Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Nov 21, 2008	The meeting with Hu Jintao
Reflections by comrade Fidel: I did not want to talk a lot, but he obliged me to expand on things; I asked some questions and, basically, listened to him. His words recounted the feats of the Chinese people in the last 10 months. Heavy and unseasonal snowfall, an earthquake that...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 14, 2008	The White House ghost
Reflections of Fidel: THREE days ago, on Friday October 10, the world was shocked by the impact of the Wall Street financial crisis. There is no way to count the millions of dollars in paper money injected by the Federal Reserve into the world’s finances to keep up banking operations and...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 10, 2008	WE ARE AND WE SHOULD BE SOCIALISTS
Reflections of Fidel: LAST October 2nd we discussed the international price of the fuels that we are consuming. I am under the impression that its significance attracted the attention of many leaders and cadres. There is a general debate about the percentage of the population with...... [view]

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:  Sep 17, 2008	The good-guy role, at whose expense
Reflections of Fidel: WHEN the U.S. government hypocritically offered $100,000 as aid in the face of the disaster brought about by Hurricane Gustav, subject to an on-site inspection to confirm the damage, the response was that Cuba is unable to accept any donations from the country that is...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 10, 2008	Atlantic Hurricanes Will Increase In Intensity, Frequency and Size Due To Global Warming
Hurricane Intensity Could Grow: By Macushla N. Pinder - Nassau, Bahamas: If a former chief meteorologist’s prediction holds true, hurricanes in the Atlantic will increase in intensity, frequency and size due to global warming. According to Halson Moultrie, unlike 30 years ago, today’s...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 9, 2008	Besieged by hurricanes
Reflections of Fidel: WE had hardly recovered from the emotional impact and material damage caused by the unexpectedly strong winds of Hurricane Gustav on the Isle of Youth and Pinar del Rio, when news were received of sea floods caused by Hanna. Then, the worst news of all: that the very...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 3, 2008	A NUCLEAR STRIKE
Reflections of Fidel: IT is not an overstatement. This is the general expression of many compatriots. It was the impression of the Revolutionary Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Alvaro Lopez Miera, an experienced soldier, when he saw the twisted steel towers, the shattered houses...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Mar 1, 2008	The Venomous Lionfish Proliferates In The Bahamas
Lionfish Proliferation: By Macushla N. Pinder - Nassau, Bahamas: Increasing in numbers, the venomous lionfish has already reportedly spread to parts of the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean and as far north as the Carolinas as well as in Bermuda. ...... [view]