Articles of Fidel Castro

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A Monster of Our Own Creation

Bin Laden. AP / Al-Jazeera

http://how-to-get-ex-back.org/ p>By Robert Scheer (Published RSN) He was our kind of guy until he wasn’t, an ally during the Cold War until he no longer served our purposes. The problem with Osama bin Laden was not that he was a fanatical holy warrior; we liked his kind just fine as long as the infidels he

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The Brutal and Turbulent North

The Brutal and Turbulent North

I was reading abundant materials and books to make good my promise of continuing writing on the Reflection of April 14 about the Battle of Girón when I had a look at the recent news that came yesterday, which were also as abundant as they are everyday. You could pile up mountains of news on

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John Paul II said Castro was Best Prepared for Pope's visit

Wojtyla said Castro was Best Prepared for Pope's visit

Wojtyla once told Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone that possibly no Head of State was better prepared than Castro for a Pope’s visit. Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone reveals in the book “Un cuore grande, Omaggio a Giovanni Paolo II” that Fidel Castro was really looking forward to John Paul II’s historic visit to Cuba in

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Nostalgia of the Future

Arleen Rodríguez Derivet

raw dog food recipes p>A Playa Girón hero told me a couple of days ago that he frequently felt nostalgic about those days when at only 20, he manned a mortar battery and went to battle with a smile, because all his utopias were intact. Even I felt infected by his feelings as I reviewed

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Chinese President Sends Message to Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro & Hu Jintao

Chinese President Hu Jintao expressed his most sincere respect and cordial greetings to the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro. The 6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba, held on the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of the socialist character of the Cuban Revolution, has been a Congress that inherits the past and

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Closing Remarks by Raul Castro Ruz, at the 6th Party Congress

Raul Castro Ruz

best canned dog food p>Dear Fidel, Comrades, We have come to the end of this Congress after intensive working sessions where the Cuban communists have discussed and adopted the Guidelines of the Economic and Social Policy of the Party and the Revolution, the Central Report and various resolutions on the main issues examined. I think

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Playa Giron remembered

Cuba's leader Fidel Castro jumps from a tank as he arrives at Giron, Cuba, near the Bay Of Pigs.

Commander Victor Dreke Cruz “ is one of the pillars on which I relied “ wrote Ernesto Che Guervara after a mission to Africa in the mid 60s. An incredibly humble but passionate man, this outstanding veteran of the Cuban revolution shared his experience and thoughts in a rapturously received speech at the National Union of Teachers headquarters in London on Tuesday night. To a packed hall Dreke spoke about his personal experiences as a 22 year old in the battle of Playa Giron(Bay of Pigs) in 1961.

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Fidel Castro Attends Closing of Cuban Communist Congress (+ Photos & Video)

Fidel Castro Attends Closing of Cuban Communist Congress

p> The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, attended the closing on Tuesday of the 6th Party Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba. During the congress, which began on Saturday at Havana’s International Conference Center, delegates discussed and approved the Central Report presented by Raúl Castro at the opening session. In five commissions

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My Absence from the Central Committee

My Absence from the Central Committee

breeding betta fish p>I had previously read the main report by Comrade Raúl to the Sixth Congress of the Party. He shared it with me several days before, on his own initiative, as he has done with many other issues without my asking him to do so because, as I have explained, I relinquished all

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The Congress Debates

The Congress Debates

Today, Sunday, at 10:00 a.m., I listened to the debates of the delegates to the Sixth Congress of the Party. There were so many Commissions that, obviously, I could not listened to all those who spoke. Delegates had gathered into five Commissions to discuss a number of issues. And, of course, I also took advantage