Comments on: The Socialist Paradise in all its glory http://babalublog.com/2009/11/the-socialist-paradise-in-all-its-glory/ an island on the net without a bearded dictator Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:54:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: StJacques http://babalublog.com/2009/11/the-socialist-paradise-in-all-its-glory/comment-page-1/#comment-104378 StJacques Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:23:08 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=29634#comment-104378 The news of an energy crunch in Cuba makes their problems of participating in foreign exchange all too clear. The pain the Castroite regime continues to inflict upon its own people must be producing pressures upon the leadership we cannot see, otherwise they would not fear a crackdown on dissent which, in spite of the brutal treatment handed out to Yoani et al. last week, has not surfaced. Their intimidation has been private, almost covert in nature. The regime is treading lightly, and with the news above you can see the reason why. Economic hardship creates political uncertainty, no matter how substantial the capacity of the regime for repression. Ladies and gentlemen, hear the truth! The embargo is working. At least, in so far as the trade restrictions prevent the Castroite rulers from gaining foreign exchange. We must not let that change as a result of current discussions now underway in Washington to lift the embargo in its entirety. No way! But I also submit that we should now consider what steps we may take to enhance the flow of information into Cuba from the U.S. in order to let the Cuban people gain enhanced access to alternative interpretations of the source of their economic woes. It is time to review the travel restrictions. It would help to put a different spin on Cuba's economic plight in front of the Cuban people. But leave everything else outside of travel in place. The embargo is working. StJacques <a href="http://stjacquesonline.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">StJacques Online: A Freedom Blog</a> The news of an energy crunch in Cuba makes their problems of participating in foreign exchange all too clear. The pain the Castroite regime continues to inflict upon its own people must be producing pressures upon the leadership we cannot see, otherwise they would not fear a crackdown on dissent which, in spite of the brutal treatment handed out to Yoani et al. last week, has not surfaced. Their intimidation has been private, almost covert in nature. The regime is treading lightly, and with the news above you can see the reason why. Economic hardship creates political uncertainty, no matter how substantial the capacity of the regime for repression.

Ladies and gentlemen, hear the truth! The embargo is working. At least, in so far as the trade restrictions prevent the Castroite rulers from gaining foreign exchange. We must not let that change as a result of current discussions now underway in Washington to lift the embargo in its entirety. No way!

But I also submit that we should now consider what steps we may take to enhance the flow of information into Cuba from the U.S. in order to let the Cuban people gain enhanced access to alternative interpretations of the source of their economic woes. It is time to review the travel restrictions. It would help to put a different spin on Cuba's economic plight in front of the Cuban people.

But leave everything else outside of travel in place. The embargo is working.

StJacques
StJacques Online: A Freedom Blog

]]> By: paul vincent zecchino http://babalublog.com/2009/11/the-socialist-paradise-in-all-its-glory/comment-page-1/#comment-104364 paul vincent zecchino Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:46:01 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=29634#comment-104364 pototo- You answered the question, 'what happened to all Chavez oil?' If fido's still getting it doesn't that raise a new question, what're they cooking? They swapping oil for munitions, cash, baggies? If oil's still flowing why the crisis? What's the gag? Paul Vincent Zecchino Manasoviet Key, Florida 11 November, 2009 pototo-

You answered the question, 'what happened to all Chavez oil?'

If fido's still getting it doesn't that raise a new question, what're they cooking? They swapping oil for munitions, cash, baggies?

If oil's still flowing why the crisis? What's the gag?

Paul Vincent Zecchino
Manasoviet Key, Florida
11 November, 2009

]]> By: pototo http://babalublog.com/2009/11/the-socialist-paradise-in-all-its-glory/comment-page-1/#comment-104363 pototo Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:30:46 +0000 http://babalublog.com/?p=29634#comment-104363 Notice how casually they said.... "The situation is not as dire as in the 1990s because Cuba receives 93,000 barrels per day of crude oil, almost two-thirds of what it consumes, from Venezuela. It pays for the oil by providing its energy-rich ally with medical personnel and other professionals." It rpovides Venezuela with medical personnel a/k/a slaves. Notice how casually they said....
"The situation is not as dire as in the 1990s because Cuba receives 93,000 barrels per day of crude oil, almost two-thirds of what it consumes, from Venezuela. It pays for the oil by providing its energy-rich ally with medical personnel and other professionals."

It rpovides Venezuela with medical personnel a/k/a slaves.

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