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from there he will pole vault over to Croatia, which had disputes
with Serbia, and whose President was tried and convicted by the
International Criminal Tribunal for the Kosovo affair. Did he really
die a natural death in prison? What kind of peace will be attained
from such odd twists and turns?

Hans Blix from Sweden, who headed the UN team of inspectors, who
diligently searched for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and who
shares many of the ideas and lies of the empire's sinister
philosophy, wrote the following on the occasion of the fifth
anniversary: =93The invasion of Iraq in 2003 was a tragedy - for Iraq,
for the US, for the UN, for truth and human dignity. They could not
succeed in eliminating WMDs because they did not exist. Nor could
they succeed in the declared aim to eliminate al-Qaida operators,
because they were not in Iraq. They came later, attracted by the
occupants.=94

The Association of Muslim Ulemas, the supreme religious Sunnite
authority in Iraq, made the following statement on the occasion of
the fifth anniversary: =93The occupier has entered our lands by force
and he is not going to leave unless we use force. Any call made by
politicians who acquiesce to working under the umbrella of occupation
ought to be considered an invitation to surrender and capitulation.
The occupation forces have turned Iraq into the world=92s most
dangerous zone. The era of occupation will soon end.=94

United States Vice-President Dick Cheney, without recovering from his
exhausting meeting in Afghanistan with Karzai, had conversations
yesterday, on Friday, and today, on Saturday, with King Abdullah of
Saudi Arabia in order to get his cooperation and that of OPEP for oil
supplies and pay with devaluated dollars. In truth, there can be no
war without oil, or oil without war.

On the Latin American scene, the Ecuadorian high command declared
that the bombs used in the attack on Ra=FAl Reyes=92 camp were GBU-2/B
Paveways, weighing more than 500 pounds, and with exact targeting
precision thanks to advanced technology. There were 10 such bombs and
they left craters 2.80 metres in diameter and 1.80 metres deep.

In Western Europe, Sarkozy, whose honeymoon with the French
electorate finished a few days ago, was impatiently awaiting McCain
and his entourage of pro-Israeli Republican senators. McCain urged
him to join the NATO mechanisms, defended the Iraq War and forcefully
lambasted China. Meanwhile, Hillary and Obama are bleeding from
attacks by the right, the left and the centre. This is the perfect
insane asylum. The candidates for the presidency of the United States
are discussing sure war vs. probable war.

Today, on Easter, we also get Bush=92s radio broadcast. What is he
thinking? A message which, brief as it is, only needs a few
paragraphs or phrases to be quoted in order to catch its drift:

=93This is the most important holiday in the Christian faith. And
during this special and holy time each year, millions of Americans
pause to remember a sacrifice that transcended the grave and redeemed
the world.

=93Easter beckons us homeward. This [...] is an occasion to reflect on
the things that matter most in life: the love of family, the laughter
of friends, and the peace that comes from being in the place you call
home..."

=93America is blessed with the world=92s greatest military, made up of
men and women who fulfil their responsibilities=85=94

=93On Easter, we remember especially those who have given their lives
for the cause of freedom. These [=85] have lived out the words of the
Gospel: =91Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his
life for his friends=92=85=94

=93Each year, millions of Americans take time to feed the hungry and
clothe the needy and care for the widow and the orphan=85millions
across the world remember the gift that took away death=92s sting and
opened the door to eternal life=85=94

=93Thank you for listening.=94

Bush might think that God will give him a prize for speeding along
the day of the Apocalypse and the Last Judgement, after which he will
seat him at His right, in the place of honour. Then perhaps he will
abandon the odious gestures that accompany his speeches, so that he
can dwell under the same roof as those souls of the human beings he
exterminated with his war against terrorism, the great majority of
them being small children, teenagers and young people, women and the
elderly, all those who should never be held to blame.

The Old Testament speaks of archangels who were transformed into the
enemies of God by their ambition and who were sent to Hell. It is
difficult to lose the idea that in Bush=92s head, there lurk the genes
of some of those archangels.

Today is Saturday. It is a slow day for political news. Reporters are
resting.

Fidel Castro Ruz

March 22, 2008

5:19 p.m.