Where’s the new blood? Cuban reforms to be implemented by the old guard

Thursday, April 21st 2011 - 06:59 UTC

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Cuba's Communist Party selected President Raúl Castro and hard-liners from the old guard to steer wide-ranging reforms of the island's crumbling economy. As expected, Raúl Castro, 79, was chosen at a four-day party congress to replace his older brother Fidel Castro as first secretary of the ruling party's Central Committee. Read full article

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I don't know the Cuba people informed or not about
recent Tunis & Egypt reforms !?
Apr 21st, 2011 - 09:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
”Where's the new blood?'

Well, a lot of them are recently released from Cuban prisons where they were incarcerated for 'criticising the state'.
A few of them are still in prison.

These are the 'new blood' on which nations build new futures.

Some of this blood has been, and will be, shed in the transition, but reforms come from different individuals and different ideas supplanting the old and senescent beliefs.
Apr 21st, 2011 - 11:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ptolemy
“Where’s the new blood? Cuban reforms to be implemented by the old guard”

All in Argentina, just like the good old days of Che.
Apr 21st, 2011 - 08:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
”Where's the new blood?'

In Miami-FL and New Jersey-NJ, but I doubt if they are welcome in Cuba.
Apr 21st, 2011 - 09:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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