Some Questions for USINT

Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The following pictures are from a protest organized by the Castro regime in front of the home of Cuban pro-democracy activist Licet Zamora.

You may recall Zamora as the spokesperson for Cuban pro-democracy leader Guillermo Farinas during his 135-day hunger strike in 2010.

During the mob protest, Zamora and her children were harassed, with insults hurled at them, while regime operatives threw tar at their home.

The blog "La Frontera Transparente" by Cuban journalist Idolidia Darias has identified some of the participants of the mob protest as recent recipients of U.S. visas.

So here are some questions for the U.S. Interests Section (USINT) in Havana:

Why are individuals who participate in the harassment of peaceful pro-democracy activists being given visas to visit the U.S.?

Or is the problem that the first tier of interviews for visas at USINT are being conducted by employees of the Cuban regime -- contracted by USINT -- who are withholding information?

What type of message does that send?

It's outrageous.

The lady in the middle just returned from a pleasant visit to Miami. She's also the mother of one of the regime's local prosecutors.


The two ladies on the left barely got off the plane from Miami before dutifully participating in the regime's harassment.


Meanwhile, the young man in the white t-shirt is reportedly awaiting a family reunification visa.