Speaker to discuss N.C. `slavery' in '90s
(04/22/93 4:00am)
It was sad to read the account of the speech by Nestor Carbonell in The Chronicle. If the account can be taken at face value, Mr. Carbonell simply repeated our government's excuses for continuing its internationally condemned embargo of Cuba. It was discouraging to sense the enthusiasm with which his remarks were reported. Cuba has been besieged for decades by the most powerful nation the earth has ever known and yet, Cuba has the best health-care system in Latin America, a literacy rate higher than large areas of the U.S., extraordinary opportunities for women in professions, and an enthusiastic and well-organized labor force.