Fidel Castro Death Rumors False: US State Dept Tells FOX News

The Post Chronicle [New York, NY], by Mike Baron Fidel Castro Dead? Not according to the State Dept. Fidel Castro dies and Fidel Castro Dead stories have lit up the internet over the past 24 hours. Cuba's foreign minister, in an effort to quiet the rumors, made a statement yesterday saying that Castro was is in good health. The US state dept tells FOX news that the rumors are false Comments:Article says the dead-castro rumors originated on Wall Street. That might be true. There was a Cuba fund that shot up 9% yesterday well before the blogs were onto it. Maybe it was all market manipulation. Article says Perez Hilton had all the scoops, but I am pretty sure the popular Miami Cuban blog Babalu was even earlier. The outlines of how these false alarms are spreading is at least becoming clearer.

Chavez denies rumors of Castro's death

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday denied rumors that his ally Cuban leader Fidel Castro had died.
In response to recent speculation about Castro's health, Chavez said those who want Castro to die will be frustrated.
"Because Fidel Castro will never die," Chavez said at a public event.Castro "will always live among the people that fight for a better destiny. He will always live in the people of Cuba, of Venezuela and of America," he added.
On Thursday, Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque also denied talk of Castro's death when attending a meeting of Latin American and Asian officials in Brazil's capital, Brasilia.
Source: Xinhua


Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton y Cuba http://www.rebelion.org/noticia.php?id=55326,

Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton et Cuba
Par Salim Lamrani 24-8-2007http://www.cubamigos.be/nl/node/550,

Hillary and Rudy share tired view on Cuba policy http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/2007/08/26/2007-08-26_hillary_and_rudy_share_tired_view_on_cub.html?ref=rss,

Barack Obama Campaigns In South Florida Art Barron Reporting

(CBS4) MIAMI Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is making three stops in South Florida on Saturday.
Earlier in the morning, he had a breakfast fundraiser in Parkland, where Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter interviewed him live on her radio show.
During the 10-minute interview, which aired on WFTL-AM (850), Obama spoke about his hopes for the future of a post-Castro Cuba.
''We have an opportunity that is going to be coming up,'' he said, refering to Fidel Castro's poor health. ``...that allows us to reexamine a policy that has been in place for 50 years.''
Obama reiterated that, if elected, he would call for an end to the Bush administration's strict restrictions on travel to Cuba and ban on relatives sending more than $300 per quarter to family members.
Though Obama said he'd like to see the U.S. ''reexamine'' those issues, he said ``we don't want to give comfort and aid to dictators.'' ''What we do want to do is make sure we are thoughtful and open enough that we can see new opportunities,'' Obama said.
At 3 p.m., he will be at a fundraiser for the Miami-Dade Democratic Party at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W. Flagler St., which is open to the public.
The day ends with a stop at Mansion Nightclub on Miami Beach. The event is being called "Generation Obama: Miami", a fundraiser and reception that begins at 6 p.m. at the club, 1235 Washington Ave., Miami Beach.

Japanese parliamentary official visits Cuba

The vice president of the Japanese House of Representatives, Katahiro Yokomichi, arrived in Cuba Thursday on an official visit at the invitation of the Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada.
The Japanese official, who came accompanied by a four-member delegation, is in Cuba to expand parliamentary and economic relations between his country and the island, reports PL news agency. Yokomichi noted that this is a special moment to deepen ties with Cuba since Japanese relations between Central America and the Caribbean have progressively increased over the last few years.
He said that several Japanese organizations have special interest to boost new economic projects with Cuba and stressed the bilateral agreements already established between the two countries in the field of sports, especially in combat sports, volleyball and baseball.
"It in the interest for Tokyo and Havana to obtain a balance in relations through culture and sports," he added. Katahiro Yokomichi is also scheduled to meet with Cuban Parliament Vice President Jaime Crombet and Government Minister Ricardo Cabrisas.

Burocracia en Cuba, entre la distorsión y la rigidez;
un artículo de Luis Sextohttp://www.insurgente.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10809,


Propone Chávez Internacional de partidos de izquierda

Caracas, (PL) Partidos y movimientos de izquierda de América Latina y el Caribe fueron convocados hoy por el presidente venezolano, Hugo Chávez, a realizar en 2008 una reunión para crear una organización internacional.
Al hablar ante miles de aspirantes a miembros del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), Chávez precisó que recientemente conversó esa posibilidad con los presidentes de Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, de Bolivia, Evo Morales y otros líderes.
Dijo que 2008 "podría ser muy bueno para convocar a una reunión de partidos de izquierda en América Latina y de allí organizar una especie de Internacional, una organización de partidos y movimientos de izquierda de América Latina y del Caribe”.
Chávez atribuyó al PSUV un papel muy activo en el ámbito internacional, en el contexto de un resurgimiento de movimientos y partidos de izquierda, en Asia, Europa, Estados Unidos y Canadá.
“Hay un resurgimiento de la conciencia de los pueblos y de allí deben seguir creciendo los movimientos, líderes y liderazgos de una izquierda nueva, de un proyecto nuevo”, expresó.
El mandatario recordó que más de cinco millones de venezolanos se registraron como aspirantes a militantes del PSUV y están estructurados casi 18 mil batallones (organizaciones de base) con 1,5 millones de participantes regulares en sus reuniones.
Explicó que desde el inicio consideró suficiente la creación del partido con dos millones de miembros, activos y disciplinados, con lo cual sería el partido mayor de la historia de Venezuela y de América Latina.
En su encuentro, Chávez pidió a los aspirantes a miembros del PSUV una ofensiva para garantizar la aprobación en referendo nacional de un proyecto de reforma constitucional enfilada a garantizar el socialismo en el país suramericano



REPORTAJE: VIAJE POR LA HISTORIA 26 Cuba Más se perdió en Cubahttp://www.elpais.com/articulo/revista/agosto/perdio/Cuba/elpeputec/20070826elpepirdv_1/Tes,


Venezuelan funding to Latin American and Caribbean countries in 2007http://www.pr-inside.com/venezuelan-funding-to-latin-american-and-r208805.htm,



Ten Postulates of Political Correctness
Baron Bodissey Political correctness insinuates itself into the body politic under many aliases – multiculturalism, diversity, tolerance, conventional wisdom, progressive thought (how’s that for an oxymoron?), all the smelly little orthodoxies of our time. It comes in a number of varieties and flavors.
As a public service, I have gathered together the ten basic principles of PC. You might call them the Ten Postulates of PC; or maybe they could be couched in the imperative as the Ten Commandments of Multiculturalism.http://globalpolitician.com/articleshow.asp?ID=3328&cid=1,

¡Y viva Puerto Rico Libre!
Quiebra de la administración de la colonia, crisis y represión
Grupo de reggaetón Calle 13 denuncia crímenes policiales en Puerto Ricohttp://www.insurgente.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10815,