[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 106 (Thursday, July 17, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H7023-H7024]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HOLD CASTRO ACCOUNTABLE AT THE HAGUE
(Mr. SMITH of New Jersey asked and was given permission to address
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, Cuban political prisoners
never have a nice day, so I rise today to remind my colleagues as we
meet here in session, more than 400 of Cuba's best, brightest and
bravest are suffering unspeakable cruelty at the
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hands of Fidel Castro and his thugs. The dictator's latest sweep, begun
in March, has jailed more than 75 independent journalists and human
rights activists.
Afraid and fearful, Castro has now moved to silence all dissent.
Castro is a weak and insecure man, utterly afraid to be criticized or
held to account. Yet some in Congress still do not get it. They imagine
Castro is a man we can do business with. Instead, Castro and his
psychotic torturers ought to be at The Hague facing prosecution for
crimes against humanity.
Madam Speaker, Castro is a mass murderer, a cruel torturer, and
anything but a benign revolutionary.
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