DEFECTIVE :

Cuban Youths Defect During Pope's Canada Visit (Reuters, July 29, 2002)

At least 23 young Cubans from a group who traveled to Canada for Pope John Paul II's visit have decided not to return to the communist-ruled island, Roman Catholic Church officials said on Monday.

About 200 youths had been selected to go to Canada to attend Sunday's World Youth Day with the Pope, who made a historic visit to Cuba in 1998. [...]

"The reason they are doing this is to escape the oppression in Cuba," Sambra said. "They are asking for freedom."

Kind of embarrassing for the Canadians who I believe have full relations with Cuba, eh? Posted by Orrin Judd at July 30, 2002 7:04 PM