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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 05:41 AM Original message |
Castro signs pope's condolence book:Hundreds of Cubans have gone to the Va |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 05:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. More... |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 05:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I dislike Castro too |
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patricia92243 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 06:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. When he is out of power, won't one of his sons take over ad nothing will c |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 06:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I have hope that democracy will come to Cuba. |
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Dirk39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 10:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. Free??? |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 06:30 AM Response to Reply #21 |
32. Free! |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 06:45 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Some Cubans have satellite dishes at their homes. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 07:05 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Here's info. on Cuban satellite dishes from a group of rightwing |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 07:41 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. "They can have it all." - How about the USA |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 07:26 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. But why are books banned? Where are the opposition parties? |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 09:38 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. As I said, take time to educate yourself about Cuba |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 02:32 PM Response to Reply #45 |
55. Could you tell us more about the Cuban ban on books?Got a link? |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 03:44 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. Here's some information from a librarian who visited Cuba |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 04:15 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Tired of reading? Here's a 4 yr. old photo report: literacy & computer lit |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 02:39 PM Response to Reply #45 |
56. Here's an interesting article about a new party in Cuba |
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zippy890 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 05:04 PM Response to Reply #56 |
63. Thank you Judi Lynn!!!! |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 05:38 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Hi, zippy890. Very apt, "the mouse that roared." |
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Dirk39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 10:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
20. No.... |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 06:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Come on, you can do better than that |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 08:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. How about this report from Human Rights Watch? |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 07:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. That is somewhat better |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 09:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. "Only superpower for 40 years" - Inaccurate. |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 08:29 AM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Except it ceased being a misslie base or a military |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 05:26 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Soviet forces were present in Cuba until 1991. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 06:05 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Soviet forces withdrawn from Cuba? Is that right? |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 07:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. Guantanamo |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 08:34 AM Response to Reply #29 |
38. So you actually think Cuba is a threat to the US? |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 07:20 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. My searches on the internet find that Cuba had MiG-29s. |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 07:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Cuba's main threat would be from missiles, WMD or terror. |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 05:41 AM Response to Reply #43 |
48. Africa and the Carribean????!! |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 12:50 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. I mean Cuba's dangerous military adventures. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 01:25 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. For DU'ers who'd like to look at the history of the U.S. in Angola |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 03:57 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. Ollie North, Reagan, apartheid, and Jonas Savimbi of UNITA just LOVED |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 04:50 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. You might find this David Corn article a stroll down Reagan memory lane |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 04:27 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. A grimly amusing reference to Reagan's grand adventure in Grenada |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 08:51 PM Response to Reply #53 |
66. Great research, Judi Lynn |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 02:13 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. I've got your Grenada story..... |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 10:21 AM Response to Reply #29 |
41. U.S. ex-C.I.A. agent,Phillip Agee touches on the illegal flights over Cuba |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 08:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
13. So, you want a theocracy for Cuba, I see. |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 09:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Theocracy? No. Democracy? Yes! |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 08:37 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Maybe you should take time to educate yourself |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 08:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Favoring democracy over theocracy is "US propaganda"? |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 07:13 AM Response to Reply #28 |
36. No. Your comments on religion and democracy in Cuba is. n/t |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 12:55 PM Response to Reply #36 |
52. Same leader for decades = no democracy. |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 08:46 PM Response to Reply #52 |
65. That's some educating you've done for yourself |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-05 07:06 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. You are so blind to reality! |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-05 08:27 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. I've actaully seen Cuban elections in person. |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-05 09:27 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-05 09:46 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Great argument.LOL |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-05 11:52 AM Response to Reply #69 |
71. You forgot Uzbekistan! |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-05 08:51 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Thanks! I'm always fogetting about Uzbekistan! |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 12:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
51. Don't Confuse Religious Freedom With Religious Power Games |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 06:35 AM Response to Original message |
6. Funny really, considering their record |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 07:02 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Thank you...(i don't have to guess, i know) |
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MileHiStealth (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 10:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. Keep in mind too ... Bill Clinton's foundation ..... |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
7. Castro attends Pope funeral Mass |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-05-05 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
10. It is important to remember that the Pope |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 07:21 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Its a fair point |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 08:12 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. That's really too much! Tried to bribe the Cuban Catholic church, too! |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 05:59 AM Response to Reply #14 |
23. The Pope is getting his revenge |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 09:59 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Someone knew what he was doing. Outstanding. Hope there will be photos. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 01:41 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I think 'someone' may well have been the Pope himself |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 08:41 AM Response to Reply #14 |
39. Don't forget the CIA & the Catholic Church's op - Pedro Pan |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 10:00 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Imagine! Your first link mentions Americans have been kept in the dark |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
15. Castro Praises Pope for Defense of Poor |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-05 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
18. Say what you will |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-05 05:47 AM Response to Original message |
22. Little known facts about the Pope and Mexico! |
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stlsaxman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 05:52 AM Response to Original message |
30. My favorite Castro quote... |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 06:36 AM Response to Original message |
33. Is it just me or has Castro mellowed with age? |
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Jack_DeLeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 03:23 PM Response to Reply #33 |
57. Not surprising... |
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hector459 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-05 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
46. Castro is one of my public heros. I'd take him over Bush any day. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-05 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
49. Good article some DU'ers might find interesting..... |
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