Bond, Theresa,
The Crackdown in Cuba. Theresa Bond. - Foreign Affairs, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 56, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: The Crackdown in Cuba, Sept./Oct. 2003; pp. 118-130.
"Last March [2003], on the very day that U.S. forces entered Iraq, Fidel Castro launched a major crackdown on peaceful Cuban political dissidents. The Iraqi operation was a surprisingly swift one--and so was Castro's. Within three weeks, the statue of the Cuban leader's old friend Saddam Hussein had been toppled in central Baghdad; meanwhile, Castro had summarily tried and imprisoned 75 Cubans. Their sentences--for supposed crimes against the country's security--averaged 20 years." (FOREIGN AFFAIRS) The author speculates on the possible reasons for Castro's actions and presents the reactions of U.S. policymakers.
1522-3221;
Castro, Fidel
Dissenters
Economic sanctions--Cuba
Embargo
Human rights--Cuba
Political prisoners
Cuba--Economic conditions
Cuba--Politics and government
U.S.--Foreign relations--Cuba
AC1.S5
050
The Crackdown in Cuba. Theresa Bond. - Foreign Affairs, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 56, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: The Crackdown in Cuba, Sept./Oct. 2003; pp. 118-130.
"Last March [2003], on the very day that U.S. forces entered Iraq, Fidel Castro launched a major crackdown on peaceful Cuban political dissidents. The Iraqi operation was a surprisingly swift one--and so was Castro's. Within three weeks, the statue of the Cuban leader's old friend Saddam Hussein had been toppled in central Baghdad; meanwhile, Castro had summarily tried and imprisoned 75 Cubans. Their sentences--for supposed crimes against the country's security--averaged 20 years." (FOREIGN AFFAIRS) The author speculates on the possible reasons for Castro's actions and presents the reactions of U.S. policymakers.
1522-3221;
Castro, Fidel
Dissenters
Economic sanctions--Cuba
Embargo
Human rights--Cuba
Political prisoners
Cuba--Economic conditions
Cuba--Politics and government
U.S.--Foreign relations--Cuba
AC1.S5
050