Cuba denounces Honduran elections

Cuba's foreign minister, Bruno Rodriguez, referred to the Honduran election results as the installation of a U.S.-supported "dictatorship." I don't want to comment on U.S. policy towards Latin America; rather, I wanted to talk about the wealth of hypocrisy found in Rodriguez' statement.

It is strange to connect legitimate democratic elections with the installation of a dictatorship. Of course democratic elections are perceived to be the road to dictatorship when in the context of Cuba's history, where the government has not once performed a legitimate democratic election in its 50 year control of the country (hint: Having one party on the ballot is not considered legitimate).

The Cuban people can not vote or speak out against the government without fear of repercussions. It is offensive to think that the Cuban government sees itself as anything but a dictatorship of the worst kind.