[Marxism] [CubaNews] Fidel Castro on the resolution of a crisis

[Shane Mage]

On Mar 12, 2008, at 9:05 AM, Néstor Gorojovsky wrote:

> 2008/3/11, Shane Mage <shmage at pipeline.com>:
>>
>> On Mar 11, 2008, at 10:51 AM, Jane Franklin wrote:
>>
>>> Here is Fidel Castro at his analytical best.
>>
>> If this is his "best" he's close to senile.  It was a complete
>> capitulation.  No
>> return of the bodies and materials stolen by the invaders.  No
>> reparations.  No agreement to an international presence to guarantee
>> the release of Ingrid Betancourt et. al., and no mention by Fidel of
>> Ingrid or the women shamefully snubbed by his friends.  No measures  
>> to
>> prevent a repetition and expansion of Uribe/Bush piracy.  No
>> condemnation by Fidel of the disgraceful statements by the three US
>> presidential candidates.  What a travesty!
>
> Shane, this was a complete victory for Latin Americans. For the first
> time in history, things Latin American where the USofAm was involved
> were arranged BETWEEN LATIN AMERICANS.
>
Uribe and company are "Latin Americans."  They  "arranged" nothing.

> This is a diplomatic Bay of the Pigs. They attempted an invasion, and
> were rejected.
>
"rejected"??  They invaded, murdered (including Mexicans, with the  
complicity of the "Latin American" Calderon) withdrew with bodies and  
loot,  and..."apologized."  Uribe is very close to his #1 objective-- 
the death of
Ingrid Betancourt.


Shane Mage

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