[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18558]
[From the U.S. 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 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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