In a recording of a conversation with former political prisoners in 2010, Havana's Archbishop, the late Cardinal Jaime Ortega, revealed his true intentions: protecting himself at the cost of his flock. The recordings captured Ortega telling the Cuban dissidents that he would not support democracy in Cuba and that his job was to protect the
Hundreds head to Washington on overnight buses to protest at Cuban embassy, White House Marie-Rose Sheinerman, Miami Herald
Nearly 300 people boarded buses in Grapeland Park on Friday for an overnight trip to Washington, D.C. Their hope, organizers said, is to bring a “show of love” for the cause of Cuban freedom amid unprecedented protests right to the steps of the Cuban embassy and the White House.
“My mother’s been crying for a week every time she watches the news, but she couldn’t be here because I have a little sister,” said Gabriela Lastra, 21, as tears streamed down her face. She came to Miami from Cuba at the age of 3. “No one else is going to help us, unless we make them help us.”