tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post4299216291258379023..comments2023-11-16T03:57:05.158-05:00Comments on The Cuban Triangle: While we're talking family history....Phil Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724525896667349935noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-16543459743646758832011-11-06T18:15:17.944-05:002011-11-06T18:15:17.944-05:00A week has gone by and no reply has come from Rafa...A week has gone by and no reply has come from Rafael Dia Balart heirs or friends about the original Cuban 1955 publication in which the "prophetic speech" appears.<br /><br />If such proof was available, it stands to reason that those people who loved or appreciated that person would have stepped forward and offered it.<br /><br />If this proof was not offered despite the public demand for its presentation, it is a silent acceptance that it has never existed and that it was a blatant forgery,<br /><br />As the Spanish saying states "El que calla otorga!" (He who is quiet accepts!)<br /><br />I hope in the future no more brazen attempts are made to disseminate this forgery!<br /><br /> CantaclaroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-38338846427952402252011-11-02T11:56:20.960-04:002011-11-02T11:56:20.960-04:00Of course all that would be necessary to determine...Of course all that would be necessary to determine the authenticity of the "prophetic speech" would be for his heirs to offer references to the 1955 Cuban magazines, newspapers or congressional publications in which such speech appeared.<br /><br />But his sons have simply ignored public requests for verification and continue to propagate a fictitious speech that never took place and falsifies Cuban history.<br /><br />I urge them once more at this time to offer such proof through this blog or to admit that the "prophetic" speech was simply a forgery carried out by their father and propagated by them for political benefits.<br /><br />In the second alternative, they should also apologize publicly for publicly propagating a falsehood for self seeking purposes.<br /><br />If no answer is forthcoming I would be willing, if Phil Peter requests, to send him by mail a copy of the Congressional Record of the Cuban House of Representatives for 1955 in which he could verify that this fictional speech does not appear which is definitive proof that it was never uttered since all speeches made by members of the house of representatives on the floor of the Cuban Congress were reported in this publication.<br /><br /> CantaclaroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-45301071790344959932011-11-02T08:44:45.262-04:002011-11-02T08:44:45.262-04:00My father told me that story around the time Castr...My father told me that story around the time Castro went into the mountains of Oriente. Like we say in Spannish: el papel aguanta todo.Grillonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-87462993134698234022011-10-31T14:29:28.135-04:002011-10-31T14:29:28.135-04:00wow, that's very interesting. first i've h...wow, that's very interesting. first i've heard of this historical perspective, which if true, no reason not to believe it, puts another spin on exile history. THese Cubans, man they love to play politics, both sides.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com