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Castro resigns as Cuba's president
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Dictator is more fitting | 5:47 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
Castro a �president�? What a joke.
He�s typical of other commies who place themselves in a
position of power and give themselves flattering titles.
Cuba Companioni | 5:44 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
I was so glad to see this tyrant step down, for the last 49 years the Cuban
people have paid dearly for his follies. This terrorist supporting regime has
bought the Cuban people and the world nothing but misery. Its been 49 years and
its time for free multi-party elections, respect for human rights and freedom of
religion. I invite one and all to visit our blog on Cuba by visiting
www.CubaCompanioni.blogspot.com
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russ | 6:36 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
Fidel you need to be in jail. I remember when you shot all of the people after
you came to power.
Fidel you need to be in jail.
Fidel you need to be in jail.
shadow | 6:37 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
This isn't news. Call me when he dies. That will be news worth
reading.
The shadow knows.
The shadow knows.
Jazz Fan | 7:07 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
Well at least this might give him more time to socialize with the likes of
Robert Redford and Steven Spielberg, and legions of other stars and starlets who
pay homage and break bread with this nasty dictator.
Maybe, also, the DMN could write a glowing tribute to him after he finally dies.. a slow miserable death, I hope.
Maybe, also, the DMN could write a glowing tribute to him after he finally dies.. a slow miserable death, I hope.
Anonymous | 7:39 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
Whether deliberately or by happenstance, Fidel has eased his nation and people
into transition to another leader, probably his brother.
I'd bet if the embargo was ended 30 years ago the regime would have become increasingly redundant, and would have collapsed in the 80's.
Instead, here we are. It may happen yet, as Raul instigates some minor reforms, but it'll take a while.
I'd bet if the embargo was ended 30 years ago the regime would have become increasingly redundant, and would have collapsed in the 80's.
Instead, here we are. It may happen yet, as Raul instigates some minor reforms, but it'll take a while.
vern | 8:13 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
When castro overthrew the batista regeim the firing squads were going full blast
24-7 to eliminate all opposition to his brutal dictatorship.he could not have
done more damage to cuba had he personally dropped an atomic bomb on it.how
anyone can call him a president is so pitiful so rediculous.when he finally
passes away there will be such an outcry of freedom and complete joy in southern
florida that will make all other celebrations totally pale by comparision.
bill | 8:30 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
Castro's gone!!! Hurrah!! this is awesome!
Hey bartender | 9:02 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
I'll have a Cuba Libre, please.
The King is dead. Long live the King.
The King is dead. Long live the King.
manaen | 9:28 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
The New York Yankees gave a try-out to an aspiring ball player in the mid-1950s.
He didn't make the cut, so he returned home, attended law school, and from
there became the leader of the Cuban revolution in 1959. I wonder how different
the world would have been if Fidel Castro had become a Yankee.
PresidentsPreside | 9:37 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
For those who say Fidel wasn't a real President: a President is who
*presides*, regardless of whether they became President by election or not. For
example, the LDS Church is full of Presidents who were not elected but who
preside in their respective offices.
Awakened | 9:39 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
I'll never understand the opinions of people like the first post-er.
He talks about what we can learn from Cuba. Can't he see that Florida is filling up with those who have "escaped" from this bastion of enlightenment? Just imagine Florida if Cubans were free to leave.
And the the fakeness of the contrived rallies in Castro's support. As my friend from formerly communist Poland told me - he and his comrades by duty and fear went to the organized rallies, but on the way home they said quietly to those they hoped they could trust with their true feelings: "we've had enough of this 'communist paradise'."
He talks about what we can learn from Cuba. Can't he see that Florida is filling up with those who have "escaped" from this bastion of enlightenment? Just imagine Florida if Cubans were free to leave.
And the the fakeness of the contrived rallies in Castro's support. As my friend from formerly communist Poland told me - he and his comrades by duty and fear went to the organized rallies, but on the way home they said quietly to those they hoped they could trust with their true feelings: "we've had enough of this 'communist paradise'."
shurts | 9:41 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
Castro sent 80,000 plus cubans as terrorist training troops to Angola. These
troops trained people to kill and cut the bodies into parts -- hang them from
trees to terrorize africans in hopes to change the political scenery -- towards
socialism.
Castro vs. Batista | 9:52 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
Batista killed over 20K and many tortured under watchful eyes of the US
Castro just shot them
Batista regime had high crime and citizens starving, but a very rich 1% calling the shots whispered to them by US officials.
Castro regime has many more poor, but not starving, and little to no crime.
Batista had religious freedom but hardly anything else
Castro the same
Batista had poor education and literacy rates.
Castro some of the highest in the world.
Batista was enormously supported and liked by the "5 mob families".
Castro was loved by all (the poor) and then his socialist ideas went sour.
The only people that know anything about Cuban history during the 20th century also know that pre-Castro was a horrible time except for the whining rich Cubans in Miami who profited off the poor every day Cuban citizen.
Castro did bring incredible reforms and with it terrible results, but no different than or worse than what went on before him.
Don't buy the embargo anti Castro rhetoric as it comes out of Miami or Bush Admin moths.
Castro just shot them
Batista regime had high crime and citizens starving, but a very rich 1% calling the shots whispered to them by US officials.
Castro regime has many more poor, but not starving, and little to no crime.
Batista had religious freedom but hardly anything else
Castro the same
Batista had poor education and literacy rates.
Castro some of the highest in the world.
Batista was enormously supported and liked by the "5 mob families".
Castro was loved by all (the poor) and then his socialist ideas went sour.
The only people that know anything about Cuban history during the 20th century also know that pre-Castro was a horrible time except for the whining rich Cubans in Miami who profited off the poor every day Cuban citizen.
Castro did bring incredible reforms and with it terrible results, but no different than or worse than what went on before him.
Don't buy the embargo anti Castro rhetoric as it comes out of Miami or Bush Admin moths.
Sub-Odeon | 9:54 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
Castro cannot die quickly enough. May his successors have the good sense to
sweep communism into the dustbin, and revive their national economy while at the
same time liberalizing political relations with opposition parties, instead of
hurling them into dungeons.
Castro never had to survive a fair vote. Once he assumed power he kept and guarded it jealously, like all communist thugs of the 20th century. And Cuba has been a ruined nation for 50 years.
Enough is enough. Dump the Fidel legacy into the sea. The man was a despot, and no amount of lipstick can beautify his piggish policies.
Castro never had to survive a fair vote. Once he assumed power he kept and guarded it jealously, like all communist thugs of the 20th century. And Cuba has been a ruined nation for 50 years.
Enough is enough. Dump the Fidel legacy into the sea. The man was a despot, and no amount of lipstick can beautify his piggish policies.
george | 10:08 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
At least Castro was kept in power by the vote of the majority of Cubans (unlike
the current US President).
In addition, the Cuban people have good education, social, medical systems and a lot of positives in their lifestyle.
It is interesting that they rebelled against a obressive government supported by the US, (why has nothing been learned by US administrations since then).
Long live Castro and the will of the Cuban people!
In addition, the Cuban people have good education, social, medical systems and a lot of positives in their lifestyle.
It is interesting that they rebelled against a obressive government supported by the US, (why has nothing been learned by US administrations since then).
Long live Castro and the will of the Cuban people!
US. Hypocrisy | 10:15 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
Other Latin American countries are so much better off than what is going on in
Cuba. HA!! PLEASE!
We allow fleeing Cubans to come ashore and make them US citizens because we fear political reprisal from the corrupt Ex-Cuban wealthy in Florida, yet we criminalize fleeing Mexicans who are leaving often times worse living conditions and circumstances than those of Cuba.
We allow fleeing Cubans to come ashore and make them US citizens because we fear political reprisal from the corrupt Ex-Cuban wealthy in Florida, yet we criminalize fleeing Mexicans who are leaving often times worse living conditions and circumstances than those of Cuba.
Cuba never amounted to much | 10:15 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
Don't vomit all negatives on Castro. Yes the past 58 years have not been
good for the country, but neither were the years before that or since since
Cuban independence and the turn of the century. The US didn't complain an
ounce when thousands of poor Cubans were being murdered pre-Castro under US
control, yet the cry fould when Castro did it to the rich.
Word | 10:20 a.m. Feb. 19, 2008
finaly he gone...
Jon | 1:08 p.m. Feb. 19, 2008
So when do we get a new star on our flag?
CuriousNoviceHistorian | 2:36 p.m. Feb. 19, 2008
I can't wait to hear what my professor has to say on this tomorrow. Lol. We
just finished talking about the Bay of Pigs fiasco and the Cuban Missile
Crisis...
Byron | 2:40 p.m. Feb. 19, 2008
I just hope Fidel's brother is better than he was. If he's reasonable
Cuba can finally move forward, if not well at least he's old too. I
don't think the U.S. should try and force democracy on Cuba let them work
out their own problems. I for one don't want another star on our flag, but
I would love to see a better relationship between the two countries.
russ | 2:46 p.m. Feb. 19, 2008
Oh will Cuba and her people ever have a chance to prosper? I just don't
know.
Logic | 3:17 p.m. Feb. 19, 2008
Wonder if Chris Buttars has thought about taking Castro's job. Seems like
a fit to me.
Jim | 4:05 p.m. Feb. 19, 2008
Well said
Will the USA *ever* learn to keep their interfering noses out of the affairs of other countries?
Let he who never smoked a Cuban cigar cast the first stone :-)
Will the USA *ever* learn to keep their interfering noses out of the affairs of other countries?
Let he who never smoked a Cuban cigar cast the first stone :-)
Kramer | 4:35 p.m. Feb. 19, 2008
When will his brother, Dennis, be sworn in?
Re: Walter | 8:47 p.m. Feb. 19, 2008
"Cuba is the only country on the planet where a military base and now a
torture prison for people held indefinitely without charge or trial continues to
occupy a part of the country�s territory."
Very, very naive statement that's not even remotely accurate. Not only was Guantanamo not a "torture prison" (there were some cases of torture there and a fair amount of harsh interrogation techniques {I'm not talking about water boarding} - which are not torture), most major (and minor) countries have secret prisons or use harsh interrogation techniques (or torture). The U.S. is just who gets talked about. If you look at China or many Middle Eastern countries you find actual torture going on - not maybe-torture stuff like water boarding (which I do believe is torture - it's just not legally and definitely defined as torture). There are many countries that don't hold prisoners indefinitely without trial, they just kill them.
Very, very naive statement that's not even remotely accurate. Not only was Guantanamo not a "torture prison" (there were some cases of torture there and a fair amount of harsh interrogation techniques {I'm not talking about water boarding} - which are not torture), most major (and minor) countries have secret prisons or use harsh interrogation techniques (or torture). The U.S. is just who gets talked about. If you look at China or many Middle Eastern countries you find actual torture going on - not maybe-torture stuff like water boarding (which I do believe is torture - it's just not legally and definitely defined as torture). There are many countries that don't hold prisoners indefinitely without trial, they just kill them.
Barrak Obama | 9:29 p.m. Feb. 19, 2008
After 9 strait victories over Hillary she finally has a seat to fill now where
she qualifies.
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Cuba is the only country on the planet where a military base and now a torture prison for people held indefinitely without charge or trial continues to occupy a part of the country�s territory. This is done by the United States government, whose public legislation commits it to the overthrow of the Cuban system and the restoration of capitalism. Through the laws such as Helms-Burton and Torricelli, and the Cuban Adjustment Act, Washington works ACTIVELY to overthrow the Cuban system.
Some things work, some don�t. Like any society, Cuba its flaws and contradictions, as well as solid achievements. No society is perfect. We can certainly learn a few things from Cuba�s experience. I think we can learn more than a few. If we want to bring freedom to Cuba, the best thing we can do is practice what we preach.
It's time and overtime to normalize relations with our small island neighbor. Both societies could benefit from a relaxation of tension between the two countries.