<html> At 02:45 PM 04/30/2003 -0700, Yoshie wrote: <blockquote type=cite cite>In any case, the Casey letter is not a petition but a position statement as to how the self-described "democratic left" regards the Cuban government -- as "just one more dictatorship."  The CPD petition is more an attempt to pass its wish for the wish of the Cuban people, assuming, without evidence, that the democratic will of the Cuban people exercising the right  to self-determination would necessarily coincide with its wish that all Cuban "political prisoners" be released.</blockquote> Tee, hee, hee. But, don't you see Yoshie, when the revolution comes, no one will have to fight at all. No one will have to worry about taking "power." No. No. Dirty, dirty power. No touch! All those who have petitioned for the "civil liberties and democratic rights everywhere, regardless of the country's economic, political, or social system" will just be raptured into endless socialist democratic bliss. Joanna </html>