Dear Mr. Oberg:
Thank you for publishing your report on Cuban libraries and intellectual
freedom. Unfortunately, your report contains numerous errors, inaccuracies
and omissions regarding a country whose President has declared: "All
disagreement is opposition and all opposition is counterrevolutionary." We
are confident that someday Cubans, too, will share the right to express their
opinions by means of the Internet, e-mail, personal computers, cellular
telephones, and satelite antennas, all of which are banned or greatly
restricted in Cuba.
The Friends of Cuban Libraries plan to respond to your report in the near
future, and in advance we would appreciate information on three subjects: (1)
Which of the independent libraries did you visit in Cuba?, (2) Which of the
numerous reports on Cuba issued by human rights organizations did you bring
to the attention of Cuban librarians?, and (3) Would you provide more details
regarding your discussions with Cuban librarians as to the central importance
of the principle of intellectual freedom?
Sincerely,
Robert Kent
Friends of Cuban Libraries
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