Policy & Gov't. / Reflections by comrade Fidel Castro

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  Glory to the good!

  Our delegation was received early this morning with the recognition and the honors it deserves. Esteban Lazo and Frederich Cepeda spoke. There was Raúl, who had made them standard-bearers during the ceremony at the Palace of the Revolution.They were given a copy of my reflection which had been prin…
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  We are the ones to blame

  In the game that finished today at almost 3 in the morning between the teams from Japan and Cuba, we were unquestionably defeated.The organizers of the Classic decided that the three countries in the first three spots of world baseball shall play it out in San Diego, including Cuba arbitrarily in th…
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  The Moral Importance of the Baseball Classic

  In the early days of the Revolution, the Olympics were an event for amateurs. When the concepts of developed capitalism managed to infiltrate the Olympics, sports stopped being a health and education issue, which had been its main goals throughout history.

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  More News About the Agonies of Capitalism

  Today I read the cables from March 11th. They were continuing to rain information about the international economic crisis.This time, it was the well known economist and Nobel laureate in Economy Joseph Stiglitz speaking; the press and academia quote him often. The French news agency AFP speaks of hi…

• A significant meeting

   After the end of the conference on Globalization and Development attended in Havana by more than 1500 economists, prominent scientific personalities and representatives of international agencies, I received a letter and a document from Atilio Boron, a PhD in Political Sciences, Professor of Political and Social Theory, Director of the Latin American Distance Education Program in Social Sciences, along with other important scientific and political responsibilities.

• My meeting with Zelaya

  Some have asked what happened to the meeting with Zelaya that the Commander mentioned in yesterday’s reflection on Wednesday, March 4th.We met.  I had no other alternative.  I found the time.I am obliged to say as much as I can in few words, or not to say anything, and that’s something I canno…

• What I said about Pichirilo

  I promised to answer the journalist Daily right away.
  In her letter that I mentioned yesterday, she said: 

• The Heights of the Ridiculous

  Oh, I’m so scared!  I just about died when I read the statements made by the U.D.I (Independent Democratic Union).  How fortunate for Chile that it is no longer living under the rule of Augusto Pinochet.   Reading Chapter 12 of Max Marambio’s book “Las armas de Ayer” (Yesterday’s Weapo…

• Healthy changes in the council of ministers

  On the occasion of the changes in the heart of the executive branch, there are some cable agencies that are throwing up their hands in grief. Several of them are talking about or spreading the "rumors on the street" about how “Fidel’s men” have been replaced by “Raúl’s men”.  Most of t…