The arrest and detention of Cuban human rights activis Guillermo Fariñas is a "We told you so" moment, offering a rich example of the true nature of the Castro regime and why it must never be accommodated.
Why were so many of us opposed to the dictatorship angry/skeptical/befuddled when President Obama on Jan. 14 announced the relaxation of limits on travel and remittances to Cuba?
Fariñas' arrest a mere 12 days after the American accommodation provides one answer.
Cuba under the Castros remains a place where you can be arrested and accused of "civil disobedience" or creating a "public scandal" just because you stand up for your fellow citizens and demand that their rights be respected.
Cuba under the Castros remains a place where you can be arrested simply for standing up and challenging the government.
If it can happen to someone as well known as Fariñas, the recipient last year of Europe's top human rights award, it can happen to anyone.
The United States should be speaking and acting on behalf of brave Cubans like Fariñas and the others arrested with him on Wednesday in Santa Clara.
The United States should not be adopting policies that reward their oppressors.
But many times before, we've already told you so.
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