Cubans' return 'just not right,' Gov. Bush says

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Fri, Aug. 01, 2003

Cubans' return 'just not right,' Gov. Bush says
Rebuke of brother's administration adds to tension over U.S. policy
BY PETER WALLSTEN
[email protected]



With political tension building over the U.S. government's decision to ship 12 boat hijacking suspects back to face prison in Cuba, Gov. Jeb Bush took the unusual step Thursday of criticizing his own brother's administration for the negotiations that led to the repatriation.

The governor's rebuke, delivered during an interview with The Herald, comes as President Bush and the Republican Party face a rising tide of anger among Cuban-American exile leaders, who say last week's repatriation of the boaters is the latest offense by a GOP president who has failed to fulfill campaign promises to toughen policies targeting Fidel Castro's government.

''Despite the good intentions of the administration to negotiate the safety of these folks, that is an oppressive regime, and given the environment in Cuba, it's just not right'' to have sent the Cubans back, Gov. Bush said in an interview aboard his plane from Tampa to Miami. (snip/...)

(snip)The governor hinted at a major announcement of some kind by his brother's administration in the coming months related to Cuba policy. ''I think this can be rectified,'' he said. (snip/...)
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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/6431846.htm

[bluestateguy]

1. What did the Florida Cubans expect?

They are, after all, a non-white constituency in the Grand Old White People's Party. Did they expect to get special consideration?

[tlb]

2. I don't know about hijackers but

the Cubans who converted their pickup truck into a seagoing boat, those are people I wish had been alloweed into the US. I hated seeing such ingenuity not be rewarded.

[Judi Lynn]

3. You might enjoy hearing they are going to try it again

only they're doing it LEGALLY this time. They are applying for visas.

Mika posted a thread about this yesterday, I believe:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=44426&mesg_id=44426

Cubans have had to become mechanical geniuses to keep their 1950's cars running, since the embargo has blocked their ability to import spare parts for their cars!

[tlb]

5. Thanks for the headup on the earlier thread.

I had missed that story. I wish them luck. Darn it I NEED a good auto mechanic :)

[Muddleoftheroad]

4. I agree

I hope they get here.