Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 20, 2008	The same lie twice over
Reflections of Fidel: READING the cables will suffice. In the reflection I wrote the day before yesterday I stated that Cuba would not accept any donation from the government that is blockading us and that, in the Verbal Note handed over to the U.S. Interests Section, we had requested...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 6, 2008	The McCain Tour and the Manifest Destiny of the U. S. Fourth Fleet
REFLECTIONS BY FIDEL: While I was preparing a reflection about McCain's relationship with the anti-Cuban terrorist mafia in Miami and other related subjects of historical interest, fresh news was flowing about this character that is being projected by the empire’s hawks as Bush’s...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 29, 2008	The United States, Europe and Human Rights
Reflections of Fidel: The discredited way in which the European Union suspended its sanctions on Cuba on June 19 has been reported in 16 international press dispatches. It has absolutely no economic effect on our country. On the contrary, the United States' extraterritorial laws and, thus,...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 15, 2008	CHE IN 1959
• From 1959, the heroic guerrilla became one of the central leaders of the revolutionary process as a result of his proven determination, versatility and abilities and because of the dynamic of the tremendous events resulting from the aggression against Cuba • Héctor Rodríguez Lompart...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 7, 2008	The empire’s hypocritical politics
Reflections of Fidel: IT would be dishonest of me to remain silent after hearing the speech Obama delivered on the afternoon of May 23 at the Cuban American National Foundation created by Ronald Reagan. I listened to his speech, as I did McCain’s and Bush’s. I feel no resentment towards...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 25, 2008	Martí’s Immortal Ideas
Reflections of Fidel: JUST a few days ago, a friend of mine sent me the text of a report from Gallup, the well-known U.S. opinion pollster. I started to leaf through the material with the natural lack of confidence given the lying and hypocritical information usually used against our...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Mar 4, 2008	The Human Rights Council (HRC) should respect objectivity, impartiality and non-selectiveness
Complete text of speech: • Statement by Felipe Pérez Roque, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba at the High Level Segment of the Seventh Session of the Human Rights Council. Geneva, March 3, 2008 Excellencies: I am speaking on behalf of Cuba, the country who is...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Feb 29, 2008	CUBA SIGNS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AGREEMENTS
Sovereign decision of a government that is not acting under pressure • Emphasizes Foreign Minister Pérez Roque, adding that the U.S. blockade and hostility constitute the main obstacle to the Cuban people’s enjoyment of the rights covered by those agreements UNITED NATIONS. —...... [view]

Posted By:  Avnish Posted On:  Nov 8, 2007	Maternal Health Donations Overflow Bush Blockade
Maternal Health Donations Overflow Bush Blockade http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3378/context/archive Date: 11/08/07 By Kara Alaimo WeNews correspondent A U.N. agency shunned by the Bush administration is one beneficiary of a major fundraising push behind maternal health...... [view]