I don't know if any of you read this in yesterday's papers, but it took me aback:
At a ceremony attended by Cuban-Americans from South Florida, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice named Caleb McCarry to a new post to promote the democratic transition of Cuba.
Rice said that US President George W Bush created the commission to "accelerate the demise" of tyranny on the island nation.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/cuba/sfl-acuba29jul29,0,4447398.story?coll=sfla-news-cuba