Fidel Castro It is reported that some 200 people gathered on Friday to open what has been touted as a rare opposition assembly against the government of Cuba . The meeting was held uninterrupted by Cuban authorities, though several European lawmakers and journalists  who had entered the country with tourist visas in order to attend the gathering, are said to have been expelled. As those in attendance sat in rows of plastic chairs, cheers were heard as organizers played a taped message from U.S. President George W. Bush. The opposition event also revealed divisions within the dissident group itself, when arguments broke out among them. Some dissidents, such as Oswaldo Paya , refused to even attend the meeting. Paya, lead organizer of the Varela Project , commented to the Associated Press that his decision was based on "...a distrust of where these people come from," calling their effort "a smoke screen." Category: Central America Category:Cuba Category:Published Category:Fidel Castr
Fidel Castro It is reported that some 200 people gathered on Friday to open what has been touted as a rare opposition assembly against the . The meeting was held uninterrupted by Cuban authorities, though several European lawmakers and journalists , who had entered the country with tourist visas in order to attend the gathering, are said to have been expelled. As those in attendance sat in rows of plastic chairs, cheers were heard as organizers played a taped message from George W. Bush. The opposition event also revealed divisions within the dissident group itself, when arguments broke out among them. Some dissidents, such as , refused to even attend the meeting. Paya, lead organizer of the , commented to the Associated Press that his decision was based on "...a distrust of where these people come from," calling their effort "a smoke screen." Category: North America Category:Cuba Category:Published Category:Fidel Castro Category:Politics and conflicts Category:George W. Bush Category:Caribbean Category:United States Category:Euro
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