Sanchez has emerged as the leader of a new strategy on the part of the exile community. The actions Thursday, he said, were part of an attempt to spark a nonviolent protest movement inside Cuba. The Clinton administration has also spoken of helping build civic opposition to Castro, but obviously was not happy with Thursday's tactics. Some Cuban Americans were enthusiastic, however. The only alternative is for Cubans to take their future into their own hands, he said.
Civil disobedience is the way to go.
These people were not trying to destroy or attack. They were merely calling attention to a crime. The Democracia's cabin shows disarray after the boat returned to Key West. Juan Bernardo, who was on the tugboat sunk by a Cuban vessel last year, returned to Cuban waters on the flotilla. Ramon Saul Sanchez, who directed the lead boat, and Sylvia Iriondo of Mothers Against Repression say mission was a success.