Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Making Cuba Safe For Electoral Theft

A U.S. presidential commission on Monday urged Washington to spend $80 million to help nongovernmental groups hasten change in Cuba, but some dissidents here said the move would do them more harm than good.

Secretary of State Condolezza Rice said "we are offering support for the efforts of Cubans to prepare for the day when they will recover their sovereignty and can select a government of their choosing through free and fair multiparty elections."

Full Story, SF Chronicle, July 10, 2006


My letter to the SF Chronicle:

Dear Editor,

How much of the $80 million that Bu$h and company want to spend destabilizing Cuba will go toward “voting machines” that guarantee the result that U.S. corporations want? Are there sufficient funds to cover the dumping of “inconvenient” ballots in landfills as has recently happened in Mexico?

Sincerely,

Terry L. Clark

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