The Crackdown in Cuba. Theresa Bond.
by Bond, Theresa; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 56Global Issues. Publisher: Foreign Affairs, 2003ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Castro, Fidel | Cuba -- Economic conditions | Cuba -- Politics and government | Dissenters | Economic sanctions -- Cuba | Embargo | Human rights -- Cuba | Political prisoners | U.S. -- Foreign relations -- CubaDDC classification: 050 Summary: "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.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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.
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