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:  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 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 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]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 4, 2008	"For every step forward in press freedom last year, there were two steps back", said Freedom House Executive Director Jennifer Windsor
Bahamas Ranks 37th In World Press Freedom - Report Says Press Freedom Declines: Bahama Journal - A non governmental organization based in the United States has ranked The Bahamas 37th in a worldwide assessment of press freedom, referring to instances where undue pressure might have been...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Apr 26, 2008	Agent Kolar, Bush’s new hope for destabilizing Cuba
BY JEAN-GUY ALLARD —Granma International staff writer— • CAUGHT up in a series of scandals that erased what little credibility it had on the Cuba issue, the Bush administration, which until now trusted that its Cuban-American mercenaries would succeed in destabilizing the country, has...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Apr 22, 2008	Peace and prosperity
Reflections of Fidel: POPE Benedict XVI outshone Brown, the British Prime Minister, who replaced Blair, whom I met and spoke with for a few minutes during a recess at the WTO Second Conference in Geneva 10 years ago; it was following his speech and I was expressing my disagreement on the...... [view]

Posted By:  prcizmadia Posted On:  Mar 26, 2008	The Long, Remote Arm of the Law
Quick hit from Miami-Dade County: the local police have received FAA clearance to operate this unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Miami, with testing to begin within a year. The police department hopes to use this device for aerial surveillance in search of speeders on highways, as well as...... [view]