President Barack Obama's rapprochement with Cuba has been accompanied by a plethora of stories about how neat-o -- the travel, the music, the food, etc. -- it will be when full diplomatic relations with the Castro dictatorship are restored.
Missing from most of the coverage is how the prospects of the lifting the embargo, reopening of embassies, etc., has not been accompanied by an improvement in the human rights situation on the island.
Maybe that's because maybe it's actually getting worse..
For instance, for the umpteenth Sunday in a row, the Castro goon squads earlier today were unleashed to attack the Damas De Blanco, or "Ladies In White," and their supporters as they left a Havana church after Mass. More than 100 arrests were reported.
The international media, especially the American media, will ignore today's events and even if they are aware, most will stick with the previous narrative.
Fortunately, there are many in the Cuban opposition who know how to use Twitter.
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