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Article: Trouble in Miami: If Bush doesn't watch out, he could lose those Cuban- Americans.
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- National Review
- Article date:
- October 27, 2003
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A little before midnight on July 14, a dozen Cubans with knives in their hands and black stockings on their heads surprised three sentries near the town of Nuevitas. They disarmed the watchmen and boarded the Gaviota 16, a boat owned by a mapping agency. Then, in the dark hours of early morning, they raced for open waters. Their destination was Miami-and freedom.
They didn't make it, but the Bush administration is probably wishing they had. That's because what happened next inspired Miami congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a Republican and normally a strong Bush ally, to launch a blistering attack: "This act of infamy in coordination with the Cuban tyranny is a ...