Culture of Complaint

10 women, Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White), put the new Cuban President Dictator to the test, and found out that things are still the same.  Same miss treatment towards those who speak up and against the Castro government, and the same silence from the Main Stream Media.

Uncomon Sense:

Each Sunday, they attend Mass and then march down one of Havana’s busiest streets in silent protest on behalf of Cuban political prisoners. On Monday, 10 Damas upped the pressure by trying to take their case straight to the top, straight to the office of dictator Raúl Castro.

And according to Reuters:

Moments later, a bus pulled up and about 20 female corrections officers tried to arrest the women, who sat on the sidewalk, clasped arms and refused to move.

“They are dying, they are dying,” one women yelled with tears in her eyes.

A mob of about 100 government supporters, mainly women from nearby government buildings, quickly entered the fray, yelling insults while pushing the women, picking them up and shoving them into the waiting bus.

More here:

http://www.babalublog.com/archives/008087.html
http://www.babalublog.com/archives/008099.html
http://www.babalublog.com/archives/008095.html

and here, including two video links.
http://www.therealcuba.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NDr-mqH4V4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFyMs1vjUL8

***Update*** photos from http://www.therealcuba.com

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