So are we supposed to feel bad?
If any jackass ever deserved to die a slow painful death by cancer it is Hugo Chavez
and if Cuba suffers because of it, maybe they will wake up and be a normal country.
Enjoy your Communism Bitches.
The Miami Herald
Cuba would plunge swiftly into chaos if Venezuela’s ailing President Hugo http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifChávez is replaced by someone less willing to subsidize Havana to the tune of $3.5 billion this year, analysts said Friday.
Havana already is divided between older leaders determined to maintain a friendly regime in Caracas at all costs, they added, and others who view Chávez’ subsidies as disincentives to the profound economic reforms that Cuba desperately needs.
Chávez, who has been Cuba’s top ally and benefactor for nearly a decade and considers Fidel Castro as his top political mentor, announced from a Havana hospital Thursday that he has cancer, sparking immediate speculation about his and Venezuela’s political future.
A charismatic populist, he has no clear successor as head of the “21st Century socialism” also embraced in Bolivia and Nicaragua — and plenty of opponents ready to challenge his 12-year grip on power in presidential elections scheduled for next year.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Cuba would hurt if Chávez is replaced
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Promised economic reforms get under way in communist Cuba; 500,000 state workers to lose jobs
HA HA !
Well there you go , another communist country going bust .
Poor Fidel what is he to do ?
Oh well lay off 500,000 workers yeah that will do the trick .
Just a thought though , do you think that Obama and his Assclowns that subscribe to his socialist views will take notice ? or do you think they will just try to come up with a slightly different tactic to still support Communist/socialist views ?
And what are the Hollywood elite to do about their beloved Comrade and his communist country ? I smell a Fundraiser or a Charity being born !
Foznews
HAVANA – HAVANA (AP) — The big economic changes Cuba's communist leaders have been promising for years appear finally to be happening in earnest — and they will be hard.
Cuba on Monday said it is laying off nearly half a million workers, an eye-popping figure in any country, but especially in a nation where the government so totally dominates the economy.
The shift would mean that one-tenth of the island's 5.1 million-strong work force will be looking for jobs in the private sector by April 2011, a drastic change that could mean a radically altered economic outlook, especially for Cubans in their 20s and 30s who have known nothing but a paternalistic communist system ushered in by Fidel Castro in his 1959 revolution.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Fidel Castro appears again, warns of war
Yeah , it couldn't be the fact that Iran , North Korea and Palestine , are just plain ass Terrorist States , Two of which have called for the complete annihilation of Israel , And the other (The Norks ) could care if it Happened and would probably praise it !
One has Nukes , One is developing Nukes and the third (Palestine) , if they had them , they would have already used them on Israel !
But yeah , We are the Bad Guys , Us and those Filthy Jooooooooss Again !
(Reuters) - Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro took his warning of impending nuclear war to Cuba's Foreign Ministry on Friday, where he explained the reasons for his dire prediction in his fifth public appearance in 10 days.
Castro's sudden re-emergence after four years in seclusion for health reasons has raised questions about his intentions, but his message has been consistent -- a devastating war is at hand if the United States, in alliance with Israel, tries to enforce international sanctions against Iran for its nuclear activities.
He also has predicted the United States will attack North Korea.
"The United States finds itself now in an unsolvable dilemma (in the Middle East). It cannot get out, nor can it stay," Castro told 115 ambassadors, who listened with rapt attention.
"It won't get out of that situation through diplomacy, but through the power of its arms," he said, pointing his finger in the air and pontificating at length as in the old days.
That's right old man , We like to kick the shit out of the enemy !
Castro, 83, spoke for more than an hour as he sat in front of the ambassadors. He looked fit, relaxed and fully in charge as he took questions and read numerous news reports to back up his position.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Widespread involvement of Cuban soldiers in Venezuelan military
The far left socialist and president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, has employed 100s of Cuban soldiers in Venezuela's military. According to a former Venezuelan General, the Cuban soldiers have even assumed key national security positions within the Venezuelan military.
Socialist birds flock together. AP
Former Brig. Gen. Antonio Rivero, who used to head the government's emergency management agency, said his decision to retire from the army this month was motivated mainly by "the presence and meddling of Cuban soldiers" in Venezuela's armed forces.Speaking of Hugo Chavez, you can check out his rant on Twitter now. His Twitter account is chavezcandanga. I just don't know how he'll manage to redact his famous long speeches into 140 characters or less.
He told reporters that Cubans are now involved in training troops, including courses for snipers, and are also playing a role in intelligence, weapons, communications and other areas. There was no immediate reaction from Chavez's government.
Rivero's televised remarks add to claims by government critics that Cuban advisers and operatives hold various positions in the government and military.
Opposition politician Julio Borges demanded earlier this month that the government provide information about Cubans working for the government, saying "never before in our history have we allowed citizens of another country to assume key posts associated with national security."
Monday, November 23, 2009
Cuban military to hold exercise bracing for American attack
The Cuban military will hold exercises next week to prepare their armies against any possible US attack on the island.
From Breitbart
Nearly 50 years after a botched US-directed invasion of Cuba, the communist nation said Saturday it is holding a military exercise next week to boost preparedness against any future US attack.....
"It is a necessity of the first order given the political-military situation that now defines relations between Cuba and the empire," Major General Leonardo Andollo warned, referring to the United States.
Monday, June 29, 2009
China, Cuba and other dictatorships censuring news from Iran
"The Iranian people face the same problems as us: news censorship and no freedom to have their own voices,"
The dictators of China, Cuba and Burma don't want to give the citizens of their countries any ideas. Washington Post
BEIJING -- Out of fear that history might repeat itself, the authoritarian governments of China, Cuba and Burma have been selectively censoring the news this month of Iranian crowds braving government militias on the streets of Tehran to demand democratic reforms.[...]
In China, political commentators tinted their blogs and Twitters green to show their support for Iranians disputing President Ahmoud Ahmadinejad's reelection. The deaths of at least 20 people in violent clashes in Tehran have drawn comparisons online to "June 4," the date of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing in 1989. And a pointed joke about how Iranians are luckier than Chinese because sham elections are better than no elections made the rounds on the country's vast network of Internet bulletin boards.[...]
n Cuba, President Raúl Castro's government has imposed a complete blackout of news surrounding the Iranian elections. But word of developments is trickling through, anyway.[...]
"Seeing those young Iranians use all the technology to denounce the injustice, I notice everything that we lack to support those who maintain blogs from the island," Sánchez wrote. "The acid test of our incipient virtual community has not yet arrived, but maybe it will surprise us tomorrow."
Friday, June 5, 2009
U.S. Charges Couple With Spying for Cuba
A three year investigation into this couple ! At there age there will probably not be much done to them ! but for 30 years of giving Diplomatic info to the Communist state , They should rot in a nice U.S prison ! I can think of one in Cuba , Since they love the little country so much , It is the least we can do for them !
New York Times....
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department charged Friday that a former State Department analyst and his wife worked as spies for Cuba for nearly 30 years, using a short-wave radio to pass on secret diplomatic information to their Cuban handlers.
Officials said the couple, Walter K. Myers, 72, and Gwendolyn S. Myers, 71, received little in the way of compensation from the Cubans except for the short-wave radio and some travel expenses. Rather, the officials said, the couple appears to have been driven by their strong affinity for Cuba and their bitterness toward “American imperialism.”
“We think they did it because they love Cuba,” said a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case.
The Myerses, who live in Washington, were arrested on Thursday and charged in a grand jury indictment unsealed Friday with serving as illegal agents of the Cuban government and wire fraud. A defense lawyer declined to comment on the charges.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
OAS ends Cuba suspension after 47 years
Not so sure this is such a good thing !
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SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (reuters) - The Organization of American States lifted its 47-year suspension of Cuba on Wednesday in a move backed by Washington as it tries to soothe Cold War tensions with the communist-run island.
The 34-member hemispheric body, meeting in Honduras, unanimously scrapped a 1962 decision at the height of the Cold War that barred Cuba as revolutionary leader Fidel Castro took it toward communism and an alliance with the Soviet Union.
While leftists in Latin America hailed the OAS vote as a diplomatic victory for Cuba, Washington said it had succeeded in ensuring that Cuba cannot rejoin the group without moving toward democracy and respect for human rights.
U.S. President Barack Obama has taken steps toward a more open relationship with Cuba, lifting restrictions on travel and cash remittances to Cuba for Cuban-Americans with relatives on the island.
But his administration had said Havana should not be allowed to return to the OAS until it embraces democratic principles and makes progress on human rights.
