U.S. government’s Radio and TV Marti call Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega a lackey
Source: Washington Post
U.S. governments Radio and TV Marti call Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega a lackey
By William Booth, Published: May 5
MEXICO CITY Criticism of the leader of the Catholic Church in Cuba, who has been negotiating with the communist government to expand religious and political freedom, intensified last week when the head of Radio and TV Marti called the archbishop of Havana a lackey who is colluding with an oppressive regime.
The stinging editorial against Cardinal Jaime Ortega signed by Radio and TV Martis director, Carlos Garcia-Perez is significant because Marti is a U.S. government agency, with its board of directors appointed by the White House and its policies coordinated with the State Department to direct messages to Cubans.
Some analysts said the editorial could undermine Ortegas position in Cuba and they wondered whether it signaled a lack of support for the Churchs delicate position on the communist-run island.
Marti broadcasts, according to spokeswoman Lynne Weil, are editorially independent, although supported by U.S. taxpayer dollars. Their editorials, unless otherwise stated, represent the views of the broadcasters only and not necessarily those of the U.S. government.
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BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)- implemented during the Reagan years - there is no higher honor. Good for Cardinal Ortega.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_y_Televisi%C3%B3n_Mart%C3%AD
Yes, it is funded by our tax monies - this is one cut to government programs that I could support wholeheartedly.
Can I Come Home
(32 posts)Grins
(7,239 posts)The Cardinal is doing what the U.S. has not been able to do since Eisenhower.
Will we ever end this stupidity?
bemildred
(90,061 posts)Right wing exiles funded by foreign government money call somebody else a lacky. Right.