<HTML> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">From: "Nathan Newman" <nathanne@nathannewman.org> What is a spy?  Someone who is handing over Cuban military secrets?  I haven't even seen accusations that those currently being sent to prison have done that.   They are being accused of seeking the overthrow of the Cuban regime, which I have no doubt they are guilty of. They are accused of taking money from foreign governments. All so what?  That's all part of free speech.</BLOCKQUOTE> ^^^^^^^^^ CB: The idea is that freedom of speech is not absolute, and that in a socialist country one of the limitations on freedom of speech is a prohibition on organizing the restoration of capitalism.  It is a hierarchy of values and laws. Where the principles of free speech and socialism are in conflict , the principle of socialism takes precedence. In fact, the American generation that passed the First Amendment did not tolerate freedom of speech to organize the restoration of monarchy. </HTML>