Honorable  Colin  Powell
Secretary of  State, Department  of  State
2201 C. St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 29520

Dear Mr. Powell:

  C  O  N  G  R  A  T  U  L  A  T  I  O  N  S

I would like to thank you for your supportive attitude in favor of
toppling Fidel Castro’s tyranny and communism in Cuba.

It is my pleasure to share a copy of my letter to HIS HOLINESS
JOHN PAUL II,  The Vatican. It was on April 21, 1997. The letter
dealt with the communist tyranny imposed by Fidel Castro on
Cuba for more than forty-two years. His totalitarian regime is the
only one that has imposed a blockade on the martyred and  long-
suffering  Cuban people;  which he jails,   executes  and  coldly
murders in various inhumane forms, starves, discriminates, and
enslaves. Castro has systematically violated their most basic of
human rights.

The terrible  tragedy of February 24th 1996 in which four young men
lost their lives, is the most clear example of what man can do. It
also proves that there can be no dialogue or negotiations with Fidel
Castro who shows no compassion for human life.

No military chief in Cuba dares to give an order of such importance
involving so many international risks. The Castro regine showed its
true colors that Saturday of February 24th 1996, when he ordered
the downing of the two small American planes unarmed blown in the
air by the assassins of Fidel Castro’s obscene tyranny.

Mr. Powell, I am also including my write up, regarding this important
matter.

Hoping to hear from you

Respectfully yours,
 

Manuel  Blanco.