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Declaration from Net for
Cuba International.
We, signatories of this declaration, Cubans living in Exile and
Directors of NET FOR CUBA INTERNATIONAL, having read the new
restrictions on Cuba, recently announced by the White House, unanimous
agree as follows:
DECLARATION
That in recent days, The Administration
of the President of the United States George W. Bush publicly announced
the implementation of new regulations, dedicated fundamentally to reduce
the funds that the Castro regime uses to control and enslave the Cuban
people as a whole.
That, the measures adopted by President Bush, corresponds to the
historic position maintained by a great majority of our people inside
the Island as well as in the "diáspora" ,for more than 40 years, to
maintain and increase the economic sanctions against the Cuban
dictatorship;
Therefore, each one of us understands, and is fully aware that for the
past 45 years, Cuba has fallen victim of a destructive political, social
and economic system; that not only has it stripped the Cuban people of
all of their civil, political, and economic liberties recognized by the
international community, but rather it has turned one of the most
affluent and prosperous countries in Latin America, in one of the
poorest and famished of the world;
That, we have watched with bewilderment and pain, Cubans in the exile
community, openly oppose the above mentioned measures, not taking into
consideration the fact that the fate of 12 million of human beings that
deserve to flourish in a free society with rights, depend on the ousting
of the Castro regime, to be able to fulfill their aspirations and
dreams.
Also, we have read with indignation in “Granma” the Cuban Communist
Party the official online newspaper their rhetorical position under the
headline: "They reject Bush aggressions against Cuba, dated in Havana,
June 19 the 2004, (http://www.granma.cu/espanol/2004/junio/sab19/aumenta.html)
, the Cuban government assumed a position of concern for the unity of
the Cuban family, when in fact that regime has always been that the only
responsible party for the separation destruction and death of the Cuban
family.
Therefore, in light of this article, we find ourselves in need of asking
the Cuban government the following questions: When in 45 years of a
totalitarian dictatorship, have you ever come forward, dictator Fidel
Castro, as spokesperson of the interest of the Cuban family? When have
you ever cared Sir, for a mother that has lost her son at sea trying to
escape from your “beautiful paradise”, or for the father whose son was
murdered by a firing squad, or was disappeared by you Sir? Have you felt
no shame to stand in a public podium and pretend sympathize
sentimentally with an exile community that for over four decades you
constantly insult, condemn, and constantly deceive, labeled as
:”terrorist mafia”, “worms”, “scum” and “anti-social”? Just to name a
few. In one of your recent public appearances, you blatantly begged the
exile community to send $100.00 per month to their relatives in Cuba,
further stating that said amount would cover the basic necessities a
human being need to survive such as food, personal toiletries, The basic
necessities that your "triumphant Revolution" has never been able to
provide for the Cuban people, but according to you, could be solved for
the people by those who you label “The Miami terrorist mafia”.
Since, we understand that dreams cannot come true without sacrifices, we
exhort every Cuba of good will, in Cuba as well as abroad, to take
conscience and to support every effort geared to resolve the basic
problem of not only a 10, 15, or 20 percent of the people temporarily,
but that resolves the basic problem of the Cuban Nation as a whole once
and for all.
For all of the above mentioned, NET FOR CUBA INTERNATIONAL as an
organization, supports, promotes encourages the new restrictions imposed
on the Cuban Government and encourages any other regulation that may be
deemed necessary for the purpose of accelerating the liberation process,
true freedom, justice and prosperity for all the Cubans.
Ahmed Y. Martel, Lourdes Pagani, Daisy Ortiz, Karel Roberto
Note: For purposes of information, we include in our declaration the
Measures promulgated by the Office of Control of Foreign Goods (OFAC,
for their initials in English) of the Department of the Treasure that
regulate the trips and the shipment of remittances to Cuba starting on
June 30.
1. – United States residents that have family of direct descend in Cuba
will be able to travel to Cuba once every three years and for a maximum
stay of 14 days. He/she is defined as direct families descend to the
parents, husbands, children, siblings and grandparents. He/she who is
granted permission to travel must do so alone, no travel companion will
be allowed.
For the Cubans that have arrived recently from the island, the three
year period count starting from the date that they left the Island. For
all the other the three year term will count from the date of their last
visit to Cuba.
2. - Each traveler will be able to take $50.00 per day for expenses, and
another $50.00 to pay, for one time, transportation fees in case he/she
needs to travel to the interior of the Island.
3. – Travelers are prohibited to import from Cuba any product acquired
in the Island, except informative material.
4. – Luggage is limited to 44 pounds per person.
5. - All the licenses granted to travel to Cuba, will expire June 30.
6. – The family remittances stay at $100.00 monthly but only to those
who have residing in Cuba their parents, children, husbands, siblings
and grandparents.
Remittances will not be authorized under any circumstances to certain
members of the government and the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) that are
defined, among others, as: ministers, vice ministers, members and
employees of the National or Provincial Assembly of the Popular Power,
local bosses of the Defense Committees of the Revolution (CDR), members
of the Ministry of the Interior or the armed forces. Also, it is
prohibited to send remittances to leaders of the Cuban Central Workers
Union, in their national and provincial levels; directors; editors and
sub editors of the official press, of the radio and television are
excluded as well.
The prohibition affects in the same manner members of the Central
Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, the Political Bureau, Chiefs of
Departments of the Central Committee and their employees.
7. All general licenses that permitted professionals and those in the
academic field to travel to Cuba for an investigation or event are
cancelled, from now on they will have to request a specific license from
OFAC.
8. All student trips remain limited to college and university levels,
with a maximum limit of one year and a previous specific license. Only
full time employees of the academic centers will be allowed to travel in
such trips.
9. All trips paid in full by the Cuban government, its institutions and
governments or institutions in third countries are eliminated.
10. It will be illegal to travel to Cuba from another country, using any
airline or any other form of transportation in which the Cuban
government benefits financially in any form.
Source:
Netforcuba
International
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