The Fall of Machado in Cuba

In february, rebel forces took one of the remaining army strongholds in the sierra maestra. By early march, raoul castro and commander juan almeda had by this point opened up a second front in the north oriente. What happened next seemed to put everything in jeopardy. Judges in havana go on record that under batista, there's no habeas corpus. Political prisoners are shot. Police dine on vice. There is violent death and torture as daily events.