Cindy Adams’ “Havin’ a Ball in Old Havana” (July 8) is insensitive to the Cuban masses who are not having a ball, living under a relentless, 48-year-long Stalinist tyranny, and it sounds like a Cuban travelogue prepared by government officials.

While Adams frolics in Old Havana, political dissidents are languishing in sordid prisons, and their numbers are steadily growing.

Radames Suarez
Manhattan

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Adams’ “paid-political-announcement” on her trip to magical Havana shows her modus operandi once again.

For a paid vacation and to please cronies like Rep. Charlie Rangel, Adams was willing to cavort and “have a ball,” as required by the party line of a cruel dictatorship.

Mari Ichaso
Manhattan

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Shame on Adams for going to dictatorial Cuba and making it look like it’s some romantic, third-world party resort where beautiful celebs frolic.

And double shame on Rangel for helping Adams get there.

Adams sounds like a broken record for the Castro brothers’ propaganda mill, and she doesn’t focus on the current issues like human-rights abuses, executions, jailed dissidents, persecuted independent journalists and librarians and banned books.

Cuba should not be viewed as a zoo exhibit for ignorant tourists to gawk at or a party destination for stars. It is a tragedy, 48 years too long.

Mario Ramirez
Wantaugh