NED Will Award Jose Vivanco & Marifeli Perez-Stable for "Work" for "Democracy in Cuba"

[magbana]

So if there was ever any doubt that Jose Miguel Vivanco and Human Rights Watch were getting some dough from Uncle Sam, doubt no more.
magbana


Comments prior to the article are from Walter Lippmann, Editor, CubaNews List
NED awards Cuba "democracy" advocates
Posted by: "Walter Lippmann" [e-mail] walterlx
Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:36 pm (PDT)


FNS refers to the Federal News Service, which
requires a paid subscription. Here's a notice
about an awards event for five prominent folks
who are being awarded for their supposed work
for "democracy in Cuba". Particularly worth
noting is the name of Marifeli Perez-Stable,
formerly a militant and dogmatic leftist who
was in favor of Cuba back in the day.
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FNS DAYBOOK

June 24, 2009 Wednesday

THE WEEK AHEAD

EVENT: DISCUSSION - THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY (NED);

LOCATION: 345 Cannon House Office Building -- June 24, 2009 3:30 pm

SUBJECT: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) holds a discussion, annual Democracy Award ceremony and reception to honor five Cuban democracy activists.

AGENDA: Highlights: -- 3:30 pm: Jose Azel, senior research associate at Institute for Cuban and Cu-ban-American Studies at the University of Miami; Jose Miguel Vivanco, executive director of the Americas Division at Human Rights Watch; Janisset Rivero Gutierrez, directorio of Democratico Cubano; Marifeli Perz-Stable, vice president of democratic governance at the Inter-American Dialogue; and Miriam Kornbluth, NED director of Latin America and the Caribbean, participate in a discussion examining the prospects for democracy in Cuba -- 5:30 pm: Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla.; House Foreign Affairs Chairman Howard Berman, D-Calif.; House Foreign Affairs ranking Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla.; Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., board member at NED; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.; Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, R-Fla.; and former Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., chairman of NED, participate in the annual Democracy Award ceremony and reception

CONTACT: Jane Riley Jacobsen, 202-378-9700, [e-mail]

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WALTER LIPPMANN
Los Angeles, California
Editor-in-Chief, CubaNews
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CubaNews/
"Cuba - Un Paraíso bajo el bloqueo"
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[EFerrari]

1. OMFG. It's the return of The Living Dead, II

[Judi Lynn]

2. I want to remember this one!

And look, they've got Howard Berman, from California, from the Foreign Affairs Committee with them. I wondered what the hell this Democrat was doing throwing in with these maggots, then I remembered, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen had acquaired a TON of clout in that committee during her friend _{Geoge W. Bush's} stolen Presidency. You may recall his dad, #41, and his brother, Jeb, (who served as Ileana's campaign manager) have always been just batshit for Cuban reactionary terrorists, bombers, Watergate burglars, CIA agents, and Iran/Contra/cocaine cowboys. Without a doubt the _Bushes advanced her power immeasurably, until she had a powerful, although wildly STUPID voice on the Foreign Affairs Committee.

So it's through the Miami Cubans they were of course able to get a death grip on all the Florida Congresspeeps and Senators, that's why they also have Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Kendrick Meek, Bill Nelson, and did have Bob Graham, etc.

Look how they've swarmed into this award event.

This is one link to save, beyond all doubt. Hope Vivanco enjoys the hell out of this peculiar honor. Unbelievable.