Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 7, 2008	The true story and the challenge of the Cuban journalists
Reflections of Fidel: SEVEN days ago I wrote about one of the great men in history: Salvador Allende, a man the world remembered with deep emotion and respect on his first centennial. However, no one quivered or even recalled the date of October 24, 1891, when the Dominican despot Rafael...... [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 30, 2008	USAID Reveals Its Plans For Subversion In Cuba
Mercenary NGOs meet in Washington • José "Pepe" Cárdenas and officials in charge of attacking Cuba have brazenly revealed in Washington how they are to squander the $45 million assigned to subversion in Cuba via "experienced" institutions, preferably European and Latin American ones ...... [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:  May 14, 2008	USAID replaces corrupt Franco with ex-CANF capo
BY JEAN-GUY ALLARD—Granma International staff writer— • IN order to "solve" the systematic fraud uncovered in its accounts by a General Accountability Office (GAO) investigation a few months back, the USAID has replaced the corrupt official Adolfo Franco with none other than José...... [view]