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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Apr 13, 2009

  Cuba readies for possible influx of US tourists

By Jeff Franks: VARADERO, Cuba (Reuters): Behind the mangroves that skirt the blue waters of Cuba's Bay of Cardenas, a 1,500-slip marina is taking shape as the island's tourism industry braces for what could be its biggest challenge yet. The Americans are coming -- or they may be, soon....... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Feb 15, 2009

  Meeting with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet

Reflections of Fidel: (Taken from CubaDebate) IT doesn’t matter what I say about our friendly meeting; some news agencies and publications will take the information and say the old man, the one convalescing from a serious illness, or some other adjective aimed at reducing the modest...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Feb 6, 2009

  Contradictions between the politics of Obama and ethics

Reflections of Fidel: THE other day I noted some of Obama’s ideas that point to his role within a system that is the negation of every just principle. There are people who throw up their hands in horror at the expression of any critical opinion of this important figure, even when it is...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 7, 2009

  Political Islam, secular elite and democracy in the Middle East (1)

By A. KADİR YILDIRIM* What is a bigger threat to democratization in the Middle East, reigning secular-elite parties and regimes or popular Islamic parties? Discourse against Islamic parties in the region appears to be the norm, usually in favor of authoritarian but secular regimes....... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Dec 24, 2008

  Why Do People Cling to the Myth of the Nuclear Family?

By Mark Steel, Independent UK: One of the the strange twists about modern science is that it sometimes gets used by the utterly irrational, who claim they've found scientific proof to back up their bonkers theories. So you get creationists who announce that they've found geological...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 5, 2008

  Fidel Castro praises Obama but says he is neutral

HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Cuban's former communist leader Fidel Castro on Tuesday praised Democrat Barack Obama as "more intelligent" than "old, bellicose" Republican John McCain, but said that he was officially neutral in the US presidential election. The ailing Castro, 82, said in a column...... [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:  qnp
Posted On:  May 6, 2007

  Naked in the Zocalo!

this morning thousands of mexicans gathered naked in the name of modern art in the heart of mexico city. organized by artist spencer tunick, between 18 and 20 thousand people took part beating the previous record for public nudity set by barcelona . my friend adrian told me he was going,...... [view]

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