Roger Hernandez: Al Sharpton For Human Rights in Cuba?

I bet I know what you're thinking when you read "Al Sharpton" and "Fidel Castro" in the same sentence. Me too. But no. On Tuesday, Sharpton stood in front of the Cuban Mission to the United Nations in New York and asked the Cuban government to allow him into the country to learn more about the situation of political prisoners. Sharpton spoke about Oscar Elias Biscet and Jorge Luis Garcia Perez, known as "Antunez," both considered prisoners of conscience by Amnesty International. Biscet was one of the 75 dissidents arrested in the infamous crackdown of 2003 and is serving 25 years for criticizing the Castro regime. Antunez was released a month ago, after serving 17 years. He spoke with Sharpton on the telephone Monday, apparently, and told him that government goons continue to harass him daily. The two Cubans are black men, as... [read full story]