Re: [Marxism] Fidel: Obama misinterpreted my brother's remarks

["Lüko Willms" <lueko.willms@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:03:18 +0200 (MES) Lüko Willms wrote:

  quoting Fidel Castro's "reflections" of April 21: 
> 
> Yesterday I referred to what was funny about the 
> "Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain".
> 

  Here comes the text of this text of April 20: "Feverish Dreams" ("Sueños 
Delirantes"): 

> Original text 
<http://www.cuba.cu/gobierno/reflexiones/2009/esp/f200409e.html>

> english translation 
<http://www.cuba.cu/gobierno/reflexiones/2009/ing/f200409i.html>

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Reflections by Comrade Fidel

 

Feverish Dreams

 
I could find no explanation for the euphoria expressed by some of the 
participants at the Port of Spain Summit.

I put in a lot of effort and I read the famous Declaration of the Commitment 
approved at that "Summit of the Americas".  I had heard the press conference 
that was presided over by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick 
Manning, which was also attended by the illustrious Stephen Harper, the Prime 
Minister of Canada, and the presidents of Mexico and Panama, Felipe 
Calderon and Martin Torrijos respectively.  According to them, this Summit 
has been the most extraordinary ever held.

Some kind of miracle should have been worked out, I said to myself. The 
philosopher's stone has just been discovered. Why should we worry for one 
more second? No one should think that this happened out of mere chance. 
Don't we know how to read and write? It was the OAS which saved us all; it 
has been so stated in 13 out of the 97 subparagraphs contained in the 67 
pages of the final declaration.

I will only use six of the eight pages of this reflection to also acknowledge 
the glories of the OAS:

The countries that signed the Declaration reaffirm the principles and values 
of the UN Charter, the OAS Charter, the Inter-American Democratic Charter, 
the Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development and the Millennium 
Declaration and express their determination to intensify their struggle against 
poverty, hunger, social exclusion, discrimination and inequality and to 
promote social inclusion and cohesion in order to improve the living standards 
of their peoples and attain development and social justice.

Likewise, they reaffirm the importance of promoting cooperation among 
States in a fraternal way in different spheres of inter-American relations, in 
conformity with the essential principles and purposes of the OAS Charter and 
recognizing their social, political and economic diversity.

They further stated that they have given instructions to their ministers, 
particularly those responsible for finances, planning and social development, 
to begin or strengthen the review of all national programs for social 
protection and inclusion and the eradication of poverty.  They call upon the 
OAS, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and other relevant finance 
and development regional and sub regional institutions so that they support 
these efforts within the scope of their respective mandates.

They call upon the Ministers of Labor so that, within the context of the 
Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor of the OAS, in cooperation 
with the consultative organs of workers and employers, and with the support 
of the ILO, as appropriate, so that they support a working program to attain 
these objectives at the Sixteenth Inter-American Conference of Labor 
Ministers to be held in the year 2009.

The countries that signed the Declaration call upon the Ministers of Education 
so that, with the support of the OAS, specialized regional and international 
institutions as well as the civil society organizations, they could develop 
strategies aimed at making quality secondary education available to all 
youths by the year 2015 at the latest, specially to the most vulnerable 
groups and those with special educational needs.

They further stated that they will increase their efforts to prevent and 
combat all aspects of the international problem of drugs and other related 
crimes by strengthening international cooperation and adopting a 
comprehensive and balanced approach, based on the principle of common 
and shared responsibility, in conformity with the principles enshrined in the 
UN Charter, the OAS Charter, international law and their applicable legal 
frameworks.

The countries signing the Declaration request the General Secretariat of the 
OAS to submit to the next Summit of the Americas a report on the progress 
attained in the compliance with the commitments entered into at the meetings 
of Ministers of Public Security of the Americas and the meetings of Ministers 
of Justice or other ministers, attorneys or General Attorneys of the Americas.  
The Declaration seeks to promote greater cooperation in these meetings, as 
well as the work of the OAS in support to meetings of Ministers of Public 
Security of the Americas and the meetings of Ministers of Justice of the 
Americas.  The countries that signed the Declaration expressed their 
gratitude over the continued technical support offered by the OAS to all 
those issues which are discussed at these meetings.

The countries will encourage the work of the OAS in the design of a new 
comprehensive and hemispheric strategy to promote inter-American 
cooperation in coping with criminal gangs.

The countries that signed the Declaration renewed their commitment to 
combat poverty, inequality, hunger, and social exclusion in order to improve 
the living conditions of their peoples and strengthen democratic governance 
in the Americas, and committed to uphold and fully implement the principles 
contained in the Inter-American Democratic Charter.

The countries reiterated their support to the goals contained in the Social 
Charter of the Americas and its Plan of Action, which are intended to offer all 
citizens more opportunities to benefit from sustainable development with 
equity and social inclusion.  They encouraged the OAS to conclude the 
drafting of these instruments, and pledge to work in the interest of concluding 
negotiations and adopting these documents before the end of 2009.

They recognize the important role played by the OAS in the peaceful 
settlement of their differences, its participation in the promotion of a 
culture 
of democracy, peace, dialogue and non-violence in the region, and the role it 
played in the implementation of the Inter-American Democratic Charter.

The countries that signed the Declaration will see to it that yearly national 
reports about the actions carried out and the progress achieved in pursuing 
the specific goals identified in the Summit of the Americas continue to be 
submitted to the OAS.

Why should we be surprised to see that, thanks to the support and inspiration 
of such a meritorious institution, in the last subparagraph of page 67 of the 
Declaration it is reaffirmed that the Heads of State or Government of the 
Americas agree that this document should be known as "The Declaration of 
the Commitment of Port-of Spain", and that it will be so approved on April 19, 
2009?

Is it so that the OAS is a guarantee to the sovereignty and integrity of Latin 
American peoples? It always has!

Did it ever interfere in the internal affairs of any country in the hemisphere? 
It never has!

Is it true that it has always been a docile instrument of the United Sates? It 
never has!

Did any Latin American or Caribbean die because of its own fault? Not a 
single one of them did!  Those are slanders, fabricated by the 
Castroist-Communist, which have emanated from Cuba, a country expelled 
from the OAS because its government proclaimed Marxism-Leninism in a 
country where there was never an election, where no one is entitled to vote 
or being elected, which lives under the rule of a tyranny that has blatantly 
confronted a country so weak, defenseless and poor as the United States for 
half a century.  If Cuba does not rectify its position, the selfless and noble 
government of the United States will not sell a single aspirin to Cuba.  The 
OAS is a guarantee of the democratic rights of the long-suffering Cuban 
people.

 

Fidel Castro Ruz
April 20, 2009
1:46 p.m.
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Cheers, 
Lüko Willms
Frankfurt, Germany
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