Archive for the ‘Commentary’ Category

A Species in Danger of Extinction

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Today I would have liked to speak about the extraordinary “Paz sin Fronteras” (Peace without Borders) Concert held at the José Martí Revolution Square 24 hours ago, but the stubborn reality forces me to write about a danger that threatens not just peace but the survival of our species.

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Almeida Lives Today More Than Ever

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

I have been watching for hours now on television the tribute that the entire country is paying to Commander of the Revolution Juan Almeida Bosque. I think that facing death was for him just another duty as so many others he discharged throughout his life. He did not know (neither did we) how much sadness the news of his physical absence would bring to us.

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Philips’ Double Betrayal

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

The United States owns the most patents in the world. It has stolen scientists from every country, developed or developing, who are undertaking research in a myriad of spheres, from the production of weapons of mass destruction to medicines and medical equipment. For that reason, the economic and technological blockade is not something that merely serves as a pretext for blaming the empire for our own difficulties.

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The end does not justify the means

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

On occasions direct news coming from the United States prompts indignation and sometimes repugnance.

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It is the Time of Mobilization, of Marching Together

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

This Reflection is not addressed to the governments but to the fraternal peoples of Latin America.

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I Wish I Were Wrong

Monday, August 24th, 2009

I was amazed to read the wire services issued during the weekend about the US domestic policy, evidencing a systematic decline in President Barack Obama’s influence. His surprising electoral victory had not been possible in the absence of the deep political and economic crisis affecting that country. The American soldiers killed or wounded in Iraq, the scandal about tortures and secret prisons, and the loss of jobs and housing had shaken the American society. The economic crisis was spreading throughout the planet, thus increasing poverty and hunger in the Third World countries.

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The Empire and the Robots

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

[Edited to add: See recommended movie link at bottom of post.]

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A Just Cause to Defend and the Hope to Continue Moving Forward

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

During recent weeks, the current president of the United States has insisted in demonstrating that the crisis is abating as a result of his efforts to confront the serious problem that the United States and the world inherited from his predecessor.

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