I have a friend who was in the Cuban Military for 10 years in the 1970's.
he was with Raoul in the hills around Havana.
He told me his two brothers will carry on the regime like their brother.
One of the brothers apparently was a cold killer, he told me he had seem him shoot several of his soldiers for 'misconduct' and other persons.
I asked him yesterday if he would like to go back to Cuba and he said only if the country became a democracy or a pardon was issued to all exile Cubans, but even then probably only if the Castro family was dead.
He can't stand the cold weather here...it was 47f yesterday and he had on 4 sweaters a padded jacket and insulated coveralls !
he told me the goverment assigned him a house in the center of Havana and he paid $15.00 a month and after 5 years the government sent him title to the 3 bedroom house.
He fled Cuba in 1980 by boat and first landed on Key West.
I have known him for 12 years and I consider him one of my closest friends.
I have a 1982 Alfa Spider he said he would love to take back and drive in Havana...he said those Alfa's are the 'cool' car to own over there.
He confirmed there are dozens of old 50's and 60's American iron all over the island....pity we can't go an import them back here .
On one documentary I watched about the Havana 'Buena Vista Social Club' I spied a Porsche 356 parked at the kerb.
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