Posted on 12/08/2005 5:47:53 AM PST by kristinn
The anti-American Marxist front group Code Pink has announced that they are canceling their planned trip to Cuba this month as a result of pressure by the Bush administration.
Code Pink, which calls itself a peace group, had timed the trip to Fidel Castro's communist paradise to celebrate the anniversary of the success of his violent revolution this New Year's Eve. Plans for the trip included visits with local neighborhood groups that spy on fellow Cubans and report any counter-revoultionary behavior (like wanting freedom) to the Castro regime.
The United States has maintained a strict travel embargo against Cuba which Code Pink was proudly vowing to violate.
However, the Treasury Department recently sent 'cease and desist' letters to Code Pink, its parent organization Global Exchange and some trip participants warning them of the legal repercussions of violating the travel ban: fines of up to one million dollars and ten years in prison.
As a result, Code Pink says several of the participants decided to cancel their plans to stand up against the Bush administration in solidarity with Fidel Castro.
Code Pink said those cancellations denied them the "safety in numbers" they felt they needed--whatever that means.
Bottom line, Code Pink is too cowardly to really stand up to President Bush, but brave enough to protest wounded American soldiers outside military hospitals.
Link to Code Pink's announcement.
A Cuban friend told me these people are part of the "Committee for the Preservation of the Revolution." It was modeled after East Germany's secret police.
His (former) patients should shudder with joy that he gave up medicine!
ROTFLMAO! Definitely!! I handed them out the day Clinton was impeached!!!
I think CP should complain to Howard Dean. I bet Howard would defend their right to travel to Cuba.
People have told me that I can be quite sarcastic, and that I remind them of Ann Coulter{physically too!} I consider these comments as compliments,and one of my good friends pointed out that sarcasm is a sign of intelligence...I like it!
Your old neighbor should talk to my neighbor. Quite a different story here. My neighbor would likely take your neighbor to visit a cemetary.
hehehehehe Go get 'em, Kristinn!
Looks like another Castro trip fell flat.
I'm looking at my crystal ball and seeing some CEASE AND DESIST posters in the pictures from this FRiday's FReep.
There should be such a ban in place regarding civilians (such as Ramsey Clark) traveling to Iraq...
Hey Kristinn and Coop, I can't wait to come down,maybe next Friday -I just have to find the right "Cuban costume", I've got a couple ideas that would be quite good,"sarcastic",but very creative!More than I can say for the pink psycho _itches that show up to harass our brave soldiers.This news about them chickening out is an early Christmas gift,yes I said CHRISTMAS!
We should let them go, then refuse their reentry to the USA. The law should have a provision for revoking a person's citizenship id they travel to Cuba...
No kidding. He asked if I knew anyone who had been to Cuba so I mentioned Don Feder. He said Feder's a Neo-con. Oh what's that code for?
Hell ! Let 'em go!
..Just don't let 'em back in..
ooooooooooh... are you married?
Hehehe, snort. What a bunch of drama queeens.
Here's a good link to the history of the US embargoes of Cuba.
The commies of Code Pink will be even more resolved this week to "fight the evil Bush regime" at Walter Reed, brave grrrls and eunuchs that they are.
Thanks for finding this, Coop.
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