Billboard escalates Cuban Christmas crisis

[zauberflote]

HAVANA - Cuba responded Friday to a U.S. diplomat’s refusal to take down Christmas decorations by putting up a huge billboard in front of the U.S. Interest Section emblazoned with a swastika and showing photographs of Iraqi prisoners being abused by American soldiers.
The billboard, put up overnight, had a large swastika in red and the word “fascist” covered with a “Made in the U.S.A.” stamp.

The U.S. Interest Section, headed by chief James Cason, ignored a demand earlier this week to remove Christmas decorations that included a reference to dissidents jailed by Fidel Castro’s government.

The trimmings included a Santa Claus, candy canes and white lights wrapped around palm trees — and a sign reading “75” — a reference to 75 Cuban dissidents jailed last year.

Good pics of both displays.

Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6728335/

[Cha]

1. Wow! War of the

Billboards! Great to see somebody stand up to the fascists even if it's a commie dictator!

[zauberflote]

3. It's a shame

that because it's the Cubans it won't get too much serious play here.
How about some billboards like that here in the good old US of A?

[katinmn]

2. LOL! Love it..

Those Cubans have hutzpa!

[Moderator]

4. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1080012