[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Buena Vista Social Group denied visas

[Alfred Kagan]

>Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 14:20:24 -0500 (EST)
>From: Cuba Central <alerts at action.ciponline.org>
>To: akagan at uiuc.edu
>Subject: Buena Vista Social Group denied visas
>
>"Welcome Mat" Pulled For Buena Vista's Grammy Award Appearance
>
>Dear Friends:
>
>We need you to add your voice to protest the U.S. government's 
>discriminatory decision to stop the Buena Vista Social Club artists 
>from entering the United States and attending the Grammy Awards.
>
>The State Department has ruled that permitting aging musicians like 
>Ibrahim Ferrer, 76 year-old member of the Buena Vista Social Club, 
>to attend the Grammy's would be "detrimental to the interests" of 
>our country.
>
>Obviously, turning down their visas does nothing to protect America, 
>but sends a political signal to the Cuban exile community that 
>President Bush is still letting Miami run Cuba policy in Washington.
>
>We need to reverse this decision and expose it as the craven act of 
>political pandering that it is.
>
>Go to: http://action.ciponline.org/ctt.asp?u=1698317&l=17120 now to 
>send an automatic message to Secretary Powell protesting this 
>decision.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Sarah Stephens and Eva Boster
>For the Cubacentral Coalition
>
>
>
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