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Sunday January 7, 2007

Radio and TV Marti is now broadcasting in Miami, and DeFede is not happy.

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  1. Manuel A. Tellechea    Sun Jan 7, 12:06 PM #  

    Radio Free Europe, which was established to combat Communism there, is still on the air despite the fact that all of Europe is now free. Yet DeFede sees nothing wrong with that expenditure.

    Communism is still very much alive in Cuba and Radio and TV Martí provide the only effective counterpoint to it. It is true that TV Martí is successfully jammed by the regime but Radio Martí is heard throughout the island. Of course, both could be heard crystal clear if the U.S. had the nerve to face down Castro. But it is afraid that if we beam them at full capacity Castro would retaliate by disrupting communications in this country. So, in effect, by succumbing to Castro’s blackmail, we are limiting the effectiveness of Radio and TV Martí ourselves and then complaining about it.



  2. Franklin    Sun Jan 7, 05:14 PM #  

    Communism is still very much alive in Cuba and Radio and TV Martí provide the only effective counterpoint to it.

    Except that the Cubans don’t receive TV Martí or the illegal Radio Martí rebroadcast on Mambi, so by “effective,” Tellechea apparently means “half-assed.” With the benefit of distance, you really see how the cartoon politics of los exilitos are largely concerned with their own entitlement. The US has no material interest in “facing down Castro” or whatever machismo-fueled non-strategy the exile community would like it to pursue. It has a policy towards the island tha