Safika e-Havana kulobubusuku, ngo-February 8, 2015, noma unyaka wama-56 wenguquko, i-150 yethu igcwalisa yonke indiza, iqembu lezishoshovu zokuthula nezobulungisa zase-US ezihlelwe yi-CODEPINK. Indawo iyashisa futhi yinhle naphezu kwemvula.
Izakhiwo, izimoto, imigwaqo yaseceleni kubukeka sengathi isikhathi sama ngo-1959. Umqondisi wezivakashi ebhasini elisuka esikhumulweni sezindiza liya ehhotela uzishaya isifuba ngokuthi umasipala oseduze nesikhumulo sezindiza unesibhedlela sabagula ngengqondo kanye nemboni yespaghetti. Kokubili amabhodi ezikhangiso kanye nomhlahlandlela wokuvakasha kufanelana no-Fidel kuzo zonke izihloko.
Emuva ekhaya en el Norte sivame ukuphawula ukuthi abazakhi izinto njengoba babezenza. Eyami indlu yandulela uguquko lwaseCuba. Ukubeka phambili izidingo zomuntu ngaphezu "kokukhula" kanye nokukhulisa ngokuqinisekile kuyinto engingayikhetha ngokuphindaphindiwe uma ngingakwazi.
Kodwa ingabe iCuba yakhetha ukumisa isikhathi ngamabomu? Noma ukuyimisa ngezindlela ezithile? Noma ingabe yinto umuntu okungafanele ayisho noma ayicabange? Sizohlangana namaCuba amaningi ngesonto elizayo, labo uhulumeni mhlawumbe afuna sihlangane nabo nalabo okungenzeka ukuthi akafuni sihlangane nabo.
Ubani okufanele asolwe futhi adunyiswe ngokubi nokuhle eCuba? Angazi okwamanje futhi anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi nginendaba kangakanani. Ngempikiswano eyodwa unswinyo lwase-US lube yinhlekelele. Ngokunye azibanga namphumela. Ngokungangabazeki kubonakala sikhona isizathu sokuqhubeka nazo. Noma-ke labo abathi abalimalanga bavame ukusikisela ukuthi iCuba akufanele iklonyeliswe ngokubaphakamisa. Kodwa umbhedo ongahlangene kunzima ukuphendula.
I-United States ibambe impi ende yamaphekula ngokumelene neCuba kodwa igcina iCuba ohlwini lwayo lwamaphekula. Lokho kumele kuphele noma ngabe iCuba isiyitholile yini indlela yekusasa lentando yeningi elisimeme.
UmMelika othile ekheshini lasehhotela wathi kimi: “Akufanele yini abantu abaphucwa impahla yabo ekuvukeleni umbuso babuyiselwe kubo?” Ngiyazi ukuthi okungenani abanye babo abafuni ukuthi ibuyiselwe, kodwa ngaphendula, “Impela, lokho kufanele kucatshangelwe, njengoba kwenza i-United States ibuyisela iGuantanamo eCuba.” Ngaphandle kokuphuthelwa, lo WaseMelika Omuhle wabuya kimi nolayini ayewusebenzise ngokucacile ngaphambili: “Unganginika imoto yakho-ke?” Lapho sengitholile ukuthi uthini, ngaveza ukuthi angizange ngiyebe imoto yakhe ngikhombe ngesibhamu njengoba i-United States yeba iGuantanamo. Wahamba.
Ngiyaqaphela ukuthi lokho kudlulele ngokwedlulele kungadingeka ngicele i-United States ukuthi ibuyisele i-United States yonke, kodwa angikwenzi ngale ndlela eyeqisayo. Kungani i-US ingakwazi ukubuyisela umhlaba waseCuba futhi ICuba iguqule imikhuba yayo emibi kakhulu yezepolitiki? Bonke ohulumeni emhlabeni badinga ukuguqulwa, futhi ukugqugquzela izinguquko komunye nomunye akusekeli zonke izenzo zomunye 199.
Imigwaqo yaseHavana imnyama ebusuku, ikhanya ngokwanele ukuba ibone futhi ayisekho, kodwa ingenawo umuzwa wengozi, ingenawo umuzwa wokuhlukaniswa ngokohlanga, akukho usongo lobudlova, abantu abangenamakhaya njengoba umuntu ehlangana nakanjani ezweni lempumelelo yonxiwankulu. Amaqembu ayadlala I-Guantanamera ngoba kufanele kube yisikhathi se-gazillion, futhi uyidlale njengoba beqonde yona.
Sekukonke, futhi njengoba usanda kufika, akuyona indawo embi ukunqanyulwa emhlabeni. Angikakatholi i-SIM khadi noma ifoni. Ihhotela lami alinayo i-inthanethi, okungenani kuze kube imañana. Ihhotela Nacional - lelo Godfather imuvi - ingitshela ukuthi bane-inthanethi kuphela ngesikhathi sosuku. Kodwa i-Havana Libre, eyake yabizwa ngokuthi i-Havana Hilton, inomculo obukhoma, izitolo zikagesi ezinezimbobo ezintathu, ne-inthanethi ehamba kancane kodwa esebenzayo (engaphezu kwe-Amtrak's) ngamapeso angu-10 ngehora, ingasaphathwa eye-mojitos.
Nakhu eCuba!
