President George W. Bush
The following is excerpted from a policy speech on Cuba delivered by President Bush at the White House on October 10, 2003.One hundred and thirty-five years ago today, the struggle for Cuban freedom began at a sugar mill near Manzanillo. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes — known as the Father of the Homeland — led an uprising against colonial rule. Today, the struggle for freedom continues — it hasn’t ended — in cities and towns of that beautiful island, in Castro’s prisons, and in the heart of every Cuban patriot. It is carried on by brave dissidents like Oscar Elías Biscet,…
