Deciphering the New President’s Thinking
Published in La Jornada
(Mexico) on 30 January 2009
by Fidel Castro Ruz (link to original)
(Mexico) on 30 January 2009
by Fidel Castro Ruz (link to original)
Translated from
by Joseph Locatelli.
Edited by Christie Chu.
It really isn't very difficult to do. After taking office, Barack Obama declared that the U.S. needs to evaluate whether returning the territory occupied by the Naval Base of Guantanamo to its legitimate owner will affect the defensive capacity of the United States.
He immediately added that to come to a solution, consessions on Cuba's part also need to be considered. These consessions may mean demanding a change of political system, against which Cuba has fought for half a century.
Maintaining a military base in Cuba against the will of the people violates the most fundamental principles of international rights. It is the respobsibility of the president of the United States to obey these basic principles under any conditions. Not respecting them would constitute an act of arrogance and an abuse of his immense power against a small country.
If you desire to better understand the abusive character of imperial power, you should consider the declarations published on the official U.S. government Internet site on January 22, 2009, after Barack Obama took command. Biden and Obama decided to resolutely support the relationship between the United States and Israel, and reaffirm the incontrovertible commitment of the U.S. in the Middle East should be the security of Israel, the United States's principle ally in the region.
The United States will never distance itself from Israel, and the president and vice president resolutely believe in Israel's right to protect its citizens, the website declares in its statement of principles. In this regard, Obama's administration will take up the policies of Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush.
Sharing in the genocide against the Palestinians has been passed on to our friend Obama. Russia, China, Europe, Latin America, and the rest of the world were offered a similar part in these events after the United States turned Israel into an important nuclear power which absorbs a significant portion of the empire's prosperous military industry's exports each year, and makes the country an extremely violent threat to all Muslim countries.
Similar examples abound, and you don't have to be a fortune teller to find them. For further illustration, read the declarations from the head of the Pentagon, an expert in military matters.
He immediately added that to come to a solution, consessions on Cuba's part also need to be considered. These consessions may mean demanding a change of political system, against which Cuba has fought for half a century.
Maintaining a military base in Cuba against the will of the people violates the most fundamental principles of international rights. It is the respobsibility of the president of the United States to obey these basic principles under any conditions. Not respecting them would constitute an act of arrogance and an abuse of his immense power against a small country.
If you desire to better understand the abusive character of imperial power, you should consider the declarations published on the official U.S. government Internet site on January 22, 2009, after Barack Obama took command. Biden and Obama decided to resolutely support the relationship between the United States and Israel, and reaffirm the incontrovertible commitment of the U.S. in the Middle East should be the security of Israel, the United States's principle ally in the region.
The United States will never distance itself from Israel, and the president and vice president resolutely believe in Israel's right to protect its citizens, the website declares in its statement of principles. In this regard, Obama's administration will take up the policies of Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush.
Sharing in the genocide against the Palestinians has been passed on to our friend Obama. Russia, China, Europe, Latin America, and the rest of the world were offered a similar part in these events after the United States turned Israel into an important nuclear power which absorbs a significant portion of the empire's prosperous military industry's exports each year, and makes the country an extremely violent threat to all Muslim countries.
Similar examples abound, and you don't have to be a fortune teller to find them. For further illustration, read the declarations from the head of the Pentagon, an expert in military matters.
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