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Promoting Human Rights Values In Cuba’S Post-Castro Military, Jeffrey F. Addicott, Manuel Supervielle

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The United States should develop a specific plan to take advantage of the opportunity to promote human rights values in the post-Castro Cuban military. United States military judge advocates are uniquely qualified to execute this plan and assist the post-Castro Cuban military to internalize respect and protection of human rights as part of its fundamental reason for existence. The development of such a human rights training program is not only a morally correct activity for the United States military to pursue, but given the never ending struggle to promote America’s national security within the framework of a shrinking defense budget, …