>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Radio Havana Cuba-10 April 2000 > >Radio Havana Cuba-10 April 2000 > Mon, 10 Apr 2000 > >Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit >Radio Havana Cuba - News Update - 10 April 2000 > >-DECISIVE WEEK BEGINS FOR ELIAN GONZALEZ, STILL CAPTIVE IN MIAMI >-GROUP OF 77 SOUTH SUMMIT UNDERWAY IN THE CUBAN CAPITAL >-WASHINGTON'S CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT ENCOURAGES ILLEGAL MIGRATION TO > THE US >-DELEGATION OF CANADIAN BUSINESS EXECUTIVES ARRIVES IN CUBA >-CUBA TO TAKE PART IN THE CANARY ISLANDS INTERNATIONAL FAIR >-EASTERN SANTIAGO DE CUBA PROVINCE FULFILLS SUGAR PRODUCTION PLAN >-FIRST CAMAGUEY-HAITI CULTURAL ENCOUNTER UNDERWAY IN CUBA >-Viewpoint: SOUTH SUMMIT TO TAKE PLACE AMIDST NEOLIBERALISM > > >DECISIVE WEEK BEGINS FOR ELIAN GONZALEZ, STILL CAPTIVE IN MIAMI > >Washington, April 10 (RHC)-- The father of six-year-old Elian >Gonzalez, Juan Miguel, met with his attorney today in Washington to >study the next steps to take custody of his son. Juan Miguel met >yesterday with a three-member team of psychologists who are helping >to >determine the best way to reunite father and son, which is scheduled >to take place sometime this week. > >Juan Miguel Gonzalez also met with the two fishermen who pulled Elian >from the sea last November and thanked them for saving his son. The >boy's father told the fishermen that he was deeply appreciative, but >rejected their suggestions that he leave Elian in the United States >because, according to them, the boy would have more opportunities and >material benefits. Since his arrival in the U.S. last Thursday, Juan >Miguel has had to defend himself against a constant barrage of >insinuations, suggesting that he himself should ask for political >asylum. The father of Elian Gonzalez has consistently defended his >position to return with his son to Cuba. > >U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, speaking with reporters Sunday >evening, stated that she is hopeful that the distant relatives in >Miami will peacefully cooperate with efforts to transfer custody to >Juan Miguel. Reno refused to discuss the possibility of using force >to >remove Elian from his kidnappers in Miami, although reliable sources >in the U.S. capital report that Federal Marshals are prepared to move >on the house where the six-year-old is being held and will carry out >the operation if the boy's kidnappers refuse to turn him over >according to INS instructions. > >Assistant Attorney General Eric Holder, interviewed this morning on >the CBS television program "The Early Show," hinted that the Justice >Department will work to have the transfer take place in a neutral >city. Holder stated that U.S. authorities do not want to subject >Elian >to the custody transfer at the house in Miami, surrounded by >protesters and the media. > >Meanwhile, the boy's kidnappers in Miami are pushing to have Juan >Miguel Gonzalez go to the house to meet with his son and, according >to >their spokesmen, sit down and discuss the situation "like a family." >But Gregory Craig, the attorney for Juan Miguel, told reporters over >the weekend that his client has no intention of going to Miami. Craig >stated that if the boy's distant relatives are really concerned about >their family, they will take Elian by the hand, deliver him to his >father and say: "Here is your son." > > >GROUP OF 77 SOUTH SUMMIT UNDERWAY IN THE CUBAN CAPITAL > >Havana, April 10 (RHC) -- The South Summit of the Group of 77 is >underway in the Cuban capital. During a news conference Monday in >Havana, Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said the meeting >will strongly come out for an end to the current unsustainable >international economic system. > >According to the Cuban foreign minister, the current world system has >promoted unlimited financial speculation and increased hunger and >misery throughout the Third World. He said for that reason, there is >a >strong consensus that the international economic order must be >changed. > >Cuban Foreign Minister Perez Roque said that the South Summit is an >extremely important gathering of underdevelopment countries, calling >it a step forward in coordinating the points of view of Third World >nations. He pointed out that the attendance of 122 delegations of the >Group of 77 member-nations and 34 non-members is evidence of great >interest in the Summit. > >The top Cuban diplomat emphasized that the South Summit is taking >place after what he called "the Seattle rebellion" and at a moment >when no one dares to support the economic shock programs imposed on >underdeveloped countries. Perez Roque said that after more than a >decade of discredited, neo-liberal economic policies, no one can say >that the gap between rich and poor has been reduced. > >The Group of 77 South Summit will prioritize four issues, including >south-south cooperation. The Cuban foreign minister stated that >Havana >has presented 60 concrete projects for south-south cooperation, which >will be considered by participants at this week's gathering. > >Perez Roque also said that delegates to the South Summit will come >out >for the globalization of solidarity, rather than for the >globalization >that excludes the poor. Noting that a serious dialogue between North >and South is needed, the Cuban foreign minister stressed that such a >dialogue must be conducted on an equal footing in which the >development rights of the Third World must be recognized, as well as >the responsibilities and duties of the industrialized countries to >that development. > >During his news conference in Havana, Cuba's foreign minister stated >that the consensus of the Group of 77 will be expressed in the South >Summit's Final Declaration and Action Program, which will be adopted >at the gathering this week. The Group of 77 South Summit runs through >Friday here in the Cuban capital. > > >WASHINGTON'S CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT ENCOURAGES ILLEGAL MIGRATION TO THE >US > >Havana, April 10 (RHC)-- Washington's Cuban Adjustment Act encourages >illegal Cuban migration to the United Sates, as denounced by an >editorial in Sunday's edition of the Cuban news daily Juventud >Rebelde. > >The editorial points to the situation of a group of some 20 >undocumented immigrants that were returned to Cuba by the US Coast >Guard last week. > >The Cuban newspaper reports that the original group of immigrants >totaled 24, highlighting that four of them were not repatriated to >the >island, which constitutes a violation of the current bilateral >migration accords between Washington and Havana. > >Ten of the 24 immigrants have criminal records in Cuba with charges >of >robbery and even murder, including two of those who were not sent >back, since they were arbitrarily granted benefits stipulated in the >questionable Cuban Adjustment Act -nicknamed Washington's dry-foot >wet-foot policy, which makes reference to those that make it to dry >land are automatically given US residency. > >Among those returned to Cuba by the US Coast Guard, says the >newspaper, were a 12-year-old boy, who was placed on a boat by his >mother without the permission of his father, and could have faced a >similar or even worse situation than that suffered by six-year-old >Elian Gonzalez, who is still being illegally held in Miami by >anti-Cuba extremists. > >The Juventud Rebelde note wonders if the American people are fully >aware of the kind of person that their government is favoring with >this arbitrary law, that authorizes entry into the United States to >any Cuban immigrant who reaches US territory without being detected. > > >DELEGATION OF CANADIAN BUSINESS EXECUTIVES ARRIVES IN CUBA > >Havana, April 10 (RHC)-- A Canadian delegation has arrived in Cuba to >explore opportunities for strengthening bilateral relations with the >Caribbean island. > >The visiting delegation, made up of business executives, was received >on Monday by officials from Cuba's Chamber of Commerce. >The visitors' agenda on the island includes meetings with Cuban >authorities in the island's Health Ministry. > >During their stay in Cuba, the Canadian delegation will also tour >hospitals and pharmaceutical laboratories, as well as centers of >historical, economic and social interest. > > >CUBA TO TAKE PART IN THE CANARY ISLANDS INTERNATIONAL FAIR > >Havana, April 10 (RHC)-- A large delegation from the Cuban business >community will participate in the 16th Canary Islands International >Fair, set for April 12th through the 16th. > >Representing Cuba during the fair will be Cubana Airlines and the >famous Varadero Rum, among other local business firms. >This year's edition of the Canary Islands International Fair will >gather some 700 firms from over 30 nations. > > >EASTERN SANTIAGO DE CUBA PROVINCE FULFILLS SUGAR PRODUCTION PLAN > >Santiago de Cuba, April 10 (RHC)-- Eastern Santiago de Cuba province >has already fulfilled its plan for the current national sugar >harvest, >with a 15 percent increase over the previous harvest. > >Cuba's Sugar Minister, Ulises Rosales del Toro congratulated sugar >workers and highlighted that this year's results place Santiago de >Cuba among the top Cuban provinces in the sector. > > >FIRST CAMAGUEY-HAITI CULTURAL ENCOUNTER UNDERWAY IN CUBA > >Camaguey, April 10 (RHC)-- The first bilateral Camaguey-Haiti >Cultural >Encounter got underway over the weekend in eastern Camaguey province. >In the Kamahaiti 2000 meeting, Haitians and Cubans are re-discovering >their cultural roots. Many of the 40.000 inhabitants of this >extensive >territory are descendants of the Haitians that arrived at the >beginning of the 20th century to work in the cane fields and settled >here. > >On Sunday, the Haitian delegation, made up of around 40 artists, >intellectuals and specialists and headed by the Minister of Haitians >Living Abroad, was given a warm welcome at the Ignacio Agramonte >Airport. > >Young ballet dancers between eight and ten years old from the Luis >Casas Romero Art School welcomed the visitors, and a vocal group sang >in both Spanish and Creole. > >Conferences by Haitian and Cuban experts, exhibitions of Haitian >paintings, as well as performances by Cuban and Haitian singers and >musicians will be held through April 14th. > >The Haitian delegation will also visit several communities in >Camaguey >province. An exiting cultural exchange between Haitians and Cubans, >who are united by history and geography will also be expanded. > > >Viewpoint: THE SOUTH SUMMIT TO TAKE PLACE AMIDST NEOLIBERALISM > >The South Summit, which is taking place here in Havana this week, is >designed to fulfill the expectations of the 133 underdeveloped >nations >making up the Group of 77 as they fight the effects of neoliberalism, >globalization and other conflicts influencing today's world. > >It is no small coincidence that the summit is being held in Havana >ten >years after free market neoliberalism was imposed. The economic >doctrine gives priority to privatizations at any cost, ignoring the >social consequences. > >These economic and social consequences reveal debts that continue to >skyrocket forcing underveloped nations to divert nearly 40 to 50 >percent of their Gross National Product to cover the interest >payments >alone. > >Meanwhile, the powerful and rich nations demand payment, but render >little aid for development in return. According to the agreements, >the >First World nations should destine at least 0.7 percent of their own >GNP toward official aid. The situation worsens with the establishing >of privatization programs that absorb Third World public assistance >resources. > >It is clear that Third-World representatives have a lot to discuss at >the Summit. Many will pronounce in favour of a more democratic and >equal international financial structure. However, in the end the >reforming process will benefit only a minority as the world economy >tends to globalization. Many others will pronounce in favour of more >UN involvement in extending development and international >cooperation, >even though the organization lacks effective mechanisms for the >adoption of important political decisions. > >Nonetheless, although agreements in the South Summit are not expected >to favour all participating nations, underdeveloped and poor nations >will at least have the opportunity to demand a better world. > >(c) 2000 Radio Habana Cuba. All rights reserved. > >================================================================= > NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems > Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us > 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 > http://www.blythe.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >================================================================= > >nytcari-04.10.00-22:06:22-5992 " JC > > *********** >sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >subject: Paid terrorist >X-From_: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Apr 12 15:49:08 2000 >Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 01:49:03 -0400 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Cuban-Born Terrorist Roams Latin American Freely > >Cuban-Born Terrorist Roams Latin American Freely > Wed, 12 Apr 2000 01:48:54 -0400 > >Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit > >Prensa Latina, Havana Cuba >DIRECT FROM CUBA: DAILY NEWS IN ENGLISH >Tuesday, April 11, 2000 > > >IMPUNITY OF CUBAN-ORIGIN TERRORIST DENOUNCED > >HAVANA, Apr 11 (PL) Mario Delamico, terrorist and mercenary of Cuban >origin, travels with impunity throughout Latin America under the >orders of Miami Mafia, and with the support of the US secret >services, it was made known today in this city. > >An article published in Granma daily reflects Central American >media's criticism of San Pedro Sula Court decision (Honduras) to >return to the terrorist some weapons confiscated last year by >military authorities from that country. > >The decision -informed the sources- left Delamico's hands free. He >is known as an important link in the Central American connection for >traffic of weapons and explosives in the region. > >The mercenary operates under cover as a representative of the >Panamanian LONGLAC Enterprise. > >The newspaper details the services performed by this "business man" >in Guatemala for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and his >activities against the Sandinista Government in Nicaragua. > >It also recounts information about his connection to the >assassination attempt on Honduras President, Carlos Roberto Reina >(1994-1998). > >Mario Delamico -asserts the article- is member of a weapons >traffic network that has as main objectives, destabilization of the >region's governments, and plans and terrorist attempts against the >Cuban Revolution, in collaboration with CIA and the Cuban-American >National Foundation in Miami. > >Since 1992 Delamico has become the principal weapons provider of >the counterrevolutionary, Luis Posada Carriles, and which were used >many times against Cuba and President Fidel Castro. 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