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### Viewing cable 06HAVANA9102, ROCA, SANCHEZ RAP USINT'S INTERNET-ACCESS POLICY

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06HAVANA9102 | 2006-04-27 19:07 | 2010-12-16 21:09 | SECRET | US Interests Section Havana

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    S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 HAVANA 009102

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    STATE DEPT FOR WHA/CCA

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/27/2016
    TAGS: PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
    SUBJECT: ROCA, SANCHEZ RAP USINT'S INTERNET-ACCESS POLICY

    REF: HAVANA 8769

    Classified By: COM Michael Parmly for Reason 1.4(d).

    ¶1. (C) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXX on April 18 requested a
    meeting with COM, without declaring the reason.  At the April
    24 meeting, they presented a list of 10 independent
    journalists banned from USINT's two Internet Centers since
    2004, saying they had been unfairly blacklisted.  XXXXXXXXXXX
    called the bans excessive and said they amount to a
    professional death blow for independent journalists.  They
    called on USINT to reconsider its punishment.  The 10 are
    among a relatively small number of Cubans whose Internet
    privileges were revoked for repeatedly disturbing other
    users, mistreating USINT staffers or committing other
    offenses.  COM explained that access to our Internet centers
    requires appropriate conduct.  The two dissidents and COM
    also discussed the Santiago/Havana divide, the transfer of
    Gustavo Machin, and what keeps Fidel Castro up until three in
    the morning.  End Summary.

    ¶2. (C) XXXXXXXXXXX, requested a meeting with COM.  At the April
    24 meeting, they criticized USINT's practice of banning
    visits to our Internet Centers by Cubans who repeatedly
    create disturbances there.  The two handed COM a one-page
    letter containing the names of 10 independent journalists who
    they described as "people of proven political and civil
    credibility" who "work every day for democracy in Cuba" but
    who since 2004 have been denied access to USINT's two
    Internet-access facilities.  In a possible swipe at fellow
    activist XXXXXXXXXXX, with whom he has had a falling
    out, XXXXXXXXXXX complained that USINT officials apparently
    blacklisted some or all of the 10 in 2004 after conferring
    with XXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXX.  He said
    many of the independent journalists were blacklisted after
    failing to write about XXXXXXXXXXX to Promote Civil
    Society, or writing about it in an unfavorable light.  XXXXXXXXXXX
    asked the COM to reconsider the bans, calling
    them draconian and saying they put independent journalists --
    already tormented by the GOC -- in a double bind.

    COM DEFENDS NEED FOR DISCIPLINE
    -------------------------------

    ¶3. (C) The COM accepted the note and promised to discuss its
    contents with other USINT staffers, who he characterized as
    committed to fair play.  However, he defended the need for
    discipline at USINT's Internet centers and said USINT does
    not play favorites or politics with regard to access to the
    Lincoln or Roosevelt Centers.   The COM noted that USINT is
    encouraging other countries with a diplomatic presence in
    Havana to offer Internet access.  (Note: The Norwegian
    Embassy provides Internet access to some Cubans through one
    computer terminal.  The Dutch are reportedly planning a
    center, while the British and Czechs are said to be
    considering such a move.  The Canadians are planning an
    Internet center with some eight computers.  End note.)

    CUBA'S EAST/WEST DIVIDE
    -----------------------

    ¶4. (C) Discussion then turned to the physical and
    psychological divide between Havana, in the West, and
    Santiago in the East.  XXXXXXXXXXX, just back from a trip to his
    native XXXXXXXXXXX, said the city is virtually garbage-free,
    unlike Havana, and that XXXXXXXXXXX take tremendous pride in
    their city.  He added that they are loath to criticize Fidel
    Castro for the GOC's shortcomings, choosing instead to vilify
    local leaders, including the First Secretary of Santiago's
    Communist Party office.  XXXXXXXXXXX then criticized Castro as
    "mono-thematic," saying he is unable to focus on more than
    one thing at a time.  He added that from 8 pm to 3 am each
    day, Castro reviews the latest reports on State Security
    operations, in an effort "to continue the control, the
    blackmailing."  On the Cuban Foreign Ministry's reported
    assignment of Gustavo Machin, head of the North American
    bureau, to an ambassadorial post in Pakistan, the COM said
    the move appeared to be a demotion.  XXXXXXXXXXX agreed that at
    worst, it is a demotion, but at best, it is an opportunity
    for Machin to focus on examining U.S. intelligence efforts in
    Pakistan.

    COMMENT
    -------

    ¶5. (S) It's unclear what prompted XXXXXXXXXXX to

    HAVANA 00009102  002.2 OF 002

    criticize the Internet-access policy of USINT, historically
    their strongest and most important ally.  They could be
    acting out of principle, trying to win favor with other
    dissidents, attempting to burnish their own credentials - or
    all three.  Either way, we found it unpalatable that at a
    time when very few Cubans enjoy Internet access and one
    activist is starving himself to make that point, key
    dissidents would fault USINT for acting to ensure that the
    Centers function fairly for all approved users.  It should
    also be noted that the credibility of both Sanchez and Roca
    has long been a matter of speculation.  Sanchez was at one
    point undeniably linked to State Security, and similar
    accusations have long surrounded Roca.  Roca's past as a GOC
    insider lends credence to his astute observation that Machin
    may have been sent to Pakistan to develop spy networks.
    Regarding Roca's assertion that Fidel is "mono-thematic," we
    acknowledge that the dictator can be seized by a single
    issue.  However (reftel), he has managed to juggle a number
    of issues this year, including energy revolution, moves
    against corruption, and the GOC's propaganda response to U.S.
    "terrorism."
    PARMLY

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