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• Life in a totalitarian society: A thought experiment

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  Via Notes from the Cuban Exile Quarter:

  Life in a totalitarian society: A thought experiment Empathy: n. 1. Identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives.

   

  Mother and Son

   

  
  A thought experiment.

  You are a human rights defender in a totalitarian country. You are also a mother, a wife, and [...]

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• Of Cubans, Castronoids, and Cannibals… and, naturally, the CIA

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  Cuban pilots fighting a war in Africa.  No, not Castronoids or Chemonoids, but anti-communist Cuban exiles hired by the CIA. These men fought against Fidel Castro in the Congo. And some of those who were shot down ended up being eaten by cannibals. It's a piece of Cuban and' [...]

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• Quote of the day

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  Our good friend Ernesto Hernandez Busto on the mood of the coverage being offered to the Alan Gross situation by our favorite "Cuba Expert," Phil Peters (my translation):

  "No doubt that after reading Phil Peters [coverage of the Alan Gross story], you almost have to ask yourself why didn't they'" [...]

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• Say goodbye to your 401(k)s…

  We should learn to dance the tango, too...

  SOUNDING THE ALARM! by Mark Levin (Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 11:52am)

  During my last few shows, including as recently as yesterday, I have alerted you to Obama's desire to nationalize your 401-k plan and eliminate your mortgage interest deduction.

  Some background on the former.  [...]

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• Cyberdissidence, information and activism in today’s Cuba

  Ernesto Hernandez Busto in Penúltimos Días:

  Cyberdissidence, information and activism in today’s Cuba

  A few weeks ago, the Cuban official daily Granma published an interview with a Ministry of Education official. It was announced, almost as an afterthought, that the University of Computer Science (UCI) was no longer under the aegis [...]

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• French Socialist Looks to Socialist Obama for “Nationalizing” Example

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  Yeah, it's that good...

  The French politician who said Indian steel company ArcelorMittal should leave the country has told CNBC that his government is only acting like U.S. President Barack Obama.

  Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg, a member of the governing Socialist party, caused controversy last week when he said that [...]

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• Chavez battling bone metastasis?

  I'll believe it when the son-of-a-bitch is in the ground.

  Venezuela President Hugo Chávez is now battling bone metastasis from his pelvic cancer, according to a report by Spanish newspaper ABC. Citing an unnamed intelligence source, ABC's Washington correspondent Emil J. Blasco says there has been a recurrence and spread' [...]

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• Senator Rubio Opposes UN Recognition of Palestine

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  The U.N. vote in favor of granting non-member state status to terrorists, the Palestinians,  no matter how it's spun, is a vote for the destruction of Israel.   I am heartened by Marco Rubio's rapid and unequivocal response:

  Senator Rubio Opposes UN Recognition Of Palestine

  Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) [...]

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• The AP throws a bone to Cuba’s dissidents

  Apparently, the AP had a bone left after they were done covering the all-important, ground-breaking, game-changing dog show in Havana earlier this week. So, they threw it to the island's dissidents:

  Cuban dissidents denounce threats

  HAVANA (AP) — A leading Cuban opposition figure said Thursday that he and another dissident [...]

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• President of American Intellectual Property Law Assoc. swallows Castroite propaganda

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  "I am currently on my first International trip, leading an AIPLA delegation to Cuba. Since I don't know much about the 20th century history of Cuba, I recently read the book Havana Nocturne by T.J. English. The book was recommended to me by past AIPLA President Bill Rooklidge." (Current AIPLA' [...]

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