User talk:Idiliobus

SEGURIDAD DEL ESTADO In Cuba, Seguridad del Estado or State Security is the most important politico-military organization that enforces the laws. Its power is second only to that of Fidel Castro himself and at the same time is its powerful instrument to keep citizens and potential opositors of the Government at bay. Seguridad del Estado is a powerfull group within the Ministerio del Interior (MININT) or Ministry of the Interior. It is a very tight and loyal group of between 25 and 30 thousand Officers and Soldiers that function independently from the Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas that is the base where the Cuban Arm Forces belong. This relatively small elíte group is the one that really governs in Cuba. All members of Seguridad del Estado are ranked as military Oficers, General, Captains etc. but do not operate under the orders or the Cuban Army. This Special Military Force control everything in Cuba, Tourist stores, Mixed Bussiness ventures, and even important positions in the Foreign Service, including positions of Ambassadors to strategic areas of the World, are held by Generals of Seguridad del Estado. They control the Comitees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDRs) group of voluntary citizens whose primary function is to spy on their fellow citizens and report to the Police any suspicious activity that could endanger the stability of the Government. In other words, they are the Real Government in Cuba.