CUBA: The Perils Of Promoting Democracy There.

MIAMI HERALD/
2001 was the last time a pro-democracy activist from America was detained for more than a few days in Cuba...until Dec. 5. "When you send travelers to Cuba even to do good deeds, you are always scared for them," said Teo Babún, who runs a religious aid organization. "They are walking into a country that has no diplomatic relations with the United States, where there is no embassy." Former Special Interests head James Cason said "They may even have followed the person off the plane. This is what they pay spooks for: to find out when people are coming from these organizations to Cuba. If you work for a human rights organization, it's naive to think they don't know who you are."