary, as they face a society that often ignores their needs and leaves them to fend for themselves but we can also put our talents to good use by turning to the world around us. So Florida Agenda became a proud sponsor for Make a Miracle for the 2009 Christmas Toy Drive, where they will collect toys for kids throughout Broward County. Assisting these children helps not only them, but our own community at large.

Sure hope this sheds some light on the meaning of Christmas, the message the birth of Jesus Christ directed to humanity.

Merry Christmas to the Spirit of the Christ that lives and dwells within each and every individual as the message is taken outward to the World.

Have a Season full of JOY!

If you are moved, please contact Founder, Regina Igoe at Make A Mircle 954-803-1780.

As most non-profits, contributions are low this year, with hope in their hearts and faith they know every child will receive the Joy of Christmas.

No Mas Chavez/No Mas Castro!!!! BASTA YA!

2009-12-12T17:59:00.003-05:00

International Human Rights Week 12/5/09 to 12/12/09

It has been a humbling experience for me who was raised in the USA, since the age of 2 years old, to hear the stories of so many, the passion for their country.

To engage with people, the grassroots! Of Cuba, Venezuela, and others, their will to continue to fight for Liberty and human rights. It is something no one will ever take away from them, from me.

It makes me love and bow down to the USA, for embracing all of us with love, compassion and the will to be all you can be.

This is why we must also come together to help this great nation to continue to be the leader of the Free World.

On to the human rights demonstration:

Location: The Bay of Pigs Cuban Memorial – Calle 8 y la 13

On December 5, 2009, various Cuban exile organizations established throughout the years came out to support, EXILIO UNIDO YA! To join hearts, hands for ONE common Vision, Goal and Mission, Un Cuba Libra with NO Castro or its ideologies.

Today, on December 12, 2009, the Venezuelan community requested us to be present to support their cause No Chavez/No Castro, at the Cuban Memorial Site.

I guess we are all on the same page as we move forward showing our solidarity to stand up together for Liberty, Democracy, Prosperity and Unity!

Here are some simple, yet powerful hi-lights of the event:

What a musical group singing their folk songs from Venezuela and a young little girl dancing with her dress of the Venezuelan flag. You had to be there to capture the moment, the energy, and the essence of spirit.

Lady driver, no pun intended, gets excited and almost came up on the curve….

Drivers blowing their horns in solidarity!

Walk on by stop to greet us and stand with us for a moment, which is all that it takes. They go on to do their business, funny this Christmas and New Year everyone longs for the same. Una Cuba Libra y Una Venezuela Libra! No Castro/NoChavez!

A distinguished, well dressed, lovely elderly lady letting me know she is Cuban and loves the Venezuelan people and cannot stay for she is on her way to El Parke de Domino, just 2 blocks away from the memorial. What can I say, Adorable!

Many wonderful speakers expressed their solidarity.

An ex- military man reads the Venezuelan manifesto:

BASTA YA!

No Mas Comunismo: Ni Mas Castros, Ni Mas Chavez

Queremos Patria, Libertad, Democracia y Desarrollo

No more violations of human rights, respect for political prisoners and their families.

The ultimate moment, the silence, and the one that hit the emotions!!! Together a Venezuelan woman and Cuban Woman hold a brown bag together, take out two beautiful Birds of Peace and release them to be in Liberty! Classic!

Cuba and Latin America cannot continue on the path of Chavez, Castro and Che’s socialist principles of hatred and impeding their will.

We cannot continue to allow these ideologies to up root us from our base; we must fight collectively to uphold freedom and liberty in Latin America and Cuba.

Perhaps, learn from Honduras and others that have stood their ground and fought Goliath.

The United States of America cannot afford to ignore their closes neighbors, anymore.

For it is for the good of the United States to be aware of the developments within these regions.

I see a horizon full of light a non-stoppable force of good will for the human race.

We all have to live on this planet called Earth; either we create heaven on earth or hell.

Thank you for the privilege to stand by you!

International Human Rights Day!

2009-12-10T09:46:00.002-05:00

As John Lennon says in his song, “So this is Christmas and what have you done”?

I am one of the many humans wanting to Unite in the Spirit of Peace, Love, Joy and Goodness for all.

We can no longer afford to live in the World and ignore inhuman acts to fellow humans.

We are all created equal! We are all children of one God with many names.

As many before us send out a message, we must decide, what type of World or Heaven we want to create for future generations.

Do we follow the message of Hope, Peace, Love and Unity or do we continue on the path of destruction and confusion?

Do we allow those that their mind, heart, and souls are filled with hate and envy to continue to violate human rights? I turn them over to GOD, to do what it is to be done. Knowing they were created by our maker. Therefore, I turn them over to the Creator of the Universe.

I will focus, now, on my Cuba, Our Cuba, 50 years of violating human rights gone to deaf ears, blinded by the myths of the Castro brothers. Silent by prison cells, by many who risk their lives and never make it to shore, silent by the fear of not endangering their family or friends.

Here and now we send you a message, your days are numbered, your inhuman ways are done, and your old ways of deceit and false accusations are and WILL be revealed by the Light of Truth.

You have poisoned the minds and hearts of 3rd and 4th generation, born under a system that has failed those who supported it. You have been and are the worst leader, excuse me; you do not deserve the title of leader. You are just one of the many egotistical, selfish and envious Dictators of the Cold War!

The path of truth is here and now! Your time is DONE! Your spirit will be put to rest.

For the island you hold hostage, the island where you go and beat up on WOMAN!
Shows who you are and what you have always been, weak cowards who do not have the courage to listen and face the truth. You have been toxic waste to Cuba!

Cubans United will rehabilitate the toxic mind-set you created with your pathetic rage.

May God forgive you!

Cubans together will make Cuba a better place and also the World!

Wishing the World Happy Holidays or as we say... Feliz Navidad! - Merry Christmas!

Peace on Earth and Goodwill towards the human race..... Cheers,

EXILIO UNIDO YA!

2009-12-05T19:09:00.005-05:00

It is through ACTION that we bring about the change we want to manifest.

The last time I stood in front of the Bay of Pigs Memorial was in 1998, with my beloved Mother, who wanted to visit Calle Ocho and say a silent prayer at the site. A pray for the fallen, for the political prisoners, and a pray for those held hostage on the island by a cruel madman, as she called him.

Today on the day of Human Rights I stood there with many mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers!

A peaceful loving event that united the exile community!

Exile community from 1959 to the present, this type of peaceful manifestation is what Castro, his cronies and those that parade in Miami, have never wanted to see happening.

It does not matter, who you are, what year you arrived or what you do, the bottom-line is we have a common goal. I will add that all Cubans share the same hope-full expectation for a free Cuba, without the tyrant’s Fidel and Raul Castro and their side kicks.

As exiles we know and understand that the people of Cuba must bring about the change within the island.

Today we were present for, Dr.Darsi Ferrer, Dr.Oscar Elias Biscet, for Las Damas en Blanco and many others who's human rights have been and continue to be violated!

Many exile organizations of different years were present to embrace, Exilio Unidos Ya!

Also present was the organization from Honduras that took a position of action and did not allow socialist-communist principles run over their civil and human rights. Thank you for your action of support!

Also present a Colombian singer/songwriter, who wrote a song for Cuba, united with the exile community, showing support. Hope-full, expectation for a concert celebrating LIBERTY, with Olga Guillot, Willy Chirino, Gloria Estefan and many others, one day, in a free Cuba.

To think all this started on facebook, the virtual world united us throughout many locations today. We met in person and we continue on the journey to realize the changes that must take place on the island.

In the 21st Century it is about Global inter-connectivity, through technology and lessons of history. The way we connect, the way we watch television has changed and will change.

To see a few elders there! that I remember their faces when my parents attended such manifestations or came together for the cause of a free Cuba. They should be an inspiration to all of us, for 50 years they continue the plight for a free Cuba, no circumstance stops them.

As someone very special who could not be there, said to me today, there are 365 days in the year, we need to do this throughout the year, so we show real true Unity of Purpose for a free Cuba. To show the tyrant and his people who are parading in Miami that the Exile community is to be respected and will continue to stand United. We will continue to denounce human and civil rights violations not only in Cuba, wherever it takes place.

In our Unity of Purpose,

United for Human Rights in Cuba

2009-12-04T23:42:00.001-05:00

I am honored to unite with fellow bloggers who seek human rights and freedom for Cuba!

Our BLOGBURST is for the people in Cuba.

We claim human rights for the people of Cuba and we demand the release of all political prisoners.

Their only crime is to express their desire for change and freedom in a peaceful manner.
For expressing their thoughts and feelings they are beaten and jailed.

Human Rights blog burst from 12/5/2009 to 12/12/2009!

It is a call to ACTION for all those that pray, wish and hope for human rights to be respected in Cuba.

STAND UP with these Locations: PARÍS, MADRID, ROMA, BARCELONA, MARBELLA,PUERTO RICO, MIAMI, HIALEAH, WEST PALM BEACH, TAMPA, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY,
LOS ANGELES.

Please stand with us United for human rights for the people of Cuba.

Thank you,

United for Human Rights... Stand Up, Stand Up!!!

2009-12-01T09:12:00.000-05:00

Human Rights blog burst from 12/5/2009 to 12/12/2009!

It is a call to ACTION for all those that pray, wish and hope for human rights to be respected in Cuba. STAND UP with these Locations: PARÍS, MADRID, ROMA, BARCELONA, MARBELLA, MIAMI, WEST PALM BEACH, HIALEAH, TAMPA, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY.....

Human Rights Day 12/10/2009!
We are united in support for Dr. Darsi Ferrer, human rights activist.
Check out Uncommen Sense blog
Engaging Cuba in human rights, has not worked for the past 50 years! The naïve not to say any other word, Obama administration, thinks because it is Raul Castro, who is just waving a banner of “Change”. Because it is Raul and not Fidel things will change? Guess what…..NOT!!! Both brothers are a mold of the same pattern in violating human rights. In fact, Raul upon taking the position of President brought in his heavy hitters, the men that were with him in la sierra maestra. These guys have no mercy or compassion! For them it is all about the revolution a revolution full of hatred, false accusations, lies, grand theft, killings, and division and it has proven to be a failure. A revolution that survives on blaming others and creating violent acts so the people will fear them.

The Castro brothers need to be held accountable!

The country and its people under the leadership of Fidel and Raul Castro continues to be oppressed, live in filth, poverty, no freedom of expression, no room for new and better ideas, no room for any type of improvement through change, no freedom of religion or to worship, no freedom for those inside Cuba to travel and those outside Cuba but born in Cuba to travel to and from the island. Just like it was done B.C.E. (before Castro error) the only ones in Cuba allowed to prosper are the Castro brothers and whom they allow in their inner circle. If you are in their circle and you suggest a certain type of change that is not fitting to the Castro’s, you will either be killed, jailed, your family and friends threaten or just disappear. These are tactics utilized by dictators to maintain themselves in control and in power. Create panic and fear!

Many independent journalists, bloggers and many others in Cuba, who try to express the violation of human rights have been jailed, beaten and God knows what else! Just to name a few: Dr. Darsi Ferrer, Dr. Oscar Elias de Biscet, Maria Beatriz Roque, The Ladies in white and Yoani Sanchez and many others. They have had the courage to stand up and demand their civil and God given rights! They need the support and help of the people inside Cuba to STAND UP! STAND UP! just like Honduras has done and many other countries (with NO violence) where the people demanded their human and moreover their civil rights.

People in Cuba and Latin America must no longer allow dictators to run over their rights.

If you want to live in true freedom, if you want to be an agent of true change, if you want a better life for future generations than perhaps the time is here for you to change your destiny.

Peace, Love, Joy and Freedom,

It’s Time to Change/Es Tiempo de Cambio!!!

2009-11-23T14:51:00.000-05:00

90 miles from the shores of the U.S. human rights are violated consistently. To bring about these rights the government of Cuba must CHANGE! The people must change.

Everyone talks about it, yet to do it? To do it takes real courage, faith and strength in seeking freedom. Freedom to express yourself, freedom to eat the meal and drink whatever you want, freedom to spend the day, the weekend in a 5 star hotel with all the tourist. Freedom to earn a living, provide for yourself and your family. Freedom to travel outside of Cuba, Freedom to worship God or whatever, Freedom to vote in a new President or even the Freedom to run for the Presidency.

I feel compassion for the people of Cuba that do not know any better, because by Castro stripping them everyday, every year of their God given rights and keeping them disconnected from an inter-connected world, Castro maintains his status quo and the people continue to be oppressed and brain washed by a system the has No compassion for its people or for anyone.

I think many in the exile community, especially our parents and grandparents sure knew what change means. The greatest challenge was to adapt to change, and with courage, dignity, compassion and peace in their hearts they sure did. They did it in a whole new land and where ever the liberty bells were ringing.
Here we are going on 51 years of a dirty bearded dictator and nothing has changed! Oh, one thing did change, it is no longer Fidel, it is the other dirty bastard Raul. Like I said, No Change!!!
Here is my question, when will Castro change? When will the Cuban people inside the island truly embrace change? Do they fear “Freedom” more than they do Castro?
Here is a thought the Freedom that lives within you, must be brought out so that it can flow and true change be manifested.

It’s time to change! Es Tiempo de Cambio!

Freedom has No Price tag!!!

90 millas de las costas de derechos humanos de EEUU son violadas coherentemente. ¡Para producir estos derechos el gobierno de Cuba DEBE CAMBIAR! Las personas deben cambiar.
¿Todos hablan de ello, mas hacerlo? Para hacerlo toma valor verdadero, la fe y la fuerza a buscar libertad. Libertad de expresarlo, libertad de comer la comida y beber cualquier usted desea, libertad de gastar el día, el fin de semana en un 5 hotel de estrella con todo el turista. Libertad de ganarse la vida, prevealo y su familia. Libertad de viajar fuera de Cuba, Libertad de venerar a Dios o cualquier, Libertad de votar en un nuevo Presidente o aún la Libertad de correr para la Presidencia.

Yo siento la compasión para las personas de Cuba que no sabe cualquiera mejor, porque por pelar de Castro los diario, todos los años los manteniendo desconectaron de un mundo entierra-conectado, Castro mantiene que su statu quo y las personas continúan ser oprimidas y el cerebro lavado por un sistema el no tiene compasión para sus personas ni para nadie.

Pienso muchos en la comunidad de exilio, especialmente nuestros padres y abuelos seguros supieron qué medios del cambio. El desafío más grande fue de adaptar para cambiar, y con valor, la dignidad, la compasión y la paz en los corazones ellos seguro hizo. Ellos lo hicieron en una nueva tierra entera y en donde las campanas de libertad llamaban.

¡Aquí pasamos 51 años de un dictador y nada con barba sucio ha cambiado! Ah, una cosa cambió, ya no es Fidel, es el otro Raul bastardo sucio. ¡Como dijo, ningún Cambio!!!
¿Aquí es mi pregunta, cuándo cambiará Castro? ¿Cuándo hacen las personas cubanas dentro de la isla sinceramente cambio? ¿Temen ellos "Libertad" más que a Castro?
Aquí está un pensamiento la Libertad que vive dentro de usted, debe ser sacada para que pueda fluir y el cambio verdadero es manifestado.

¡Es tiempo de cambiar! ¡

Libertad no tiene etiqueta de precio.

Reto a duelo (verbal)

2009-11-20T19:16:00.000-05:00

Reto a duelo (verbal)

Living in Gratitude!

2009-11-20T16:05:00.000-05:00

A simple celebration! An American tradition, no matter what part of the world you are from? Happy Thanksgiving! In the spirit of giving thanks, I felt gratitude for so many wonderful truths being realized this month of Thanksgiving, on an issue near and dear, Mi Tierra, CUBA!

Thank you President Obama!
For taking the time in your very busy schedule to respond to the 7 questions sent to you, by a very brave young Cuban woman, Yoani Sanchez, please view links:
www.desdecuba.com/generationy/?p=1179         English
www.desdecuba.com/generaciony/?p=2544        Spanish

I stand and support Yoani! Nevertheless, a few think she needed to ask stronger questions; I agree; however, I focus on her strength and courage to bring out the Truth of what happens in Castro’s Cuba.
Great job, Yoani!!!!

In Miami we have the very best female journalist, Maria Elvira Salazar and her Spanish show with a wealth of information for anyone wanting to understand, the Cuban issues, Latin America and other topics that have a direct impact to the U.S.A. This week an amazing real life guest, that opened up corporations for Fidel & Raul Castro, the man that told Forbes magazine the net worth of Fidel Castro. This guy had to look at himself in the mirror, and had to face his own truth, and the truth of the worthless, corrupt and deceiving government of Fidel & Raul Castro. Check it out at http://www.mariaelviratv.com/
There are so many wonderful informative Spanish personalities on television and radio that everyday and maybe even all there lives have tried to make so many understand through their shows, the truth of Castro’s Cuba. To all of you, THANK YOU!
We also have many famous and non famous singers-songwriters that through their music express their feelings. A few are in the U.S. and many are in Cuba. Those in the U.S. have freedom of expression; however, those in Cuba, do not; such was, the case with Gorki Aguila Carrasco, jailed, and God knows what else, just because his songs were not what Castro wanted to hear or even worse for the people of Cuba to hear. THANK YOU!
I am also grateful for the Cuban-Americans in Capitol Hill, our congressmen and women from both political parties, for on the issue of Cuba they are one. Yet, today I have to give a special THANK YOU, to a high ranking Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, for her opening statement to the house Foreign Affairs Committee on the issue of US policy toward Cuba.
www.capitolhillcubans.com/2009/11/ros-lehtinen-statement-at-cuba-hearing.html
Thank you for reading and connecting with us crazy passionate Cubanos!!!

I am grateful for your friendship I guess we have to give thanks to the various social media’s that allow us to connect, no matter where we are in the World. To raise awareness and truth of the plight of people inside Cuba, this is nothing new they have been doing it for 50 years; technology is what will bring down Goliath.

THANK YOU LADY LIBERTY!!!!    Happy Thanksgiving & God Bless America

50 Years later - Former General Francisco Tabernilla

2009-11-13T12:49:00.000-05:00

50 years later, Palabras Esperadas, finally a refreshing new book from someone that was in the trench’s with his soldiers. Former General Francisco H. Tabernilla Palermo, who along with his military men, breathed, lived and hurt to see what was happening to Cuba. His friends call him Silito; therefore, this is how I will refer to him. Many stories and or myths have been told by Hollywood, by the Communist propaganda marketing machine of Che & Castro.
By a few exiles, who did NOT fight the so called insurrection of 1952 to 1958.
A few exiles in the Hispanic Miami media have made plenty of dollars, reporting in favor of Castro’s revolution. What will they do once; we eliminate the “Tirano” and his revolution of hatred, oppression and destruction to his own people and country.
50 years, half a century, made up of lies, myths, false accusations, killings with no due process, no freedom of expression for the people of Cuba, I think we must say it is enough! Castro thought he could erase the history of Cuba, he tried by killing, the continued assignation attempts to destroy all those that were counter-revolutionary. I guess in his warped way of thinking, he thought the band of brothers, their families or us esbirro’s, worms, all the labels he has placed for each generation. Did he think we would forget about our homeland? It is time for the exile community to join forces and stand United for the sake of the people of Cuba. Please leave the politics aside, which is what got us into this mess! We have people stuck inside a big prison which is the island of Cuba, with no human or civil rights. It is time to set aside our differences and come together for the sake of the people. It is time to strategies, pray have faith that the end of Castro’s Cuba is here and now! What than? We have to awaken in the people the principles of DEMOCRACY for all, under the Constitution of our Nation.
As for me and my sisters, we are Grateful for former General Silito Tabernilla and many other friends and family. In our memories he saved the life of our father, former Lt. Cornel Merob Sosa Garcia, from the Castro “firing squad”, he protected me and my family members, until I was taken out of Cuba. He continued his friendship while in the USA and continued on their plight, with so many others to bring awareness to Washington and the International communities of the true agenda of Fidel & Raul Castro, Che and their Gestapo. All fallen against deaf ears and clouded by an illusion created by a blood thirsty killer, Che.
Many may not want the other side of the story to be told, you cannot heal a nation, if you do not include all its children. The story began approximately in 1952 to 1958, BCE (before the Castro error), the story continues to the present moment. Hopefully, we will have healing and closure through love of country and one simple ingredient; we are all brothers and sisters of an Island in the middle of the Ocean.

To the rebirth of a Cuba Libre !!!!
In encourage you to read the book, go to Silitos website, and stay tune for the film, a film that will belong to our Nation and each one of us. We will set the record straight!
http://web.newsguy.com/pancho/Silito

God Bless,

We demand human and civil rights for the people of Cuba!

2009-11-12T23:07:00.000-05:00

90 Miles from the shores of the U.S.A.! The never ending Desperation of the people of Cuba.

This week! Martha Beatriz Roque, 64 years of age, went on hunger strike; however, she is diabetic and now finds herself very ill. On Friday, 11/06/09, a few Cuban bloggers, including, Yoani Sanchez, arrested and beaten for blogging,

The violation of human & civil rights in Cuba has been going on for too long. 90 miles away the bearded dictator, along with his radical extremist friends, would only like to hurt the USA, in some shape or form. Spain has been worthless to the people of Cuba, especially the current Spaniard administration.

I know many would say, well why don’t the people start fighting? Hey, I agree; nevertheless, I have learned that it is easier said than done. The people do fight! This is why we have political prisoners, people that go on hunger strike, bloggers like Yoani Sanchez, Claudia Candelo, musicians and many others. This is their non-violent way of crying out to the USA and the International community. It appears that the only listeners are a few of us in the exile community. It appears that special interest by some in the exile community, main street media, and Washington D.C. is more imperative, than the constant violation of human and civil rights. People we are going on 51 years of this Cuban drama, it is time to dismantle the bearded dictator and his cronies.
It is time to allow the Cuban exiles to do what they need to do along with those inside Cuba. Once it is done, the USA can do all the business you want, only if it is of value for the people of Cuba and once they have held “Free” elections according to the Constitution of Cuba.
“We the people for a free Cuba”

¡Demandamos a derechos humano y civiles para las personas de Cuba!
¡90 Millas de las costas de la U. S. ! El nunca Desesperación de conclusión de las personas de Cuba. ¡Esta semana! Martha Beatriz Roque, 64 años de la edad, pasaron huelga de hambre; sin embargo, ella es diabético y ahora se encuentra muy enfermo. El viernes, el 11/06/09, unos pocos bloggers cubanos, incluyendo, Yoani Sanchez, detenido y batido para bloguear, La infracción de humano & los derechos civiles en Cuba han estado pasando para también mucho tiempo. A 90 millas el dictador con barba, junto con sus amigos extremistas radicales, sólo querría doler el EEUU, en alguna forma. España ha sido sin valor a las personas de Cuba, especialmente la administración actual.

¿Sé muchos dirían, bien por qué no empiezan a luchar las personas? Oye, concuerdo; no obstante, he aprendido que soy más fácil dijo que hecho. ¡Las personas luchan! De ahí que tengamos a presos políticos, las personas que pasan huelga de hambre, los bloggers como Yoani Sanchez, Claudia Candelo, los músicos y muchos otros. Esto es su manera pacífica de gritar al EEUU y la comunidad Internacional. Parece que los únicos oyentes son algunos de nosotros en la comunidad de exilio. Parece que interés especial por algunos en la comunidad de exilio, en medios de calle mayor, y en Washington D.C. es más imprescindible, que la infracción constante de derechos humano y civiles. Las personas que pasamos 51 años de este drama cubano, son tiempo de desmantelar el dictador con barba y a sus compinches.
Es tiempo de permitir los exilios cubanos hacer lo que ellos deben hacer junto con ésos Cuba de dentro. Una vez que es hecho, el EEUU puede hacer todo el negocio que usted desea, sólo si es de valor para las personas de Cuba y una vez ellos han tenido elecciones "Libres" según la Constitución de Cuba.
"Nosotros las personas para una Cuba libre"

Celebrating Service!!!!

2009-11-11T09:05:00.000-05:00

I Am Grateful for our Veterans throughout the years!!!

Thank you and your families for your Will to protect the Constitution of the USA.

To protect, “we the people”, to continue to live in Freedom, Liberty and Justice for all.
God Bless You and God Bless the United States of America.
I am grateful, and we celebrate your service, the love for your country, and your will to create peace throughout the world.

I stand by you! We salute you with love!

Thank you

20year Celebration of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

2009-11-09T18:51:00.000-05:00

Today November 9, 2009 a historical Victory for Berlin, the day the wall that divided east and west was finally torn down!

I find it only appropriate to show gratitude for those who made this victorious day a blessing for Berlin and all of Europe.
Ronald Reagan understood the symbolic power — and the symbolic shame — of the Berlin Wall. He also understood well the reason why Gorbachev didn’t dare tear down the Berlin Wall. It was the only thing keeping Western Europe from overwhelming the Soviet Union’s European dominance. But the speech by Reagan exposed Gorbachev’s hypocrisy on glasnost and perestroika and offering a new openness to the West. The Soviets could not offer openness to the West while maintaining its prison-camp status for the millions of people stuck behind that wall and the Iron Curtain in general.

I hope and pray that in the 21st Century we have No Cold War ideologies communist-socialist, facist or totalitarian systems that have been a World failure and have only promoted hate, violence, destroyed private companies and oppressed its own people.

This action 20 years ago in Berlin transformed the people of Berlin and the World!

There are still some areas in the World that need to transform! I will only mention my Country, for I know, from the depth of the hearts of many Cubans, what Castro’s-Communist Cuba has done; to the Cuban people. I only visualize a transformation of Democracy, human and civil rights for the people of Cuba. Our Castro WALL will also be torn down and it will start en la Plaza de la revolucion, (the plaza of the revolution), where so many were killed with NO DUE PROCESS!

People such as, Yoani Sanchez, Claudia Candelo, and all bloggers, musicians, political and prisoners of consciousness, all those that only seek to express their human and civil rights. They will also have their Victory and the Castro Wall will be torn down, and the celebration of true liberty, freedom, justice and joy, will be done.

Will try my best to translate into Spanish……
¡Hoy el 9 de noviembre de 2009 una Victoria histórica para Berlín, el día la pared que dividió oriental y occidental por último fue derribada!
Encuentro que sólo apropia para mostrar gratitud para los que hicieron este día victorioso una bendición para Berlín y toda Europa.
Ronald Reagan comprendió el poder simbólico — y la vergüenza simbólica — de la Pared de Berlín. El también comprendió bien la razón por qué Gorbachev no osó derribar la Pared de Berlín. Fue lo único manteniendo Europa Occidental de agobiar la dominación europea de Unión Soviética. Pero el discurso por Reagan expuso la hipocresía de Gorbachev en Glasnost y Perestroika y en ofrecer una nueva franqueza al Oeste. El soviético no podría ofrecer la franqueza al Oeste al mantener su estatus de campo de prisioneros para el millones de personas atascadas detrás de esa pared y el Telón de acero en general.
Espero y oro que en el siglo XXI nosotros tenemos a ningún comunista-socialista de ideologías de Guerra Fría, facist ni sistemas totalitarios que han sido un fracaso de Mundo y sólo han promovido odio, la violencia, las empresas privadas destruida y oprimido a sus propias personas.
¡Esta acción hace 20 años en Berlín se transformó a las personas de Berlín y el Mundo!
¡Hay todavía algunas áreas en el Mundo que necesita para transformarse! Yo sólo mencionaré mi País, para sabe, de la profundidad de los corazones de muchos cubanos, lo que Castro' Cuba comunista de s ha hecho; a las personas cubanas. Yo sólo me represento una transformación de la Democracia, el humano y los derechos civiles para las personas de Cuba. ¡Nuestra PARED de Castro también será derribada y comenzará en Plaza de la de revolucion de la, (la plaza de la revolución), donde tanto fueron matados con ningún PROCESO DEBIDO!

Las personas como, Yoani Sanchez, Claudia Candelo, y todos bloggers, los músicos, político y los presos del conocimiento, todo ésos que sólo procuran expresar a su humano y derechos civiles. Ellos también tendrán su Victoria y la Pared de Castro será derribada, y la celebración de la libertad verdadera, libertad, la justicia y la alegría, serán hechas.

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez DETAINED by Castros gustapo...

2009-11-06T22:06:00.000-05:00

I get on my facebook and twitter account and receive the message that this young woman along with other Cuban bloggers were detained by Castro's Secret Police.

I am certain that Castro and his army of hatred, his secret police and all those that surround him are not to thrilled at the press and prizes that Yoani Sanchez has been awared.

Yoani along with other bloggers and all those that opposse the dictator are anchored on truth! For the Castro dynasty, an inconvenient truth. The mask that the regime has worn for 50 years is being removed!

These bloggers along with others have their lives on the line simple for expressing the truth of what is going on in Cuba. This is not the first time, Yoani and others are picked up, perhaps even beaten, threaten and God knows what else. The system is one of intimitation and manipulation;nevertheless, these bloggers, and so many others resist and continue their Dream to one day, not live in slavery, the slavery of Castro's illegal government.

I have faith that their dreams are no longer on deaf ears and clouded by Castros style of intimatation and false hood. I know that a new day for Cuba is near. I know that it is time for the Castros to pack their bags along with their family and get the heck out of Cuba, is slowly approaching.

The Cuban bloggers are bringing awareness to the Truth of Cuba! And we stand with them, until the disapperance of the Castro holocaust!

The Cuban bloggers and others are exteremly humble and very Brave!!!!

If God before you, who against you... We Salute You.

Cuban Comedy-Drama Blog.....

2009-11-02T22:36:00.000-05:00

I just have to laugh at the ignorance of all this, especially since it has been going on for 50 years.

I will start by saying that I love America and its democratic system. Nevertheless, there are some Washington politicians and or their “so called” advisors in need of a history lesson and or should get informed. If they would do their homework, perhaps they would avoid certain costly political mistakes.

Here we are, 50 years later, and we continue to try and explain the truth about the Castro government and the oppression against its people and especially, those that think different than the regime. We have people in our US congress that have not validated or shown their respect to the people of Cuba. The constant violation of human rights!

I am tired of the rhetoric of human rights! The only human right that counts to these politicians is the money and kick backs that they get. It appears that a few politicians and or advisors in Washington D.C. have no clue or are just plain ignorant of the 50 years of Castro’s Cuba. Nevertheless, the evidence shows that many have been spying for Castro’s Cuba and many of these spies have been employed in high positions in the inner circle of Washington, DC, so perhaps this is the case. This is what leads me and others to think that many have fallen for the illusion of what these spy’s unknown to certain politicians, etc have painted a false illusion of Castro’s Cuba.

It is puzzling! Why these politicians, the black caucus, Hollywood film makers, and tourist only seem to go to the illegal government of Castro. If they want to know the truth of an island,where the people are prisoners, why do they not go to those people.....WOW, think out of the box?
The Castro brothers and their Army of hatred, you cannot or rather, Do Not Dare to express your ideas, or even bring up the word CHANGE. Why, do they not go speak or in search of those that are persecuted and oppressed for thinking different and expressing the need to Change and have elections, elections that do not include the Castro dynasty. Why not go visit and listen to, Vladimiro Roca, Marta Beatriz Roque, Dr. Oscar Elias De Bicet, Dr. Darsi Ferrer, Las Damas en Blanco, Yoani Sanchez, and musicians expressing their feeling through their art and music and so many others….

Please stop! insulting the intelligence of the people of Cuba and the exile community.
If you want to do business in Cuba, you want to do it in a non-socialist communist environment, if not you are wasting your time, money and will lose all your investments to a regime that has stolen the Country from its people, a regime that is illegal, a regime that is dying, if NOT already dead. Castro’s revolution is a thing of the past! Weather you like it or not, you will have to sit at the table with the people of Cuba that are oppressed and held hostage on an island, along with the Cuban exile community.
Here I go again….The only embargo is the one that Castro has on the people of Cuba!

Love, Light & Peace….Que Viva una Cuba Libre!!!!

This Tuesday 20 of October, we express our solidarity with the ones that fight for the liberty of Cuba

2009-10-20T18:22:00.000-04:00

20/10/2009
MARTES 20 DE OCTUBRE NUEVA JORNADA SOLIDARIA CON LA RESISTENCIA CUBANA
Este martes 20 de octubre, expresamos nuestra solidaridad con los que luchan por la libertad de Cuba:
Libertad para los presos politicos Cubanos
Democracia para Cuba
Elecciones Libres con pluralidad de partidos en Cuba
Amnistia para presos politicos y exiliados Cubanos.
Basta de pena de muerte en el paredon en Cuba.
Retorno de los exiliados a Cuba.
¡ABAJO LA DICTADURA COMUNISTA DE LOS CASTRO!

Libertad!!!!
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Tuesday 20 OF October New Supportive Day with the Cuban Resistence
This Tuesday 20 of October, we express our solidarity with the ones that fight for the liberty of Cuba:
Liberty for Cuban Political Prisoners
Democracy for Cuba
Free Eelections with plurality of parties in Cuba.
Amnesty for political prisoners and exiled Cubans.
Enough of DEATH PENALTY in the wall Called "Paredon"
Return of the exiled community to Cuba.
Down with the COMMUNIST DICTATORSHIP OF THE CASTROS!

Liberty!!!

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez denied to leave Cuba again....

2009-10-16T20:44:00.000-04:00

The Castro regime again denies her the right to leave Cuba to attend the Maria Moors Cabot ceremony held in NY. This is one of many prizes she has been awared for her writings and courage through her virtual world of blogging, where she is free to express herself. She has always been denied the right to freely leave Cuba to receive any of the awards!

Of course this action from the Castro regime is not surprising to me, anyone that speaks out against the truth and reality of Cuba, is considered anti-revolutionary. Yoani, as so many political prisoners, song-writers, poets and independant journalist do not have the Freedom that in this wonderful country, the United States of America we take for granted. The freedom of expression, the freedom of ideas, the freedom of change, the freedom of telling your leaders that it is time to change a failed system. The freedom to establish a democracy and hold free elections. You Cannot do this in the illegal government of Castro! It is illegal due to the fact that elections have not been held in Cuba since he came into power and took over the country.

How can our own US Congress and the International community go to a country that denies human rights and freedom to their own people. How can you speak about unconditional tourist travel, when the people of Cuba cannot even travel inside their own country. Moreover, they cannot even think of traveling outside of the country, unless "the" Castros approve it. How would you like for the USA to approve your travel inside and or outside your country. What embargo are you talking about? For the only embargo is the one Castro has imposed for close to 51 years.

If you want unconditional travel for the tourist to leave their dollars in Cuba, than the people of Cuba, such as Yoani Sanchez and others want the right to have NO restrictions in their travels in and out of Cuba. In fact, no more of the Cuban governments regulations of those that came to the USA after 1972 or so. Do you know they cannot travel to Cuba with a US passport! do you know they have to go to Washington, DC to the Cuban intersection and take out a Cuban passport, I will not even go into how much dollars go into this. This is how Castro manipulates, since he knows Cubans are family oriented, he knows they will keep his economic system alive by placing all these restrictions on the exile community.

Our message is ONE, we want a "Cuba Libre" we want human rights for all cubans those inside the island and the exile community. Our island and the people inside the island are held hostage of MAD MAN and his revolution! My God we are going on 51 years of this, the time is here and now and the pressure cooker is about to explode!!! Castro and his army of oppression must think about leaving.

Yoani Sanchez congratulations on another well deserved prize!

I like to also congratulate, Las Damas en Blanco, (Ladies in White) all politcal prisoners, independant journalist and songwriters for their courage to stand up and make the World aware of your truth and the truth of Cuba!

God Bless all of you & Cuba and God Bless America!!!

Cubans United in ONE common Dream!

2009-10-07T10:15:00.000-04:00

Cuba Libre!!! A Free Cuba!!!
The Cubans on the Island and many in the Exile community are pregnant with one dream, to see a truly free Cuba. For fifty years (50), we have been on this plight of freedom; we have four (4) generations in the mix. The first those parents and grandparents forced to leave their Country! Many, who wore the veil of blindness started to see the truth of the Castro regime and the so called revolution. By now, you get the point and if by chance you do not, I like you to tell me what has been the benefits of the Castro regime, what value did it bring to the people of Cuba? And why since 1959, they seek to be exiles in search of liberty, freedom and prosperity? Prior to the 1959 revolution, very few Cuban exiles, no one was risking their lives and their children’s, by getting on any type of raft to get them 90 Miles, in search of their rights, freedom, liberty and serenity.

It is obvious that the revolution is a failure and Castro and his cronies are out dated!

It is obvious that all four (4) generations are longing to see their country Free from tyranny and the ideologies of any type of communist system. It is obvious to all that Castro is not a leader to follow in anyway shape or form, for he has never lead by example. Unless you consider leading by example, to murder, steal and destroy your nation and violate the rights of its people. I can go on; however, I will spare you the details and or truth!
It is up to all Cubans, the historical, the balseros, the elderly, the in between and the youth to raise our voice, as many are doing on the Island and those in exile by bringing awareness of our plight to freedom and our truth.

The government of the United States cannot have a dialogue with an illegal government; in this case, Castro’s Cuba. They will have to get the exile community all those jailed on the Island, regardless of a jail cell or not for the whole island are prisoner' of the revolution. In my opinion, the Castro’s and their thugs have NO say in the present and or future of Cuba. It has to be a New Day for all the people of Cuba on the island and in exile. A new day! The sun rise brings them the rays of freedom. The oceans breeze waves liberty. The rain cleans the decay of this beautiful island. The gift from the creator is your Inalienable right and the people of Cuba must claim this right.

Our journey has been long, yet we will navigate together and anchor ourselves on truth, justice and the pursuit of creating the Greatest, Cuba, that any generation has experienced. Either we learn from the mistakes of the past and the big mistake of giving control to one person or we have not learned the lesson.

In our unity of purpose!

No Man is an Island

2009-09-21T12:04:00.000-04:00

The day after the Juanes concert, it was a blessing to see so many Cubans have at least 6 hours to taste Liberty. Today, they are back to their reality and Miami continues to be divided. I say this with the utmost respect; we cannot continue the division among ourselves because we become our worst enemy. It should not be surprising to anyone with a brain & heart that for 50 years Castro has manipulated, YOU, the World & the USA. To achieve Liberty the youth of Cuba will need to rise up and demand it, rise up and demand the release of political prisoner’s that have done nothing but to express their differences, rise up and change the system. It is time to change Castro's Cuba! It is up to those inside Cuba to change its destiny and seal its fate. What we must do is be in Unity with a message of True Change in a peaceful and civil manner, we must stop the power play of the ego which is what got us into this mess in the first place. Exile’s I say this with respect, for 50 years you have fallen for the Castro trap, do you not know by now that he plants his seeds at your rallies, in your work place , in your schools and in different governments, including the USA. He does this because he knows he can control your emotions. Do we change this; or do we continue with the same of the same. Cuba deserves to breathe and hear the liberty bells! What we have never understood is that liberty comes at a cost and it is to, Stand up to claim your rights and bring about Change for the time is here and now. The fate of Cuba is in the hands of all Cubanos working together for the betterment and Greatness of their nation. It is time for the Castro's and their regime of hatred and blame to leave Cuba in peace and Go Away!!! and perhaps finally the people of Cuba and those in Exile can find true liberty in our beloved Cuba, and learn to live among one another. To achieve this dream we know that it is ONLY in a Free and Democratic Cuba and Yes, without the Castro dynasty! "I cultivate a white rose", Jose Marti

Do not allow the concert to divide us...

2009-09-19T23:10:00.000-04:00

The Juanes concert is upsetting a few Exile Cubans throughout the World. We must remain positive for those Cubans on the Island. It should not be surprising to anyone with a brain & heart that for 50 years Castro has manipulated the World & the USA. We must understand that the Cuba of yesterday lives in our hearts and memories. Castro's Cuba is the one created by the revolution. What we must do is be in Unity with a message of True Change in a peaceful and civil manner, we must take a leadership position and educate those on the island about their history, so that we can respect one another. Cuba belongs to all those that were born their, regardless of when and where they live today. The bottomline is as Cubans we must Stand Up and bring about Change for the time is here and now. The Cubans on the Island & the Exile community both must change so that we can finally have true liberty in our beloved Cuba, and learn the lessons of History. The coin has 3 sides: Theirs, Yours and The Truth...we must write our Truth so that we can have closure and move on in a Free and Democratic Cuba and Yes, without the Castro dynasty! Peace, Love, Understanding, Compassion and Cuba Libre!!!
"I cultivate a white rose", Jose Marti

Will try my best to write in Spanish...

El concierto de Juanes trastorna unos pocos Exilio a cubanos a través del Mundo. Debemos quedarnos positivo para esos cubanos en la Isla. No debe estar sorprendiendo a nadie con un cerebro & corazón que durante 50 años Castro ha manipulado el Mundo & el EEUU. Debemos comprender que la Cuba de vive ayer en los corazones y memorias. Cuba de Castro es el uno creado por la revolución. Qué nosotros debemos hacer es está en la Unidad con un mensaje del Cambio Verdadero en una manera pacífica y civil, nosotros debemos tomar una posición de liderazgo y educar ésos en la isla acerca de su historia, para que podamos respetar el uno al otro. Cuba pertenece a todo ésos que nacieron su, a pesar de cuando y donde ellos viven hoy. El bottomline es como cubanos que Debemos Pararnos y deber producir el Cambio para el tiempo es ahora mismo. Los cubanos en la Isla & la comunidad de Exilio deben cambiar para que nosotros por último podamos tener la libertad verdadera en nuestra amada Cuba, y aprender las lecciones de la Historia. La moneda tiene 3 lados: ¡Suyo, Suyo y La Verdad. ..debemos escribe nuestra Verdad para que podamos tener cierre y movimiento en una Cuba Libre y demócrata y Sí, sin la dinastía de Castro! ¡La paz, el Amor, la Comprensión, la Compasión y Cuba Libre!!! "Cultivo una rosa blanca", Jose Marti

Lt. Cornel Merob Sosa Garcia

2009-09-19T23:02:00.000-04:00

For all those new friends and those that are my fans. As friends and fans it is important to make you aware of who I am. I am not here to justify or not justify anything I have done or have not done. I am here to educate on facts, history and truth. Since there is so much propaganda on me created by the 1959 Cuban revolution, the Castro brothers, and their side kick Ernesto Guevarra, aka CHE. I have never had the chance of clearing my name, till now, the wonderful 21st Century. I wish I would have been all the things they accuse me of, if I were they would have NOT been in power for 50 years. Perhaps, if I would have been like Castro & Che they would have never taken over Cuba, the same with my brothers in arms. My friends & fans do not be fooled by the media and Hollywood with their myths and fiction. My name has been mentioned in many books, magazines and recently I made it to Hollywood, in the Che part 1 movie of this director, Steven Soderbergh, his information is only from the writings of Castro & Che. Did he ever ask my Family for permission to use my name? Does he know how many attorney's, I have in my family? It is ok, I forgive him, he is just one of the many ignorant fools in Hollywood. My family and I are grateful to him, because we will set the record straight! With no political agenda, it will be based on historical facts, which is called, TRUTH. My family and friends are humbled by you being our friends, all we want is to tell our side of the story...you know the COIN has two sides. Thank you... "Cultivo una rosa blanca", Jose Marti

Lt. Cornel Merob Sosa Garcia

2009-09-19T22:36:00.000-04:00

Many may be wondering, who is this guy on facebook and now a blog? It is a valid question. The FB page and blog are to bring awareness. Created to honor our mother's last wishes, in regards to her beloved, Cuba, and what she experienced with our Father. As the youngest daughter of Merob; I, as many in my generation of cuban exile's, have gone through this Journey and the discovery of who we are, the knowing of the country, in which, we were born, B.C. (before Castro) The discovery of this child and of his grand children, is what started them questioning, why do they write such lies and certain accusations that distort the truth. Bottomline, lies of not only Merob, yet of others. This truly upset our mother and she always wanted to finish the memories my dad started;however, after his death in 1975, in NJ, it was hard for her. Than here comes the internet, what an awesome tool, we all love it, well here is google and now our dad has made it to google. Of course the source is, the communist propaganda of Cuba, and their Granma newspaper. Well, it is up to their children and I encourage all the children to Stand Up and clarify the story. No one has truly ever rebuttal the Castros & Che writings, well, my friends, the time has come. Yes, many authors have written stories;nevertheless, we need to tap into mainstream media. The American and International community! This is way, I decided to create a FB page and blog for my Dad and all the Dads that fought against communism. Many of them never had due process, many spent endless years of their youth as political prisoners, and many were able to leave the country, prior to Cuba being turned over to Fidel Castro in 1959, due to Presidential orders. My friends, I am working on the biggest project of my life. A film project that will include the story of every Cuban, in one way or another. Yes, for those wondering, it has been copywrited. I have made great contacts with wonderful individuals that will be involved in this project. I have wonderful friends that some how or another have been or are involved in film and have encouraged me to move forward. Feel free to contact me directly, if you have anything you feel you like to contribute.
In our Unity of purpose,