Cuban Human Rights Abuses
Of course Biden is justified
in ratcheting down the already draconian sanctions
Torture, 20 years indefinite detention, rendition
With even worse conditions
Definitely worthy of our condemnation
And righteous indignation
For human rights abuses
There can be no excuses.
Oh, but wait a minute I say:
We are really talking about Guantanamo Bay:
Bush’s brain child for a consequence free zone
Isolated and alone
Free of international scrutiny
An indelible stain on our sordid history
Which is actually totally in keeping with what we are
A country that has murdered, tortured and manipulated for 200 years
Innocent men in legal limboL
Can never be tried in a court of law
Torture creates the insurmountable flaw
So these men are doomed
Until liberated by the tomb.
Howard P. Charman, MD 7-27-2021