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Cuba on the Verge of Collapse, Says Miami Gusano Herald

Posted on the 17 December 2013 by Calvinthedog

The Guano Herald of course is the premier mouthpiece for the Miami gusanos, the fascists who run Miami. It prints many a tall tale, but this one is perennial.

Check this out:

Cuba’s masters are fighting desperately to avoid an economic and political collapse.

Well, that would be interesting if it were true, but it isn’t. And guess what? The gusanos have been saying this crap for 54 years now! Yep, when the new year rolls around, sure as clockwork, Cuba is always “on the verge of political and economic collapse.” And “this year it’s for real.” One wonders exactly how a nation can be on the verge of collapse for 54 straight years, yet the great crash never happens. I suppose like Second Coming of Jesus, the collapse of Cuban society is coming any day now. Right?

What a bunch of idiots these gusanos are. How could anyone in their right mind believe all the crap the Gusano Herald publishes about Cuba? I think the only people who believe this nonsense are the people at the Herald itself.

Commentary: Cuba democracy funds should be released
The Miami Herald
Published: Friday, Jun. 17, 2011

At a time when Cuba’s masters are fighting desperately to avoid an economic and political collapse, Washington is caught up in an increasingly silly and pointless dispute over funds to promote civil society and democracy on the island. This nonsense could not come at a worse time.

Sen. John Kerry has put the brakes on funding previously approved by federal lawmakers without supplying clear reasons for his actions or his intent. This is both a significant departure from the usual script involving U.S. policy toward Cuba and a surprising — and disappointing — role for the senator from Massachusetts.

Cuba policy is a perennial target of controversy inside the beltway, with Democrats and Republicans offering competing visions of the best way to fulfill the U.S. interest in promoting freedom [made in USA] on the island. This time, however, it’s a leading Democrat against a Democratic administration. The situation is made even more bizarre because Mr. Kerry has rarely, if ever, evinced overriding interest in Cuba policy and can usually be counted on to act as a reliable ally of the Obama administration on Capitol Hill.

Sen. Kerry, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, has put a “hold” on Cuba funds disbursed by USAID, the foreign-aid arm of the State Department, to block $20 million “to support human rights and civil society initiatives in Cuba.” These programs cover a wide range of activities. They include the provision of “food stuffs and over-the-counter medicines” to political prisoners and their families, and training for grassroots organizers and “democratic engagement at the community level.”

In the past, some federal funds for Cuba have been ill-used or misspent, and the Herald has long called for vigilance in these important democracy-building programs. They should not be exempt from accountability.

But in this case, funds to assist Cubans who dare to dissent are undergoing an unusual and unwarranted level of scrutiny. Neither Sen. Kerry nor members of his staff have produced a “smoking gun” or evidence of wrongdoing. They have demanded answers to intrusive questions, reportedly including the identity of individuals at the ground level in a totalitarian state — information that the administration guards jealously and sensibly because improper dissemination would jeopardize their safety.


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