On Armavirumque, James Panero discusses the site’s Man in Havana. Excerpt:
Just how unlucky is Cuba? Here is one example of what it means to live in the sad dictatorship. Our Man in Havana was once walking through Castro's capital when a police officer decided to impress a foreigner. The officer flagged down a passing motorist, commandeered the vehicle, and forced said motorist to take Our Man in Havana to the Hotel Nacional. Some blocks on, our man and his new chauffeur were pulled over by another officer. The driver was charged with running a taxi without a license, he was arrested and taken away in handcuffs, and the car was impounded.
He concludes the post by asking, “Isn't it time we ended a terrorist regime operating 90 miles off our coast?” I would support this on the merits. As a bonus, it would drive the folks of International A.N.S.W.E.R. even more bonkers.
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