Pro-govt crowd shouts down protesters in Cuba

Pro-govt crowd shouts down protesters in Cuba
The Associated Press
Thursday, December 9, 2010; 8:11 PM

HAVANA -- A Cuban opposition group marched through the capital to call attention to jailed dissidents Thursday, amid a shower of jeers, insults and pro-government slogans from counterprotesters.

About five dozen members of the Ladies in White and their supporters held one of their customary protests on the eve of International Human Rights Day, leaving from the home of leader Laura Pollan and marching to a public park.

A crowd formed to follow and harangue the women, calling them "worms" and "traitors." "Viva la revolucion!" they shouted, and "This street belongs to Fidel!"

The pro-government crowd grew to about 100 as the march continued. One motorist stopped his car and got out to join them.

More:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/09/AR2010120905863.html

No dissent is allowed. Viva la revolucion!!!

Cuban Americans Terrorize Cubans to Keep Their Music Out of Miami
by Julia Reynolds

On a hotter-than-usual day in Bill Martínez’s San Francisco office, the Cuban band Bamboleo is blaring and phones are ringing. “You better make sure the group understands the visa problem,” Bill tells the caller. “They must know they’re not supposed to be in Miami.”

It’s the post-Elián era, and in Miami, emotions are still boiling. Local law says Cuban musicians can’t play there and now the Cuban government is telling artists their flights can’t even stop there. It’s an all-out culture war. It’s ironic that Martínez, an immigration attorney who helps Cuban musicians set up tours in the U.S., can’t even book them into the country’s largest city of Cubans.

“This is so stupid,” Bill complains. “We shouldn’t even have to be talking about this today.”

Last October, Miami’s exile community did their best to stop a concert by the Cuban group Los Van Van that Bill helped organize. It was like a scene from an abortion clinic. The militants showed up half a day early and waited for the glorious moment when they could throw bottles, cans, rocks and baggies full of excrement at the crowd attending the concert.

More:
http://www.elandar.com/back/summer00/stories/story_miamimusic.html

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Los Van Van!
You can find their songs at You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G67xDWeFBs

Los Van Van