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.
It is not a matter of being optimistic or pessimistic, knowing or not knowing elementary things, of being responsible or not for events. Those who would like to be thought of as politicians should (...)

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 forces at play and the interests at stake.

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 journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, published in the US journal The Atlantic in September of that year, entitled “The Point of No Return”.

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. Tainted by the BP oil spill scandal, President Obama might easily feel tempted to take an irreversible step. To preserve peace, shouldn’t he accept President Ahmadinejad’s invitation to hold head-to-head talks?

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.” Later, I watched Randy Alonso’s TV program Roundtable, usually aired at 6:30 pm.
That day, outstanding and prestigious Cuban intellectuals taking part in the program answered the pointed questions raised by (...)

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 the border of the two republics, where 46 died and tens sustained injuries.

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 at the UN Security Council. The other depends of factors that escape any possibility of control, given the fanatic behavior of the State of Israel, which the United States has turned into a strong (...)

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 significance.

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 known a person who has been capable of leading a real and profound Revolution for more than 10 years; with not a single day of rest, in a territory under a million square kilometres, in this region of (...)

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 sign of the capitalist system’s vitality.

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 1971.

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 doctors and healthcare workers are helping the Haitian people free of charge. Our doctors are working every day at 227 of the 237 communes of that country. On the other hand, no less than 400 young Haitians have been graduated as medical doctors in our country. They will now work alongside the reinforcement that traveled there yesterday to save lives in that critical situation. Thus, up to one thousand doctors and healthcare personnel can be mobilized without any special effort; and most are already there willing to cooperate with any other State that wishes to save Haitian lives and rehabilitate the (...)

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 portraying Venezuela as the aggressor, Colombia as the prey and the U.S. as the saviour. A classic scenario denounced here by Fidel Castro.

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.

Honduras

Fidel Castro: «mediator Oscar Arias is a faithful ally of the United States »

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 22 July 2009
The mediation of the Nobel Peace Prize, Oscar Arias, between the Honduran constitutional president Manuel Zelaya and the putschists who expelled him, turns out to be a mere delaying tactic. Washington is trying to gain time in order to render the coup d’Etat irreversible. Comandante Fidel Castro reminds us of Arias’ biography and of the crimes of the United States in Central America.

A Ridiculous Response To A Defeat

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 8 June 2009
Yesterday in the afternoon, while thoroughly analyzing the speech delivered by Obama at the Muslim University of Cairo, I received some reports published by the news agencies with the weird information that two retired persons more than 70 years old had been arrested on charges of having been spying for the government of Cuba for 30 years. Almost all the important western press agencies – eight of them- disseminated the news.

Applauses and Silences

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 2 June 2009
Yesterday on May 31st, an AFP dispatch read: “Cuba has accepted to reopen negotiations with the United States about migration and direct mail service, a new signal of the thaw that is happening just before an Organization of American States (OAS) Summit where the Cuban situation will dominate conversations.

Ten Years Teaching And Learning

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 29 May 2009
“Hello President” began broadcasting on May 23, 1999. That day this year, Chávez was in Ecuador celebrating the 187th anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha. Tomorrow the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the program will begin.

Nothing Can Be Improvised In Haiti

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 26 May 2009
Five days ago I read a press report stating that Ban Ki-moon would appoint Bill Clinton as his special envoy for Haiti.

Vices and Virtues

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 20 September 2008
Yesterday we were talking about the Financial Ike that is driving the empire mad. America can’t find a way of reconciling consumerism with unjust wars, defence spending and the massive investments in the arms industry, which kill peoples, rather than feeding them or otherwise satisfying their most basic needs.

The Financial Ike

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 19 September 2008
There is no waste in today’s afternoon news:
“Bush cancelled all his activities. He intended to travel to Alabama and Florida to participate in electoral fundraisers.”

Playing the Good Guy Role at our Expense ?

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 17 September 2008
When the US administration hypocritically offered $100,000 in aid to cope with the catastrophe caused by hurricane Gustav —after an in situ inspection to assess the damages— the response was that Cuba could not accept any donation from the country blockading it. Also, that the damages had already been assessed and that we only asked for the ban to be lifted on the export of indispensable material and credits associated with commercial transactions.

The olympic baseball team

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 22 July 2008
The fanatics were upset due to the hard setback on Sunday. But the word says it all: fa-nat-ics! They forget that our team is now in South Korea, a country where we do not even have an embassy. There, our athletes continue to train.

The poweless powers

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 18 July 2008
It is a serious subject.
The Summit meeting of the leaders of the eight most highly industrialized powers on the planet took place on July 7 to 9 at a mountain retreat on the banks of the Toyako, a lake formed inside the volcanic crater located in the north of the island of Hokkaido, on the northern reaches of the Japanese archipelago. It would be hard to choose a site more removed and distant from the madding crowd than this.

Interlude

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 18 July 2008
Yesterday, on Tuesday, I had a bundle of cables with news about the meeting in Japan of the most highly industrialized powers. I shall leave that material and take it up some other time, if it does not grow cold and stale. I decided to take a rest. I chose to get together with Gabo and his wife, Mercedes Barcha, who are visiting Cuba until the 11th. How I wanted to chat with them, to recall almost 50 years of sincere friendship!

Pax romana

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 7 July 2008
I basically drew these data from statements made by William Brownfield, US ambassador to Colombia, from that country’s press and television, from the international press, and other sources. It’s impressive the show of technology and economic resources at play.

The true story and the challenge of the Cuban journalists

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 4 July 2008
Seven days ago I wrote about one of the great men in history: Salvador Allende, a man the world remembered with deep emotion and respect on his first centennial. However, no one quivered or even recalled the date of October 24, 1891, when the Dominican despot Rafael Leonidas Trujillo was born, eighteen years before our admired Chilean brother.

The McCain tour and the manifest destiny of the U.S. fourth fleet

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 4 July 2008
While I was preparing a reflection about McCain’s relationship with the anti-Cuban terrorist mafia in Miami and other related subjects of historical interest, fresh news was flowing about this character that is being projected by the empire’s hawks as Bush’s replacement: his visit to Colombia and Mexico which will begin tomorrow. It is not possible to avoid them since they confirm the opinions we have sustained.

The Empire’s hypocritical politics

by Fidel Castro Ruz

Havana (Cuba) | 26 May 2008
It would be dishonest of me to remain silent after hearing the speech Obama delivered on the afternoon of May 23 at the Cuban American National Foundation created by Ronald Reagan. I listened to his speech, as I did McCain’s and Bush’s. I feel no resentment towards him, for he is not responsible for the crimes perpetrated against Cuba and humanity. Were I to defend him, I would do his adversaries an enormous favor. I have therefore no reservations about criticizing him and about expressing my points of view on his words frankly.

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