Wonder how things would be had the Bay of Pigs mission not been aborted?
Aborted? Pretty sure "failed miserably" or "cut loses and ran" are more appropriate descriptions of what happened there. The US didn't want to actually commit itself, just the exiles, who they expected the locals would welcome and join. They didn't and the invading army got slaughtered, the US not wanting to get involved "directly" withdrew it's support forces.
It was said on the radio this morning that the people cannot have internet access in their homes. That is illegal in Cuba. Unbelievable.
Sort of, they can't access the internet over low cost government phone lines, same effect. But with the amount of anti-Cuba propaganda they have had to deal with coming out of western sources over the past 50 years, it's really not surprising.
A free press and free speech are things we have come to take for granted, but government still has some control over the press, and even speech. We, in the west, also have the loudest voice in international media and on the internet, so it is a different situation. If the Communist movement still had the power it did in the McCarthy era, there might still be censorship measures in place against it in the US.
Not saying it's right, but given the circumstances it may be necessary for them.
I have heard that Cubans go to school for free, even through University if they wish.
Yup, also got damn good universal health care.
