Editorial

Obama and His Reactionary Politics

Michael Lucas Editor

This U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate has now finally dropped his facade and showed himself as he really is - following in the footsteps of President Bush – even in his policy towards Cuba.

Here is what Obama said last May 23, 2008 at the Cuban American National Foundation that was created by former President Ronald Reagan. When you read this statement it sounds as if President Bush had written these words!

“Throughout my entire life, there has been injustice and repression in Cuba! Never in my lifetime, have the people of Cuba known any freedom. Never in the lifetime of two generations of Cubans, have the people of Cuba known democracy! This is the terrible and tragic status quo that we have known for half a century – and the elections that were held were never fair.

As president of America I won’t stand for this injustice! You won’t stand for this injustice either! Together we will stand up for freedom in Cuba! It’s time to let the Cuban American money make their families less dependent upon the Castro regime! I will as President continue to maintain the embargo against Cuba!”

Below I will just quote a partial text of what Fidel Castro said in reply to Obama’s reactionary statement to the US supported Cuban-American National Foundation which organized the invasion at the Bay of Pigs and who tried to assassinate Fidel Castro many times.

“In his speech Obama portrays the Cuban revolution as anti-democratic, lacking in respect and freedom and human rights. It is the same arguments without any exception that the US administration has used again and again to justify their crimes against our country. The blockade in itself is an act of genocide.

Before judging our country, you should know that Cuba, with its education, health, sports, culture and science, implemented not only on its own territory, but also in other poor countries around the world. Also, we were elected by over 90% of the Cuban population while rarely there is more than 50% turnout in the elections in the United States.

Your America has long ago warned the European powers that it would not tolerate any intervention in this hemisphere. Meanwhile, you demand the absolute right to intervene anywhere in the world with the aid of your hundreds of US military bases, Naval, Aerial and your Special Forces distributed across this planet. Is this how you and the USA government want to express its respect for freedom, democracy and human rights?

Is it honorable and is it also democratic or sound for the US to spend and invest billions upon billions of dollars in the Military Industrial Complex to produce weapons of mass destruction that can destroy all life on earth several times over?

The good will and determination of the people constitute limitless resources that cannot forever be kept and would not fit into a Bank Vault! They cannot spring from the hypocritical politics of this Empire!”

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