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From: heikki sipil� <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2000 6:01 AM
Subject: Fidel Castro Addresses People of Granma Province-1 July 2000 22:00
>...We have not deprived any country of its right, neither do we intend to
>deprive any country of the fruit of its peaceful work nor of its
>independence. We have proclaimed no violent hostility, blockade or economic
>war against any people. We have declared no people our enemy, not even the
>people of the United States who, despite the ocean of bias and lies with
>which they are deceived when a pretext is sought to commit great crimes...
In regard to the comment: "We have proclaimed no
violent hostility, blockade or economic war against
any people", I think we have to distinguish between
an offensive blockade and a defensive response to
that offensive blockade. Given that the offensive
blockade against Cuba was first put in place 40 years
ago then any response to it could only be called
defensive.
"Economic war" describes the situation perfectly
and so an economic defense must be developed.
All the countries which support the economic war
must be deprived of the economic goodwill of the
Cuban People while those countries which support
Cuba economically must be given the full benefit
of Cuba s economic goodwill.
The same must apply to the States within the US
itself or even certain companies within the US.
Au revoir,
Bill Howard.
