Pirates bullpen coach rafted to U.S. from Cuba seeking freedom

[naaman fletcher]

"I didn't come to the United States to play baseball," Rojas said. "We came to the United States looking for freedom."

The decision was easy for Rojas, a then-26-year-old star athlete who grew weary of Fidel Castro's oppressive rule. Civil liberties were scarce; citizens could not visit another state in Cuba without having the travel plans and length of stay approved by the national government. He feared for his safety after joining the anti-Castro party, Demo?cratic Solidarity.

"That's how bad it is," he said. "You are not allowed to express what you feel or what you see. We only had the hope to become free people and escape from slavery."

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_743969.html

[ChangoLoa]

1. Damned nazi screwball throwing oligarchs

They should go to an education camp like the gays !!


:sarcasm: