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Washington
D.C. Office:
2244 Rayburn House
Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202)225-4211
Fax: (202)225-8576
District Office:
8525 Northwest 53rd
Terrace Suite 102
Miami, Florida 33166
Phone: (305)470-8555
Fax: (305)470-8575
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Diaz-Balart: As Of This Time Nothing Has Changed In Totalitarian Cuba
The dictator’s power since 1959 has not been based on particular titles |
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February 19th, 2008 - Miami, Florida - In response to questions received concerning the statement made today by the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro that he will not “seek the position of President of the Council of State and Commander in Chief”, Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL) issued the following statement:
“It is important to realize that, as of this time, there has been no change in totalitarian Cuba. Fidel Castro has been critically ill and immobile for over a year and a half. Accordingly, he has decided to relinquish the titles of “President” of his “Council of State” and “Commander in Chief”. But in totalitarian Cuba, Fidel Castro’s absolute power is not based on titles. The dictator’s written declarations have the effect of totalitarian decrees, whether signed with the title “Commander in Chief” or “Comrade”, or simply with his name. What we all need to be concentrating on is the urgent need for a democratic transition in Cuba, beginning with the liberation of all political prisoners, the legalization of all political parties, labor unions and the press, and the scheduling of free, multiparty elections. Let us not get confused with the dictator’s titles or lack of them. For now, nothing has changed in totalitarian Cuba. It is time for the international community to unite to press for freedom for all the political prisoners and for free elections in Cuba,” said Lincoln Diaz-Balart.
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