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demoleft Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-11-09 08:07 AM
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Cuban government supporters target rights marches
Edited on Fri Dec-11-09 08:24 AM by demoleft
Source: bbc

Cuban dissidents trying to hold a silent march in Havana to mark Human Rights Day were confronted by crowds chanting pro-government slogans.

Government supporters screaming insults broke up two small groups of dissidents marching through Havana.
...
The authorities call these counter-demonstrations spontaneous outbursts by concerned citizens defending the Cuban revolution.

Critics say they are organised mobs aimed at intimidating any opposition.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8407276.stm



bbc calls these moves "tacticts" on the part of the castros, as to organized mobs. so the article here is clearly partial.
which does not mean bbc is wrong.
indeed, i suppose it is right.
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enid602 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-11-09 08:18 AM
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1. Cavez
I think there are a few on this blog that are under contract with Chavez.
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demoleft Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-11-09 08:27 AM
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2. i hope you do not refer to me...
...because it just needs for a leader to shut even one local newspaper of no account for me, to let him end in my black list of hateful dictators.

go figure.
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earthlite Donating Member (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-11-09 10:09 AM
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3. This should be done to teabaggers
Edited on Fri Dec-11-09 10:10 AM by earthlite
They have no place in the public forum.
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David__77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-11-09 02:06 PM
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4. So, BBC thinks there's only free speech for pro-capitalists?
What's wrong with Cubans who support socialism demonstrating? The police protected people from violence.
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