[Marxism] Stephen Kinzer: The proper response to Castro

[Walter Lippmann]

(Yet another outstanding column by a NYT writer Stephen Kinzer, who
knows how to write a column addressed appropriately to its audience
at the audience's level of understanding of a situation. He's also
the author of the wonderful ALL THE SHAH'S MEN, which detailed just
how Washington organized the overthrow of the democratically-elected
government of Mohammed Mossadegh of Iran in 1953, which returned the
U.S.-backed Shah to the throne in Iran.)
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The proper response to Castro
US elections 2008: Pandering to Cuban exiles is an election-year staple, 
but the next US president should open talks with Cuba
Stephen Kinzer
May 30, 2008 6:00 PM | Printable version

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/stephen_kinzer/2008/05/the_proper_response_to_castro.html

If it is a presidential election year in the United States, 
one thing is certain: Fidel Castro will be dragged out of 
the closet again and used as a punching bag for candidates 
seeking to prove their toughness.

This has happened during every campaign since 1960, and now, 
for the thirteenth time, it is happening again. Last week, 
both senators John McCain and Barack Obama travelled to Miami
 - where else? - to make tough-sounding anti-Castro speeches. 
These speeches are election-year staples, part of the elaborate 
Kabuki ritual that is the American presidential campaign. 
This time, though, they may actually be important.


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WALTER LIPPMANN, CubaNews
Los Angeles, California
http://www.walterlippmann.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CubaNews/
"Cuba - Un Paraiso bajo el bloqueo"
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     WALTER LIPPMANN
     Los Angeles, California
     Editor-in-Chief, CubaNews
     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CubaNews/
     "Cuba - Un Paraíso bajo el bloqueo"
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