Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - US Embassy in Havana – The Cuba Caper (Koenig)

As an "irrational political academic," I say amen to this opinion. I have
belatedly discovered in my many years of study and writing how slippery it is to
discuss political matters thrashed out in closed rooms or "political catacombs,"
let alone predict accurately the rationale for the policy of political actors
who meet in these peculiar settings. Be very careful of the opinions of some
self-styled "experts" who "trick" us with their professed knowledge in political
science, economics, geography, history, diplomacy, chemistry, physics, and so
on. Sometimes, these ostensible specialists or authorities claim that they have
lived in and traveled all over the world—and therefore understand all about
Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East—and, of course, the Occident—as
they market themselves and their "skills" superlatively to us.

Anecdotally, some years ago, I read a narrative about what had transpired in the
secret meeting between President Richard Nixon and Chairman Mao Zedong at the
time that the US wanted to open up relations with this Communist country because
it was in Washington's interest because of Soviet's real or putative threat to
the world. As the story goes, at the end of the summit, Mao said to Nixon "we,
in China, will continue to insult America in our newspapers and propaganda
please understand and don't be offended as this strategy is for our internal
consumption." Nixon turned to Mao and said: "we too, in the United States, will
continue to bash China when I return please don't be mad I need it in order to
hold on to my political support." The moral of this short story is that
politicians—though callous at times when pursuing their
self-interest-cum-national interest—are often much smarter than many academic
pundits—the so-called "irrational political academics."

Happy holidays!

Ike Udogu



----- Original Message -----
From: Moses Ebe Ochonu <meochonu@gmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 7:00 pm
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - US Embassy in Havana – The Cuba Caper
(Koenig)
To: USAAfricaDialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>

> There is a thin line between healthy skepticism and conspiracy
> mongering/cynicism, and this article in my opinion crosses that
> line. Can
> we wait for things to unravel before we sound the usual, familiar
> alarmsabout US imperialist traps and resource quests? What about
> giving the new
> shift a chance to see how it unfolds? I am no expert on diplomacy
> and the
> Cuba embargo but most of the expert commentary I've read--the ones
> that are
> not informed by conspiratorial reflections--conclude that Obama
> went as far
> as he could go with executive power. The embargo is an act of
> congress and
> only an act of congress can undo it as a legal reality. The incoming
> Republican congress is unlikely to lift the embargo. What Obama has
> done,experts have said, is to effectively end the embargo in
> practical quotidian
> terms while leaving its shell-- which means that as the various
> stages of
> the new rapprochement unfolds and are implemented, the impacts and
> relational consequences of the blockade will gradually fade away,
> and the
> embargo, although its legal framework may remain in place if
> congress does
> not act to remove it, will become practically meaningless,
> inconsequentialto actual relations and interactions between the
> governments and peoples of
> the two countries. Of course, there is no guarantee that this paper
> visionwill unfold exactly as the expert analysts and the Obama
> administrationhope, but why don't we wait until the pitfalls of
> this vision manifest
> before we get hyper-critical about the new policy?
>
> Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
>
> On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 4:29 PM, Emeagwali, Gloria (History) <
> emeagwali@mail.ccsu.edu> wrote:
>
> > US Embassy in Havana – The Cuba Caper
> > By Peter Koenig
> >
> >
> > December 23, 2014 "ICH" -The lame duck, Obama, extending a
> conciliatory> hand to Cuba by opening an embassy in Havana, by
> reopening, after 54 years
> > of a criminal and crippling embargo, diplomatic relations? – At
> the same
> > time Obama is making not a single concession in terms of lifting the
> > blockade. This smells like a trap. Cuba beware!
> >
> > Imagine – a US Embassy in Havana – it would open the floodgates
> for US NED
> > (National Endowment for Democracy) funded 'NGOs', for
> Washington's spies
> > and anti-Castro propaganda machine; it would have free hand to
> destabilize> the country. And what would Cuba gain? – Zilch, zero,
> nothing. Not even a
> > gradual lifting of the embargo had been announced. To the
> contrary, it
> > would open Cuba's borders to the vultures of Florida Cubans,
> eventually to
> > theirs and other foreign investments, subjugating the country's
> huge social
> > gains over the last half a century – universal free education and
> health> services, by far the best social system of the Americas –
> to the
> > sledgehammer of neoliberal privatization.
> >
> > Why would Cuba now need a US Embassy? After 54 years of
> struggling and
> > surviving against Washington's nod? – In fact, nobody needs the
> empire –
> > the empire's consent to financially and economically survive.
> Suffice it to
> > look at the 'engineered' decay of the Russian ruble which
> eventually will
> > leave Russia better off than before the downward slide of its
> currency and
> > the likewise 'engineered' downward spin of the price of petrol.
> Everybody> knows that the Middle Eastern oil producers, Obama's
> stooges, will not
> > forever shoot themselves in the foot by flooding the petrol
> market and
> > foregoing their oil revenues.
> >
> > What Cuba needs is free access to international markets – outside
> and> independent of the United States. Cuba needs to integrate into an
> > independent financial and monetary system, detached from the
> corrupt casino
> > dollar. Solidarity by the rest of the world which has already
> helped Cuba
> > survive the illegal, inhuman US embargo is now more than ever of
> the order.
> > The support of a unity of nations must now help stem the
> temptation to bend
> > to Washington's offer of 'diplomacy'.
> >
> > With the establishment of diplomatic relations, Cuba would be
> condemned to
> > adopt the dollar as trading currency – no escaping the dollar, if
> ever Cuba
> > wanted to hope for the good deeds of the empire – the lifting of the
> > blockade.
> >
> > Look what happened in Bolivia, Venezuela and Ecuador – once a US
> Embassy> is established, all the nefarious destabilizing elements
> could sneak in,
> > willy-nilly. Plus, economic 'sanctions', would be nearer than
> ever, if Cuba
> > doesn't behave. Both Bolivia and Venezuela have learned their
> lessons the
> > hard way. After they closed the US Embassy and sent US
> organizations and
> > NGOs home, they could breathe again. Though Venezuela is still
> suffering> from Washington's diabolical arm of propaganda and
> direct interference in
> > domestic affairs, she has no longer the burden of maintaining a
> > 'diplomatic' tie with the northern aggressor.
> >
> > Most importantly, however – the US is vying for Cuban hydrocarbons,
> > estimated today at 20 billion barrels of offshore oil reserves.
> Cuba, like
> > Venezuela, is close to US Mexican Gulf shores, where the major
> refineries> are waiting for the crude. During his tour of South
> America in July 2014,
> > President Putin in a meeting with Cuban President, Raul Castro,
> signed an
> > agreement whereby the Russian oil company, Rosneft, will assist
> the Cuban
> > oil producer, Cupet, exploring and exploiting the island's
> offshore petrol.
> >
> > Is it coincidence or sheer self-interest, that just now, when
> Russia is
> > digging for oil in Obama's backyard that he is offering
> diplomatic ties
> > with the 54 years embargoed Caribbean island? – Your guess.
> > Venezuela has the world's largest remaining hydrocarbon reserves,
> about> 300 billion barrels. They are close to the US shores and
> would be the best
> > bet for US mega-oil. But the White House's destabilizing efforts in
> > Venezuela seem to fail. These efforts and other State Department
> blunders> have helped increase US isolation in Latin America.
> >
> > Why not trying another approach? – A well disguised lie;
> insinuating with
> > the opening of an embassy in Havana that the deadly embargo might
> ease in
> > some undefined future between the brutal Goliath of the north and
> > castigated, downtrodden David of the Caribbean. An embassy in
> Cuba may also
> > earn some much needed kudos with other Latin American neighbors
> which have
> > been upset for years about the criminal strangulation by the
> empire of one
> > of their brothers.
> >
> > In fact, first reactions from Latin America to Obama's diplomatic
> > initiative were positive. But more than caution is in order. – The
> > establishment of a US embassy in Havana might be more than just a
> floodgate> for US secret service agents and anti-Cuba propaganda. A
> US Embassy in
> > Havana might begin breaking down US isolation in South America,
> especially> in Brazil and Argentina. It might become a backdoor for
> Washington to gain
> > access to these countries huge natural resources.
> >
> > Knowing about Washington's agenda of world dominance, it would be
> > difficult to imagine that there is even a shred of goodwill
> behind Obama's
> > move to 'normalize' relations with Cuba. – Havana beware!
> >
> >
> > Peter Koenig is an economist and geopolitical analyst. He is also
> a former
> > World Bank staff and worked extensively around the world in the
> fields of
> > environment and water resources. He is the author of Implosion – An
> > Economic Thriller about War, Environmental Destruction and
> Corporate Greed
> > – fiction based on facts and on 30 years of World Bank experience
> around> the globe.
> >
> >
>
_______________________________________________________________________________________________>
> > Professor Gloria Emeagwali
> > History Department
> > CCSU. New Britain. CT 06050
> > africahistory.net
> > vimeo.com/user5946750/videos
> > Gloria Emeagwali's Documentaries on
> > Africa and the African Diaspora
> > ________________________________________
> > From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [
> > usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Emeagwali, Gloria
> > (History) [emeagwali@mail.ccsu.edu]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 2:45 PM
> > To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
> > Subject: RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - CUBA: THANK YOU
> PRESIDENT OBAMA
> >
> > WB,
> > This article captures some of my reservations and the
> need for
> > caution.
> > These are some of the facts to note. What is the point of isolating
> > Russia and
> > Venezuela with sanctions, while playing nice with Cuba?
> >
> > GE
> >
> >
> ............................................................................>
One Step Forward, One Step Back in US-Latin America Policy
> >
> > http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international/227648-one-
> step-forward-one-step-back-in-us-latin-america-policy
> >
> > Alexander Main
> > Friday, December 19, 2014,The Hill
> >
> >
> > President Obama's decision to normalize relations with Cuba has
> grabbed> headlines and drawn plaudits from around the world. In a
> short but historic
> > speech, Obama announced a breathtaking series of measures
> including the
> > reestablishing of full diplomatic relations with Cuba and the
> significant> easing of restrictions on travel to the island nation.
> He also made a plea
> > to Congress to undo the 54-year-old embargo against Cuba.
> >
> > But at the same time, Obama has supported a significant hardening of
> > policy toward one of Cuba's closest allies in the region.
> >
> > Venezuela has just joined Cuba as one of only two countries in
> the Western
> > Hemisphere subject to U.S. sanctions. Legislation mandating
> sanctions> against Venezuelan officials was approved by voice vote
> in the Senate on
> > Dec. 8 and then sailed through the House on Dec. 10. On Dec. 18,
> just one
> > day after his speech on a "new course" on Cuba, Obama signed the
> sanctions> bill into law. Cuban-American Sen. Bob Menendez (D-
> N.J.), who authored the
> > legislation, called it "a victory for the Venezuelan people."
> >
> > The trouble is, the people of Venezuela don't seem to agree with
> Menendez.> A survey<
> > http://venezuelablog.tumblr.com/post/91270642089/datanalisis-
> releases-polling-data-on-venezuelans>
> > [1] carried out by independent pollster Datanalisis showed that
> nearly> three quarters of Venezuelans oppose U.S. sanctions. The
> Caracas-based
> > human rights organization PROVEA — a frequent critic of Venezuelan
> > President Nicolás Maduro — also vigorously rejects<
> > http://www.derechos.org.ve/2014/07/11/provea-rechaza-posibles-
> sanciones-de-eeuu-contra-funcionarios-del-gobierno-venezolano/>
> > [2] the measure. Other Latin American governments oppose the
> sanctions as
> > well. At a May summit, South America's heads of state strongly
> voiced their
> > opposition<
> > http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/140524/unasur-
> rejects-intended-us-sanctions-on-venezuelan-officials>
> > [3] to the Senate bill and its House companion, authored by Florida
> > Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
> >
> > The stated purpose of the bill is "to impose targeted sanctions
> on persons
> > responsible for violations of human rights of antigovernment
> protesters"> that took to the streets between February and April of
> this year demanding
> > Maduro's departure. The bill's promoters mention that over 40
> people died
> > during the protests but don't acknowledge that a large number of
> these> deaths included state security forces and pro-government
> activists<> http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/the-americas-
> blog/venezuela-who-are-they-and-how-did-they-die-new>
> > [4] and were caused by the protesters<
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/26/world/americas/crude-weapons-
> help-fuel-unrest-in-bastion-of-venezuelan-opposition.html>
> > [5] themselves. Moreover, as human rights organizations have noted<
> >
>
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/venezuela0514_reportcover_web_0.pdf>>
[6], Venezuelan authorities have carried out investigations of abuses and
> > apprehended at least 17 security agents allegedly implicated in
> violent> acts against demonstrators.
> >
> > Troubling reports of impunity still surround some of the killings
> and> abuses perpetrated during the protests. But does Venezuela's
> human rights
> > situation really justify sanctions? If so, then why hasn't the U.S.
> > government sanctioned authorities in Colombia, where the army
> reportedly> executed at least 5,763 innocent civilians<
> > http://forusa.org/content/report-rise-fall-false-positive-
> killings-colombia-role-us-military-assistance-2000-2010>
> > [7] between 2000 and 2010? Why hasn't it sanctioned Honduras, where
> > security forces regularly commit extrajudicial killings<
> > http://news.yahoo.com/ap-impact-honduran-police-accused-death-
> squads-235203072.html>
> > [8] with impunity? Or what about Mexico, where 43 students recently
> > disappeared, most likely all killed, with the alleged complicity<
> > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/14/missing-students-
> mexico_n_6321866.html>> [9] of both local and federal police?
> Instead of penalizing the governments
> > of these countries, the U.S. continues to send them hundreds of
> millions of
> > dollars in security assistance.
> >
> > So where do the sanctions against Venezuela come from?
> >
> > For years, a handful of members of Congress with ties to far-
> right Cuban
> > exile groups has sought to harden U.S. policy toward Venezuela
> and other
> > left-leaning Latin American governments with close relations to
> the Cuban
> > government. In 2007, Ros-Lehtinen and three other South Florida
> > representatives sent a letter to President George W. Bush, urging
> him to
> > declare Venezuela's democratically elected government a
> "dictatorship" and
> > grant temporary political asylum to Venezuelans who had
> overstayed their
> > U.S. visas. In 2008, Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.), Ros-Lehtinen,
> Rep. Mario
> > Díaz Balart (R-Fla.) and five other legislators sponsored a
> resolution> calling for Venezuela to join Cuba on the U.S. list of
> state sponsors of
> > terrorism.
> >
> > Though these and other efforts didn't gain momentum, the sanctions
> > legislation, introduced in both houses in March, benefited from
> intense> media coverage around the 2014 protests and an
> unprecedented mobilization
> > of opposition-aligned Venezuelans in the U.S. It passed the House
> in May
> > but was held up in the Senate until early December. The
> administration,> meanwhile, announced that it opposed sanctions
> since, in the words of a
> > U.S. official, it "would reinforce the narrative of this being
> about the
> > Venezuelan government standing up to the U.S."
> >
> > A group of Democratic legislators applauded<
> >
>
http://www.wola.org/sites/default/files/Colombia/Labor/VenezuelaLetter05272014.pdf>>
[10] the administration's position, noting that "unilateral U.S.
> > intervention and sanctions have caused deep resentment throughout
> Latin> America." This is perhaps especially true in Venezuela,
> where people still
> > remember how the U.S. government supported a short-lived military
> coup<> http://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/apr/17/usa.venezuela>
> [11] against
> > late President Hugo Chávez back in 2002.
> >
> > Nevertheless, the administration began carrying out minor,
> unofficial> sanctions — first revoking visas of Venezuelan
> officials and then barring
> > U.S. exports of equipment with a "military end use" to Venezuela.
> Then, in
> > late November, Antony Blinken, Obama's nominee for deputy
> secretary of
> > State, told Sens. Menendez and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) that the
> administration> was now fully supporting sanctions.
> >
> > The administration clearly dislikes President Maduro but is well
> aware> that an aggressive unilateral measure like sanctions could
> undermine the
> > divided Venezuelan opposition and further isolate the U.S.
> regionally. So
> > why is it now supportive of sanctions?
> >
> > When Obama announced the dramatic shift in U.S. policy toward
> Cuba, he
> > knew it would trigger outrage in the ranks of Cuban-American
> members of
> > Congress. Though some of these legislators have fringe viewpoints
> on Latin
> > America, they happen to have powerful committee positions and
> could make it
> > even harder for the administration to achieve anything in
> Congress. The
> > president apparently felt he should throw them a bone to try to
> appease> them; the bone was a promise to back their Venezuela
> sanctions bill.
> >
> > Such trade-offs may make sense from a Beltway perspective. But
> allowing> legislators stuck in a Cold War mentality to steer U.S.
> Venezuela policy is
> > dangerous and risks wrecking the good will that the
> administration's Cuba
> > detente is generating throughout the region. In the words of
> President> Obama, it's time to fully "cut loose the [policy]
> shackles of the past."
> > Not just with regard to Cuba, but on policy toward Venezuela and
> other> left-leaning Latin American governments as well.
> >
> > Main is senior associate for international policy at the Center for
> > Economic and Policy Research.
> >
> > Links:
> > [1]
> > http://venezuelablog.tumblr.com/post/91270642089/datanalisis-
> releases-polling-data-on-venezuelans
> > [2]
> > http://www.derechos.org.ve/2014/07/11/provea-rechaza-posibles-
> sanciones-de-eeuu-contra-funcionarios-del-gobierno-venezolano/
> > [3]
> > http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/140524/unasur-
> rejects-intended-us-sanctions-on-venezuelan-officials
> > [4]
> > http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/the-americas-blog/venezuela-
> who-are-they-and-how-did-they-die-new
> > [5]
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/26/world/americas/crude-weapons-
> help-fuel-unrest-in-bastion-of-venezuelan-opposition.html
> > [6]
> >
>
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/venezuela0514_reportcover_web_0.pdf>
[7]
> > http://forusa.org/content/report-rise-fall-false-positive-
> killings-colombia-role-us-military-assistance-2000-2010
> > [8]
> > http://news.yahoo.com/ap-impact-honduran-police-accused-death-
> squads-235203072.html
> > [9]
> > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/14/missing-students-
> mexico_n_6321866.html> [10]
> >
>
http://www.wola.org/sites/default/files/Colombia/Labor/VenezuelaLetter05272014.pdf>
[11] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/apr/17/usa.venezuela
> > Professor Gloria Emeagwali
> > History Department
> > CCSU. New Britain. CT 06050
> > africahistory.net
> > vimeo.com/user5946750/videos
> > Gloria Emeagwali's Documentaries on
> > Africa and the African Diaspora
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [
> > usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of William Bangura [
> > william.bangura17@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 5:06 PM
> > To: dialogue
> > Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - CUBA: THANK YOU
> PRESIDENT OBAMA
> >
> > Professor Gloria Emeagwali,
> >
> > What "facts" do you need? Raul Castro would not have pursued this
> > rapprochement with President Obama without the blessings of his
> older> brother Commandante Fidel Castro. President Obama is the
> "Moses" for Fidel
> > Castro, his revolution and his Cuban people.
> > Obama was born on August 4, 1960 and two months later on
> September 4, 1961
> > the United States Congress passed the Foreign Assistance Act on
> September> 4, 1961.
> > Sister Gloria, I am an African and a GENUINE Pan-Africanist who
> does not
> > believe in coincidence.
> >
> > WB
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 9:10 PM, Emeagwali, Gloria (History) <
> > emeagwali@mail.ccsu.edu<mailto:emeagwali@mail.ccsu.edu>> wrote:
> > Well there are pros and cons. This could be a ploy to isolate Russia
> > further
> > and divert attention from the sordid CIA torture record on the
> news.> Once Russia and allies are routed, Cuba will be a sitting
> duck.> Fear the" Greeks" bearing gifts. These are treacherous times.
> >
> > On the other hand, it could be what Bangura and others dreamt
> for, and a
> > real horse rather than
> > a Trojan carving. Should that be the case, congrats I say, but
> > I need to get an endorsement from Fidel, before I bring out the
> > champagne glass.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Professor Gloria Emeagwali
> > History Department
> > CCSU. New Britain. CT 06050
> > africahistory.net<http://africahistory.net>
> > vimeo.com/user5946750/videos<http://vimeo.com/user5946750/videos>
> > Gloria Emeagwali's Documentaries on
> > Africa and the African Diaspora
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com<mailto:
> > usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
> [usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
> <mailto:usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of william
> bangura>
> [william.bangura17@gmail.com<mailto:william.bangura17@gmail.com>]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 5:15 PM
> > To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com<mailto:
> > usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
> > Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - CUBA: THANK YOU PRESIDENT
> OBAMA>
> > The normalization of full diplomatic relations with Cuba was one
> of the
> > salient reasons why I had campaigned for the then Sen. Barack H.
> Obama in
> > the Democratic Presidential Primaries in Alexandria, Virginia and
> against> Sen. John McCain in the General Elections that he will
> normalize full
> > diplomatic relationship with Cuba before Fidel Castro dies.
> > As a young boy living in Freetown, Sierra Leone I supported all the
> > liberation movements in Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Angola,
> Mozambique,> Rhodesia, South Africa and South West Africa. But I
> was very fascinated
> > with the struggle in Angola because of the heavy presence of
> Cuban troops
> > who were not only equipping and training the Popular Movement for
> the> Liberation of Angola (MPLA) but were also involved in the
> fighting.> In 1975 Cuban intelligence in Luanda, Angola's capital
> intercepted a
> > signal that the South African Defense, the National Front for the
> > Liberation of Angola (FNLA) and the National Union for the Total
> > Independence of Angola (UNITA) will invade southern Angola at
> Quinfangondo.> President Fidel Castro telephoned Soviet President
> Leonid Breshnev and
> > requested Aeroflots and Russian military transport planes to
> carry Cuban
> > troops from Havana to Luanda. But there was a problem of
> refueling, and
> > consequently, he called President Siaka Stevens of Sierra Leone and
> > requested if the planes will refuel in Freetown--which is closer to
> > Luanda--and that SOB (Stevens a faux supporter of the liberation
> struggle)> demanded money. Castro then advised him to "fly a kite".
> > Castro then called Sekou Toure of neighboring Guinea who
> accepted. The
> > Guinean army will establish a five mile circumference around
> l'aeroport> Gbessia in Conakry hours before the Russian planes were
> refueled en route
> > to Luanda.
> > On the eve of the battle at Quinfangondo the Cubans
> launched"Operation>
> Carlota"<http://www.afrocubaweb.com/carlota.htm> and they were in the
> > line of attack,
> > operating the Russian tanks and flying the Russian Migs.
> > Castro's admiration and fascination with Africans originate from his
> > relationship with Juan Almeida Bosque<
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/nyregion/13almeida.html?_r=0>.
> Castro> had said Bosque was the greatest warrior he had ever seen.
> He also said
> > that the difference between Bosque and Guevara was that the
> latter was more
> > philosophical. During a pivotal battle in the Sierra Maestra after
> > they--Fidel, Raul, Bosque, Che and the various rebels--had been
> ambushed> and outnumbered by by Gen. Fulgencio Batista's troops
> Bosque commanded
> > that, "Here, nobody surrenders". This directive became the mantra
> of the
> > Cuban revolution.
> > The Cuban victory in Angola <
> > http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/42294/pamela-s-falk/cuba-
> in-africa>
> > culminated to the liberation of South West Africa, Zimbabwe and
> South> Africa.
> > President Obama has not only rewarded Fidel Castro and the Cuban
> people> for liberating his (Obama's) people from colonialism, but,
> he is also
> > fascinated with her social and political enhancement in education,
> > medicine, the arts and in sports.
> > In Themne, my people will say "Obai Obama "Moemoe O" which
> translates to
> > Thank you very much, King--it was British colonialism that
> devalued our
> > Sierra Leonean Kings to Chiefs--Obama
> >
> >
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