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“Peace without Borders” concert in Havana breaks all records

Monday, September 21st 2009 - 11:34 UTC
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A million people packed a main square in the Cuban capital Havana Sunday to witness a rare and ambitious concert that, despite its nonpolitical theme, drew criticism from some Cuban exiles in the United States. Read full article

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  • T Jeffries

    You write: “The decades-old U.S. embargo on Cuba is the most visible manifestation of the communist country's political isolation.”

    This is just more age-old, rightist propaganda. Actually, the failed embargo is the manifestation of the CAPITALIST U$'s isolation. For 18 years the legal members of the United Nations have voted to end the Washington regime's childish, extremist--and illegal--embargo. In almost every vote, the numbers are 170+ versus Washington and only 2 or 3 of its colonies and sycophants (usually Palau, Marshall Islands and, of course, Israel).

    The only reason more legal nations don't have more economic relations with Cuba is the odious, also-illegal monetary and political punishment Washington metes out against anyone who dares defy it.

    However, those days are, thankfully, drawing to an end. With the U$'s corporate-capitalist economy in shambles, and its international relations, reputation and influence in the gutter, the family of legal nations are exerting more pressure against the empire's aggressions. This is only the latest in a string of once-omnipotent empires that have fallen; Washington's will, too, and pretty soon.

    Sep 22nd, 2009 - 02:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Bubba

    To bad T, the corporate-capitalist economy is recovering as it always does, as opposed the the socialist economies which always collapse. If they passed out “get out of Cuba cards” to the million or so that went to the free concert, Cuba would have a million less inhabitants today....

    Sep 22nd, 2009 - 06:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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