Bloodbath in Guantánamo 

(GUANTÁNAMO, CUBA, December 25, 2001) – Last Saturday at 10:00 am, the young lady Marlen Ferandis Rodiles, 33 years old, who lives at "calle Aguilera No. 55, e/ Antonio Saco y Sol", became the victim of a violent crime at the hands of her neighbor, Félix Brooks, 60 years old, whom approached Marlen from behind when she was entering her house with what little food gets rationed to the family, and without any kind of notice he began to attack her with a machete, severelly injuring her head, arms, chest and back.

In this agonizing condition, Marlen yelled for help, which is when the agressor scurried away, machete in hand, and went to his house which is next to Marlen's home.

One hour later, he was apprehended and in the presence of the police he said that he had already taken care of the first one, then it would be the barber's turn, later the grocer's turn, and continued in this fashion to list the people whom he want to bring to justice.  According to statements from neighbors those people had not done anything to him.

Félix Brooks, had already been sanctioned and served two sentences, the first for the rape of a minor and the second for a similar occurance to that of last Saturday.  However, for several years neighbors have notified the police chiefs of this man's threats, and they have not taken any actions in this respect.

Today we see the result of a police force that does protect the interst of the people, on the contrary, it is a respressive organism that responds the interests of a totalitarian government.  It is the only responsible party that acts such as these occur as they could be avoided by enforcing some type of measure against people such as these.

I have witnessed one brother attacked another brother with a machete in their home and how the people witnessing the attack pled to police agents present at the scene to intervene.  Their response is that they can not get involved because it would be a domestic violation; however, when the police receives information that meat is being sold in a house, they knock the door down if they have to and go in to apprehend the vendor.

This is proof that the people of Cuba are the only ones whom suffer the rigor of a communist regime imposed against all democratic laws.

Reported, Ferdinando Castro de Lardiller, Delegate in Guantánamo, of the Democratic Party 30 of November “Frank País”. For The Information Bridge Cuba Miami. Given on December 25th, 2001.