November 27, 2010
Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega was in Spain yesterday, where he met with Foreign Minister, Trinidad Jimenez, and paid a visit to his old partner in Castro negotiations, (dismissed former Foreign Minister) Miguel Angel Moratinos.
As you'll recall, in July, Ortega and Moratinos negotiated the "release" of 52 political prisoners with Cuban dictator, Raul Castro. Yet, Ortega and Moratinos conveniently failed to divulge that the condition for the "releases" would be forced exile to Spain.
Thirty-nine (39) of the 52 accepted this condition and are now in Spain. Thus, they have requested a meeting with Cardinal Ortega during his visit.
Yet, Ortega has arrogantly refused to acknowledge their request.
Apparently, Ortega has no problem negotiating their destiny "from above" -- and dealing with them as captives -- but doesn't want to have to actually listen to their opinions in the free world. That would be "beneath" him.
Meanwhile, almost six months later, 12 of the 52 political prisoners remain languishing in Castro's prisons because they refuse to be forcibly exiled, while only one has been released within Cuba.
That's quite a deal (for Castro).
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