Interesting articles in Der Spiegel on Cuba

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This one looks at how Bush is bungling the situation, and how the US embargo hurts American policy interest:

http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,430170,00.html

This is a short article on dissent in Cuba:

http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,druck-430038,00.html

Two interesting points stand out, neither surprising. First, Castro's view on dissent is quite similar to what the neocons and freepers express: "In a Place that is Under Siege, Dissidence Amounts to Treason." Right. The constant authoritarian view equates dissent with treason. Second, the dissidents in Cuba do not view Bush as a friend. I hope in 2008 we elect a Democratic president who can build bridges to Cuba, rather than buttress walls, bridges that help liberalize a nation that especially needs that.

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