tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post8824569987436933629..comments2023-11-16T03:57:05.158-05:00Comments on The Cuban Triangle: Odds and endsPhil Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724525896667349935noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-31167285901919065162008-02-24T07:41:00.000-05:002008-02-24T07:41:00.000-05:00My parents came in the first wave and while they l...My parents came in the first wave and while they lost a great deal (we all say that don't we?) my parents have zero interest in getting anything back. That being said I could not help but be incensed by the comments of the third anonymous post. What annoyed me what's implicit in the statement about first wave Cubans. Both of my parents were basically apolitical - my mom willing to accept any change from Batista and my carefree Dad, who knew Fidel from his University days, adopting an "anyone but Fidel" stance. So you would wish to penalize my father for being smarter than 90% of the Cuban populace? The only reason my dad even left was thanks to a one-time Castroite friend who told him what to expect if he stayed just another week more.<BR/><BR/>So to the cowardly anonymous - I say kindly - bite me. It's easy for you to sit here and judge crap you don't know. It's easy to talk when you haven't lived it. I thank God everyday that I am an American, that I don't have to fear what my parents had to live through. That I don't have leave all that I have - all that I love to start afresh in a place I've never been surrounded by people I don't know.theCardinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516626925971733209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-87853848299090096192008-02-22T21:04:00.000-05:002008-02-22T21:04:00.000-05:00Properties in Cuba were not confiscated based on m...Properties in Cuba were not confiscated based on merits or demerits or virtue or lack of it. Who are those who came here in "the first wave"? How do you define the first wave, how many years? What makes those Cubans different regarding their confiscation of their property from other Cubans? Besides, who is going to make that decision? I don't think Cubans are interested in getting old, dilapidated houses back. For other properties which were actually confiscated, there may be compensation. But I would not dare say who should and who should not receive it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-85221167809649821512008-02-22T20:34:00.000-05:002008-02-22T20:34:00.000-05:00cuban americans, who came here in the first wave, ...cuban americans, who came here in the first wave, NEVER deserve their property back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-8658992253936121172008-02-22T16:58:00.000-05:002008-02-22T16:58:00.000-05:00Hey Phil, look like the Brazilians want you to tra...Hey Phil, look like the Brazilians want you to trash U.S. policy towards the last dictatorship in the Americas...go get 'em!<BR/><BR/>why get a Brazilian to do it when you can get a real americano???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-13773268632002194002008-02-22T13:34:00.000-05:002008-02-22T13:34:00.000-05:00el telefono del Lexington Institute es 703-522-582...el telefono del Lexington Institute es 703-522-5828. Me imagino que te pueden conectar con el.theCardinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516626925971733209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-81178627324834312942008-02-22T13:23:00.000-05:002008-02-22T13:23:00.000-05:00Hola, Phil Peters, soy reportera del diario brasil...Hola, Phil Peters, soy reportera del diario brasileño Folha de S. Paulo y quería entrevistarlo sobre Cuba. En que número puedo llamar?<BR/>Muchas gracias,<BR/>Flavia<BR/>fmarreiro@folhasp.com.brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-25962448418432924492008-02-22T10:56:00.000-05:002008-02-22T10:56:00.000-05:00The Economist also has an excellent piece on Castr...The Economist also has an excellent piece on Castro's Legacy<BR/><BR/>http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10727865theCardinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516626925971733209noreply@blogger.com