Cuban Intellectuals Reject U.S. Condemnation of Raúl Castro

Cuban intellectuals rejected the spurious U.S. condemnation against the leader of the Revolution, Raúl Castro, the recent threats from Washington spokespersons, and the presence of that country's warships in the Caribbean.

“The war we do not want would only bring destruction and death to thousands of Cubans and Americans,” stated the communique from the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC).

“As men and women of thought, as part of a rebellious, just, and peaceful people, we advocate for peace. But we warn: Cuba could be taken, but never surrendered,” it noted.

The proclamation recalls that U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to break the Cuban people in a matter of days, claiming “he will take the country 'amicably,' but the predicted days are slipping away.”

It warns that the White House chief executive has already deployed every possible measure to suffocate Cubans, leaving him only with force, and thus offers an alternative: either Cuba submits or he attacks it.

“We, Cuban artists and intellectuals, know history; we have read its protagonists. We were with Sandino in Nicaragua, with Arbenz in Guatemala, with Allende in Chile, with the defenders of Latin American sovereignty in each of the countries where it has been violated since the early years of the 20th century,” the text underlines.

The UNEAC declaration signifies that Cuba wants and needs peace, and that it is capable of engaging in dialogue based on respect, without evading debate and without negotiating its independence.

“We know how to defend the Homeland—in classrooms, in creative workshops, in front of the computer if there is electricity, or before a sheet of paper if it is taken from us,” the document assures.

The organization of Cuban artists and writers pointed out that its members will be capable of fighting the invader if necessary.

“We will resist and we will win, once again; that will be our greatest tribute to Fidel in the year of his centennial.

“And we will do so, proud to know we are accompanied by General Raúl—that great and humble man who stood by his older brother in the university protests against Batista's coup, at the Moncada, on the Granma, in the Sierra, during the October Crisis, and throughout the difficult and beautiful years of the Revolution,” it concluded.