[lbo-talk] Fwd: Letter: No Human Rights in Cuba

[Doug Henwood]

>Dear Editor:
>
>The re-election of Cuba to the U.N. Human Rights Commission--chaired by
>terrorist-sponsoring Libya--demonstrates the total moral bankruptcy of
>the United Nations.
>
>Cuba, which has recently jailed 75 political dissidents and has a long
>record of human rights violations, is a brutal communist dictatorship
>founded on the principle that individuals have *no* rights. As the
>recent executions of three men who hijacked a ferryboat to flee Cuba
>demonstrate, Cubans don't even have the right to *leave* the country.
>
>Outraged at Cuba's election to the U.N. Human Rights Commission, the
>U.S. representative walked out of the meeting. The United States should
>follow his example and walk out of the United Nations.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>David Holcberg
>Ayn Rand Institute
>Irvine, CA  92606
>United States
>949-222-6550 ext. 226
>davidh at aynrand.org