Answer To Those Who Don’t Accept the Embargo

Answer To Those Who Don't Accept the Embargo / Angel Santiesteban

Posted on May 31, 2014



A public letter addressed to President Obama with the intention of

lifting the embargo or, at least, lessening it, has been signed by

figures who demonstrate that Human Rights on the Island do not matter to

them at all.



For some, shame means a check with several zeros. I cannot hide that it

fills me with consternation that there exist people in this world who

defend the dictatorship although I suspect that those who do it do not

think of anything more than economic gain, perks or future payments for

political "lobbying" services. One way or another, it means the same

thing for ethics and humanity. Their shameless acts rival each other for

the championship of the most cynical.



No one with honor can raise his voice to strengthen the tyranny of the

Castro brothers, which — for more than a half a century — has sunk our

country into misery. They cannot hide behind the apparent good intention

of "helping the Cuban people" when we know that absolutely nothing will

improve in our reality; to the contrary, as the totalitarian regime is

strengthened, the same will occur with the iron yoke that they exert

over the people, repression and assassinations of dissident leaders will

increase. That is the only thing that they will achieve if they raise or

lessen the embargo on the Castro family.



To those to whom it does not matter then, sign and protect the Cuban

dictatorship.



Angel Santiesteban-Prats



Lawton prison settlement. May 2014



Follow the link to sign the petition for Amnesty International to

declare Cuban dissident Angel Santiesteban a prisoner of conscience.

https://secure.avaaz.org/es/petition/Para_que_Amnistia_Internacional_declare_prisionero_de_conciencia_al_disidente_cubano_Angel_Santiesteban/?fbss



Translated by: Michaela Klicnikova and mlk.



29 May 2014



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