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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 23, 2012

  French Senate Outlaws Genocide Denial

  PARIS, January 24 (RIA Novosti):     France’s upper house of parliament, the Senate, passed a bill late on Monday making the denial of genocide a crime punishable by a 45,000-euro fine and a year in jail. The bill that sets the country...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 31, 2011

  Venezuelans Mobilize Against Obama's Sanctions

by Shamus Cooke:   CARACAS, May 30, 2011. Seeing is believing. Any hope that Venezuelans had in the Obama administration has been shattered against the recent U.S.-imposed sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PDVSA. Two massive rallies were held in...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 11, 2011

  Sudan: A tale of blood and oil in Africa

By Ann Talbot:   Media reports of the referendum to determine whether the southern provinces of Sudan should secede have taken on a celebratory character, even before the polls close at the end of the week. The same tone is assumed in an op-ed piece in the New York Times...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Sep 16, 2010

  Cuba: With Obama in the White House The blockade hasn’t changed at all

Aida Calviac Mora THE blockade policy under the administration of Barack Obama has not changed in any way and, in some areas, has been intensified, affirmed Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, minister of foreign affairs, speaking on Wednesday at the presentation of the report "The necessity of...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jun 12, 2010

  A blow waiting to happen

Reflections of Fidel (Taken from CubaDebate) ON Tuesday, June 8, I wrote the Reflection "On the threshold of tragedy" around midday; later I watched Randy Alonso’s "Roundtable" television program, broadcast at 6:30 p.m. as usual. That day, the outstanding and eminent Cuban...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 8, 2010

  Dudus jitters hit J’cans in US

NEW YORK, USA — Fearing a major fallout in the relationship between their home country and the United States of America (USA), Jamaican nationals here are demanding a quick resolution to the impasse over the extradition request for reputed Tivoli Gardens don, Christopher "Dudus" Cooke. Fears...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 27, 2009

  Cubans fear hard times ahead, impatient for change

By Marc Frank: HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) -- Cubans are bracing for hard times in 2010 as President Raul Castro slashes imports and cuts government spending to get Cuba out of crisis -- and they are growing impatient with the slow pace of economic reform. Hurricanes, the global recession, US...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Feb 23, 2009

  Time to rethink US sanctions on Cuba, says top Republican senator

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The time is right for reevaluating US sanctions on Cuba, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says in a new report, calling for allowing Cuba to buy US goods on credit, US media reported Sunday. Republican Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana's...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Feb 12, 2009

  Lawmakers introduce bill to give US citizens unrestricted travel to Cuba

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have introduced a bill to permit US citizens unrestricted travel to Cuba, according to the Library of Congress website. The "Freedom To Travel to Cuba Act," which would overturn the 46-year-old US policy strictly limiting...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 16, 2008

  The Washington meeting

Reflections by comrade Fidel: According to recent statements, some supportive governments do not cease to say they want to facilitate transition in Cuba. What kind of transition? Transition to capitalism, the only system they have absolute faith in. They do not say a word about the merits...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 9, 2008

  Where should Obama start the change in US policy in the Mideast?

By HALUK ÖZDALGA* The Bush administration is approaching its final days in dire disappointment in all areas. In international relations, it is a huge failure felt most severely in the greater Middle East, an area of direct concern for Turkey. The single most important reason for this...... [view]

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