May 6, 2012
REFLECTIONS OF FIDEL The Nobel Peace Prize winner (Taken from CubaDebate) I shall barely talk about the Cuban people, who one day swept away United States domination of their homeland, when the imperialist system had reached the peak of its power. Men and women of all ages could be seen [...]
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April 19, 2012
A detail from Por Quien Merece Amor (For Those Who Deserve Love) by Antonio Guerrero. (Click to see the full picture) Two of the artists featured in a new exhibition will definitely not be present on the opening night. Instead of mingling with fellow artists in London’s West End, they will each be spending the time [...]
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April 19, 2012
REFLECTIONS OF FIDEL Sugarcoated realities fading away (Taken from Cubadebate) I was surprised today as I listened to the speech delivered by Jose Miguel Insulza in Cartagena. I thought that the person who was speaking on behalf of the OAS would at least demand some respect for the sovereignty of the [...]
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March 19, 2012
SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS The exclusion of Cuba by the United States government is unacceptable and unjustified • Press conference held by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, March 8, 2012, “Year 54 of the Revolution” (Typographical version: Council of State) Gustavo Machín (Moderator) – Good morning to all those present. Minister of Foreign [...]
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March 14, 2012
FIDEL WITH MEMBERS OF THE PEACE BOAT DELEGATION “We are obliged to win the battle for survival” ARLEEN RODRÍGUEZ DERIVET and ROSA MÍRIAM ELIZALDE IT will be difficult to forget the image which closed the meeting. Fidel standing, with a kimono over his sports jacket, very serious and surrounded by 10 hibakusha, as survivors of the atomic bombs [...]
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March 8, 2012
Cuba and China strengthen economic relations BEIJING.— Council of Ministers Vice President Marino Murillo Jorge, head of the implementation commission responsible for the guidelines approved at the 6th Communist Party Congress, met in Beijing with Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu to discuss the progress of bilateral economic relations and other [...]
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February 29, 2012
Raúl receives U.S. Senators PRESIDENT Raúl Castro Ruz received yesterday evening, February 23, Senator Patrick Leahy, Democrat, Vermont, president of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Richard Shelby , Republican, Alabama, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Leahy and Shelby are members of a delegation of U.S. [...]
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February 27, 2012
In an all day conference, February 10, 2012, some 120 authors, professors, and journalists, from dozens of Caribbean, American and African countries, met with Fidel Castro. Those attending were invited participants for the Intellectual Encounters for Peace and the Preservation of the Environment event at the Havana Convention Center. Topics discussed in the nine-hour session were world [...]
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February 23, 2012
CARACAS.—President Hugo Chávez of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, announced February 21 that he is about to undergo surgery in Havana, “without any rush and in due time,” as he stated in a telephone contact with the “Contragolpe” program broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión. Chávez underwent a medical check in the Cuban [...]
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January 8, 2012
The March Toward The Abyss By Fidel Castro January 08, 2012 “Cuba Debate” – - It is not a matter of being optimistic or pessimistic, knowing or not knowing elementary things, of being responsible or not for events. [...]
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January 8, 2012
Defense forces mobilized on Havana’s Malecón. Front page of Revolución, October 23, 1962. October 1962 Missile Crisis President John F. Kennedy did not react with common sense to the U.S. defeat at the Bay of Pigs. He sought revenge. The Taylor Commission, established by the President to analyze the fiasco, recommended [...]
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December 24, 2011
Cuba‘s economic growth for 2011 is projected to be 2.7 per cent [GALLO/GETTY] HAVANA - Rules allowing Cubans to buy and sell cars and homes, and now, to take out loans, are two of the latest steps taken to “modernise” the economy. Some 500 bank offices throughout the country began receiving and processing applications on Tuesday [...]
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December 24, 2011
Cuba to Pardon Nearly 3,000 Prisoners by Jean-Herve Deiller Cuban President Raul Castro has unveiled plans to pardon some 3,000 prisoners for “humanitarian reasons,” a group amnesty of unprecedented size, and “gradually” reform onerous laws restricting foreign travel. Members attend a parliamentary meeting in Havana, Cuba, Friday Dec. 23, 2011. Cuba’s parliament [...]
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December 23, 2011
Link http://www.granma.cu/ingles/ouramerica-i/15dic-Letter%20from.html JACMEL, capital of Haiti’s Sud-Est department, is a coastal city 90 kilometers distant from the hustle and bustle of Port-au-Prince. Founded in 1689, it has conserved its history over the centuries. Houses with colonial architecture similar to that of Cuba’s still survive, despite all obstacles. Distinct styles, old, modern and rustic, complement its [...]
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December 21, 2011
Socialism and human rights ENRIQUE UBIETA GÓMEZ SOME days ago, I wrote in my blog about a simple and moving personal experience. It was around 6.00 p.m. In my usual rush, I crossed the far corner of Havana’s Capitol building, facing the remains of the Campoamor Theater — or the Capitolio [...]
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December 18, 2011
DECLARATION OF PORT OF SPAIN The voice of the Caribbean Peoples in the Summit YAIMA PUIG MENESES THE 1st Cuba-CARICOM Summit nine years ago was for many yet another utopia. How could the interests of so many people become shared amidst the many prevailing challenges, inequalities and instances of social exclusion? [...]
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December 9, 2011
El Cuate and the yacht Granma JACINTO GRANDA * HE bid farewell to Fidel Castro beside the Tuxpan River, as the revolutionary leader boarded the Granma yacht, 55 years ago, but this Mexican remembers the moment clearly, as if it were yesterday. The farewell occurred at dawn on November 25, that cold [...]
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December 9, 2011
“I bring to Trinidad &Tobago the eternal gratitude of our people” YAIMA PUIG MENESES, Special correspondent PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago.—President Raúl Castro Ruz arrived in Trinidad and Tobago yesterday morning, December 7, to begin his first official visit to this sister Caribbean nation. During talks with Prime Minister Kamla Persard-Bissessar. Port of Spain [...]
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December 7, 2011
Browse New Titles Forthcoming Titles Libros en Español Full Catalog Latest News Father Miguel D’Escoto launches his new book in Managua 2009-07-23 | In the midst of playing an active role in trying to resolve the political crisis in Honduras following the coup against President Zelaya, the current president of the UN [...]
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December 6, 2011
Durban conference opens with a call to save the planet DURBAN, South Africa, Nov 28.—The 17th UN Conference on Climate Change opened here today with a call to confront global warming as a question of life or death, PL reports. In his address, South African President Jacob Zuma urged UN agencies, states and [...]
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August 14, 2011
Noam Chomsky on Terrorizing Cuba Posted by Noam Chomsky at 6:00pm, August 14, 2011. [Note for TomDispatch Readers: Just a little reminder that if you are already an Amazon.com customer and go to that site to purchase anything via a TomDispatch book link or book cover image, we get a small percentage of whatever you spend at [...]
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August 13, 2011
A woman carries a portrait of Fidel Castro during a ceremony for the Cuban hero’s 85th birthday [AFP] Cuba’s Fidel Castro has turned 85 years old amid celebrations for the revolutionary legend who led his country for nearly 50 years before ill health led him from power in 2006. Castro’s birthday officially fell on Saturday, but the communist nation [...]
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August 8, 2011
In Cuba, the revolution continues, softly, as times change 4 August 2011 On my first day in Cuba, in 1967, I waited in a bus queue that was really a conga line. Ahead of me were two large, funny females resplendent in frills of blinding yellow; one of them had an especially long bongo under [...]
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June 2, 2011
President Raúl Castro turns 80 but Cuba is not proud of it No plans to officially mark president’s 80th birthday amid growing concern over Cuba’s ageing leadership Share Rory Carroll, Latin American correspondent guardian.co.uk, Thursday 2 June 2011 18.40 BST Article history President Raúl Castro, right, with brother Fidel in April. When Raúl turns 80 [...]
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May 19, 2011
Trigger happy murderers in NATO are basically the new cancer on the block in the Middle East. These European invading barbarians know nothing but killing as far as the troops are concerned. Fresh from glory of several thousand years in the killing fields of Europe by air land and sea these new SS Regiments havea true obedience [...]
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May 18, 2011
Obama Faces Mounting Arab Disillusionment by David Elkins, May 18, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum On the eve of a much-anticipated address by President Barack Obama on U.S. policy in the Middle East, a new survey suggests that disillusionment with both Obama and Washington’s approaches to the region are once again on [...]
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May 17, 2011
Subscribe to FFF Email Update Subscribe to Freedom Daily DONATE TO FFF Hornberger’s Blog Monday, May 16, 2010 Hornberger’s Blog Index Information about RSS REMINDER: The Jacob Hornberger Show every Saturday at 7-8 pm EST. Listen and watch live on the Internet: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-future-of-freedom-foundation America’s Post-9/11 Turn toward Dictatorship by Jacob G. Hornberger Among the most potent [...]
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May 8, 2011
Tomgram: Andy Kroll, Welcome to the McJobs Recovery Posted by Andy Kroll at 5:50pm, May 8, 2011. [Note for TomDispatch Readers: For those of you who created a wavelet of contributions in response to our offer on Tuesday of a personalized, signed copy of Adam Hochschild’s remarkable new history of World War I, To End All Wars: [...]
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May 8, 2011
An email from Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky University of Leeds (UCU) – Blog, November 30, 2009 I had a startling experience a few weeks ago. I travelled to Mexico City for talks at the National University, an enormous and very impressive institution with high standards of achievement and scholarship. Entrance is selective, but the university [...]
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April 15, 2011
Fifty years after the Bay of Pigs, Cuba is a long way from its socialist revolution The government is preparing to transform the country’s economy as Fidel Castro says the Cuban model no longer works Share139 Rory Carroll in the Bay of Pigs guardian.co.uk, Friday 15 April 2011 15.54 BST Article history A truck in [...]
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Obama Faces Mounting Arab Disillusionment by David Elkins, May 18, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum On the eve of a much-anticipated address by President Barack Obama on U.S. policy in the Middle East, a new survey suggests that disillusionment with both Obama and Washington’s approaches to the region are once again on [...]
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