He is given plenty of time to dismiss such charges and present himself as a Cuban patriot and United States-style democrat.

Aided by villages of Cuban patriots, they make their way towards their destination.

Guevara took the name from a paper published by Cuban patriots during the independence wars against Spanish colonialism in the 19th century.

The name honors the homologous newspaper created and published in 1824-1826 by Felix Varela (1787-1853) a Cuban patriot, priest and writer.

As he replaced the case in his inside pocket, Sanchez said, "I work with a group of Cuban patriots who are pursuing a number of goals.

"Is that how Cuban patriots do business?"

"I am a Cuban patriot," said Mr. Alfonso, who now works at a textile company in Union City.

The greatest Cuban patriot of them all, Fidel Castro, died here five days ago.

Furthermore, it does not manage one single word of solidarity with the five Cuban patriots held in the USA for defending their country against terrorism.

But Mr. Laguna denied that members of the group, whom he described as Cuban patriots, had ever engaged in any wrongdoing.