Cuba's Determined Dissidents

Government officials in Cuba are thwarting political opposition the old fashioned way -- through intimidation. Oswaldo Paya, head of the Varela Project democracy drive, says that government thugs are warning activists who favor the restoration of civil society in Cuba to back off from voicing their thoughts.

In more news from Cuba, Cubanet.org reports that four dissident civil society organizations sent condolences to Nancy Reagan after the death of former President Ronald Reagan. In addition to thanking Reagan for founding Radio Marti, the message lauded him: "We want to recognize such an illustrious American citizen for having fulfilled his protagonist role in the U.S. fight against the forces of evil, as Reagan called international Communism."