Regards, Ivan
Ping!
"How do you tell a Socialist:- It's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an Anti-Socialist someone who understands Marx and Lenin" -Ronald Reagan
The voice of conscience.
The UN and most Eurotwit politicians seem to be more concerned about Gitmo than the thousands tortured and imprisoned by Castro.
Secret? It's not a secret at all. It's as plain as the nose on his face.
Bless Poland and Czechoslovakia. Former iron curtain nations may turn out to be our best in Europe in the coming years.
We're with ya', Buddy. Back in the 60s our government made a hallf-hearted attempt through surrogates to set the Cuban people free. Half-hearted wars don't work, though.
"Some Europeans apparently regard Cuba as a faraway country whose fate they need take no interest in."
From Neville Chamberlain:
"How horrible, fantastic, incredible it is that we should be digging trenches and trying on gas masks here because of a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing. It seems still more impossible that a quarrel which has already been settled in principle should be the subject of war.
I can well understand the reasons why the Czech Government have felt unable to accept the terms which have been put before them in the German memorandum. Yet I believe after my talks with Herr Hitler that, if only time were allowed, it ought to be possible for the arrangements for transferring the territory that the Czech Government has agreed to give to Germany to be settled by agreement under conditions which would assure fair treatment to the population concerned. . . .
However much we may sympathize with a small nation confronted by a big and powerful neighbor, we cannot in all circumstances undertake to involve the whole British Empire in war simply on her account. If we have to fight it must be on larger issues than that. I am myself a man of peace to the depths of my soul. Armed conflict between nations is a nightmare to me; but if I were convinced that any nation had made up its mind to dominate the world by fear of its force, I should feel that it must be resisted. Under such a domination life for people who believe in liberty would not be worth living; but war is a fearful thing, and we must be very clear, before we embark upon it, that it is really the great issues that are at stake, and that the call to risk everything in their defense, when all the consequences are weighed, is irresistible.
For the present I ask you to await as calmly as you can the events of the next few days. As long as war has not begun, there is always hope that it may be prevented, and you know that I am going to work for peace to the last moment. Good night. . . ."
History repeats itself as tragedy and farce!
Great Article; and you can bet the EU will stand up against Fidel and Cuba. Yesssir, France will lead the way I'm sure. Your dealing with some bad dudes in the EU; let me tell you.
(Sarc.)