http://www.yahoo.com/headlines/current/international/stories/cuba.html (Einblicke ins Internet, 10/1995)
MIAMI (Reuter) - President Fidel Castro's daughter is one of a group of Cuban exiles preparing to launch another protest flotilla toward his Communist-ruled island on Saturday.
The risky undertaking involves piloting boats and small planes nearly 90 miles from Florida to the brink of Cuba's territorial boundaries in the hopes of inspiring dissent among Cuban citizens.
It is expected to attract only a few dozen vessels carrying hardline anti-Castro exiles.
Castro's daughter, Alina Fernandez Revuelta, defected from Cuba two years ago and has long been a critic of her father's government. But this is her most overt statement against the Cuban president since her arrival in the United States.
The flotilla is being mounted under the wary eyes of U.S. and Cuban authorities, long concerned that their political antagonism not spill over into open confrontation. Both governments have warned organisers, citing the dangerous precedent set during the previous protest six weeks ago.
On July 13, the first flotilla's lead vessel, the ``Democracia,'' was squeezed between two Cuban gunboats as it tried to enter Cuba's territorial waters. The incident left three people injured including Pedro Reborado, a Dade County Commissioner, who lost a toe to amputation.
Since then, the U.S. State Department has warned exiles not to cross into Cuban territory, saying officials will have only limited abilities to help anyone detained in Cuba.
Cuba has issued repeated threats to sink any boat or shoot down any plane that violates its 12-mile international boundary.
Flotilla leaders have repeatedly assured the State Department and Federal Aviation Administration that they will not enter Cuba's territory this time.
The hardline Cuban exile community has repeatedly urged the Clinton Administration to tighten the longstanding U.S. trade embargo against Cuba. Some of the most ardent Miami exiles are involved in paramilitary activities, including training commandos in the Florida Everglades.