Perhaps you forget the “no free speech zone” of the Bush years.

Perhaps you forget the Supreme Court denial of the five Cuban prisoners in US jails. Perhaps you forget the CIA renditions and tortures perpetuated in Guantanamo and Abu Graib. Perhaps you forget the free terrorist of Miami and the accused of bombing a civilian Cuban airliner. Where is Yoani’s blog on this?

It is her country that is being blockaded. It is her people that are being pressured from the outside in the hope they revolt against their government. Why is Yoani silent on this happening to her countrymen and women?

As for anyone promoting any issue, full disclosure is imperative. Yoani’s subsistence is through foreign entities and awards that are in turn funded by the enemy of Cuba.

That goes beyond expressing disagreement. She is funded and utilized by a government set on toppling the government of Cuba. The US policy is regime change and has budgeted over 40 million dollars a year for said purpose, that is in addition to the badly called Radio and TV Marti and in addition to all other political and economic pressures of the blockade and monetary control of third countries. Wow, what an industry!

My company has not made a nickel in since it was formed. The purpose of it is to promote understanding and, under US law, sales of goods to Cuba. My subsistence does not derive from Cuba and unlike Yoani does not benefit from the anti-Cuban industry.

My interest in Cuba is to change the failed policies of our government and the unjust stance reflected on US policy towards Cuba.

It is not that I like Cuba and not the US it is that I the US policy towards Cuba does not reflect the American values of freedom and justice. It is what the US does that interest me.

Cuba, a blockaded and threatened country must defend itself against the aggression stemming from this country for over 50 years. My interest is one of justice.

It is not what Yoani says, is what she does not say that I object to. It is also her portrayal of a dissident when a more accurate description is one of a paid agent.

No one got beaten up, even by her account. One thing is to be pushed into a car due to her resistance, another is beaten up ala Rodney King. Try it next time you get stopped for a minor traffic violation, refuse to follow the police orders and then refuse to get into the car and see what happens.

Her story has grown into assaulted while strolling down a Havana street to beaten up.

The key to Yoani is one at the service of the empire.

It negates her for it aids the stated policy of the US to by economic blockade and political pressure world-wide it seeks to force the Cuban people to rebel against their government.

It negates her for in the end she serves an empire that controls the media and leaves very little room for free expression.

When was the last time that the main-stream media published any substantial news about the terrorist free in Miami?

When was the last time that the main-stream media published anything about the five Cubans in jail denied a hearing by the Supreme Court of the United States?

When was the last time that in the blog of Yoani any mentioned of the cruel economic embargo against her country or the injustice
perpetuated against the Cuban Five or the cuddling of terrorist in Miami?

Then you ask why does getting paid negates her? Simply because her work is at the service on an empire.

You either have absolutely no idea what goes on in Cuba, or worse, you do but since your company does business with the Cuban regime you prefer to turn a blind eye.

Since when do you have to be in someone’s service to express your opinion?

Being able to express disagreement with your government’s policies is the foundation of all free countries. Since when did it become “fostering discontent” and “selling your country”?

Your comments are ignorant and hypocritical. If you sympathize with the Cuban regime so much why don’t you go and live there?

Cuba is not a perfect society but it has some good things, that Yoani never mentions on her mediocre blog. All the awards and sponsorship she gets are obviously coming from Miami and Madrid, so this story sounds hard to believe to me.

All violence should be protested, and no one should be intimidated by their ideas or opinions. But I just wonder why would the Cuban government send thugs to beat up a group of bloggers? who wins from this? This makes no sense.