Fidel Castro Ruz

Former president of Cuba. Commander-in-chief of the Revolution.

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by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 28 March 2016

We don’t need the empire to give us anything. Our efforts will be legal and peaceful, because our commitment is to peace and fraternity among all human beings who live on this planet.

The March Towards The Abyss

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 14 January 2012

The first French nuclear bomb, which exploded 24 August 1968 at 600 m above Fangataufa, an atoll in the Pacific, was 130 times more powerful than Little Boy, the fission bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. In comparison, the current H-bombs are at least 1000 times more powerful than an A bomb. (...)

Cynicism’s Danse Macabre

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 25 February 2011

Cuban leader Fidel Castro shares his views on the tragic events unfolding in Libya. It appears that, once again, the mainstrem media is manipulating the information and clouding the facts on the ground. It may take some time before we can wade through the distortions and begin to decipher the (...)

Reflections by Comrade Fidel

What would Einstein say?

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 7 January 2011

In a Reflection published on August 25, 2010 under the title of “The Opinion of an Expert”, I mentioned a really unusual activity of the United States and its allies which, in my opinion, underlines the risk of a nuclear conflict with Iran. I was referring to a long article by the well-known (...)

A challenge to the US President

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 4 August 2010

According to Fidel Castro, the Obama Administration’s escalation in the Middle East and the Persial Gulf is leading to nuclear war. The accusations leveled against North Korea regarding the "Cheonean" incident are doubtful, as are the claims that Iran is developing a military nuclear programme. (...)

Reflections by comrade Fidel

A swipe waiting to happen

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 11 June 2010

Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN, raises her hand during a Security Council meeting, indicating her vote against resolution 1929 (2010). © UN Photo/John Mcilwaine
On Tuesday, June 8, I wrote at noon time the Reflection “On the Brink of Tragedy.” (...)

Reflections by Fidel Castro

On the Brink of the Tragedy

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 9 June 2010

Since March 26, neither Obama nor the South Korean President have been able to explain what actually happened with the flagship of the South Korean Navy, the sophisticated submarine fighter Cheonan, which was taking part in an exercise with the US Navy to the west of the Korean Peninsula, near (...)

Imperialism and lies

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 4 June 2010

I had no choice but to write two reflections on Iran and Korea explaining the imminent danger of a war with the use of nuclear weapons. I have also expressed my opinion that in one of these cases the danger could be thwarted if China decided to veto the resolution promoted by the United States (...)

The Empire and the War

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 2 June 2010

Two days ago, I said in a few words that imperialism was unable to solve the extremely serious problem of drug abuse, which has become a scourge for the people all over the world. Today, I wish to deal with another issue that I consider of major (...)

The Brotherhood Between The Bolivarian Republic And Cuba

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 19 April 2010

I had the privilege of having a conversation for three hours last Thursday the 15th with Hugo Chávez, the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: he had the courtesy to visit our country once again, this time en route from Nicaragua.
On just a few occasions, perhaps never, have I (...)

The US Healthcare Reform

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 26 March 2010

Fidel Castro applauds health care reform in the United States. However, he fails to understand how come something that was achieved by the Cuban revolution already half a century ago, and which the United States has arrived at only two centuries after its independence, should be hailed as a (...)

My Recent Meeting With Lula

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 2 March 2010

We met in Managua, on July 1980, 30 years ago, —during the commemoration of the first anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution—thanks to my contacts with the followers of the Liberation Theology, which had started in Chile when I visited President Allende there in (...)

We Send Doctors, Not Soldiers

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 25 January 2010

In my Reflection of January 14, two days after the catastrophe in Haiti, which destroyed that neighboring sister nation, I wrote: “In the area of healthcare and others the Haitian people has received the cooperation of Cuba, even though this is a small and blockaded country. Approximately 400 (...)

The Bolivarian Revolution And Peace

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 19 November 2009

Preparations by the United States are underway for a war against the
ALBA countries. Following the coup in Honduras and the installation
of military bases in Colombia, they have launched a press campaign to
justify their sinister plans. The U.S. and Colombian media are
inverting the roles by (...)

The Best Tribute To A Hero’s Mother

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 4 November 2009

Yesterday, Carmen Nordelo Tejera passed away. She was the selfless mother of Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo, a Hero of the Republic of Cuba who is unjustly serving two life-sentences plus 15 years of imprisonment.

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