From: "Walter Lippmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 17:13:48 -0700 To: "CubaNews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [CubaNews] CubaNews - Friday August 24, 2001 The moderators have been discussing ways to reduce the volume of messages sent while maintaining coverage. Here are brief summaries of many of todays articles, followed by links through which you can read those items which you select. Let us know what you think. Walter _________________________________________ CubaNews - Friday August 24, 2001 BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS CUBA Reuters reports on the meeting of an EU official who is visiting Cuba to improve ties, but who will also meet with dissidents (story) http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-cuba-eu.html?searchpv=reu ters The EU official takes a break and on one of the many Harley-Davidsons which are maintained in Havana (story) http://www.miami.com/herald/digdocs/052720.htm Belgian foreign minister riding a Cuban Harley (photo). http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/nm/20010823/wl/imdf23082001182133a.html CUBAN BALLET WON'T PERFORM IN MIAMI Plans to bring the Cuban national ballet to Miami in the fall were dropped in light of the decision of the Grammys to move to Los Angeles. The famous troup will be on a national tour of the US. Judy Drucker, the concert promoter said, ``I'm certainly not going to do it now,'' Drucker said by phone from New England, where she's vacationing. ``It's upsetting. We're the only city in the nation that doesn't have freedom of expression.'' http://www.miami.com/herald/content/news/local/dade/digdocs/113524.htm LATIN GRAMMYS - ANALYSIS, FALLOUT AND FINGERPOINTING UNEASY LIES LATIN MUSIC'S CROWN LA Times commentator Augustin Gurza explains why Miami has never produced world-class musicians as Cuba has. He attributes it to Cuba's socialist education system. He shows why the reactionar exiles were so desperate to keep Elian here, and to disrupt Cuban artists's as well. Each time a Cuban artist performs here and freely returns to the island, it gives the lie to what they have believed and claimed against Cuba for over 40 years. An excellent commentary from start to finish. http://www.latimes.com/business/custom/cotown/la-000068411aug24.story The Herald reports on fingerpointing over responsibility for the loss of the Grammys and the millions of dollars which went with them. Miami mayor Joe Carrollo tries to frame the issue as one of a denial of free speech rights by the Grammys and the American Airlines Arena where the event was scheduled to be held. http://www.miami.com/herald/content/news/local/dade/digdocs/013983.htm The Miami Daily Business Journal reports on conflicting reasons given for the removal of the Grammys to Los Angeles. They usually cover financial stories which the Herald doesn't. http://www5.law.com/fl-shl/displayid.cfm?state=fl&statename=FL&id=79179&tabl e=news&flag=full "Grammy chief's motives suspected" A Herald writer did a background check on Micheal Greene in order to question his motives about the move to Los Angeles. He had not been willing to be interviewed by the Herald. http://www.miami.com/herald/content/news/local/dade/digdocs/000359.htm "Cuban provocateurs" responsible? Grammy chief Greene saying he'd heard from Miami officials about Cuban agents who might proke trouble. However, "Lisandro P�rez, a sociologist at Florida International University, was dubious of the theory," the Herald reports. ``I think there are plenty of people who make themselves look bad,'' he said. ``I think this notion of blaming Castro for everything here is the easy way out. When someone steps out of line, throws a battery or something, then it's Fidel.'' http://www.miami.com/herald/content/news/local/dade/digdocs/015501.htm Quotes from Micheal Greene on why the Grammys were moved. http://www.miami.com/herald/content/news/local/dade/digdocs/020898.htm A Piper Cub plane flew over the city with an advertising banner which said, ``Thanks Rowdy Cubans For Costing South Florida $35 Million,'' the 250-foot sign said in seven-foot letters. http://www.miami.com/herald/content/news/local/dade/digdocs/074716.htm Latin Grammys: Cuban Exiles Hit a Sour Note Two letters to the LA Times, one of which hits many good notes. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-000068648aug24.story Humor in Cuba - The universal coping mechanism has political implications in Cuba, as Reuters' Andrew Cawthorne reports, though he twists the story to put a reactionary spin on it. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/templates/misc/printstory.jsp?slug=sfl%2D823cuba Photo of a Cuban stand-up comedian performing in Havana. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/nm/20010822/en/imdf22082001153807a.html CNN's Lucia Newman, reports from Havana on increased government efforts to hassle US tourists who travel to Cuba. http://www.cnn.com/2001/TRAVEL/NEWS/08/23/cuba.us.travelban/index.html "Torricelli, Menendez near top in donations by Cuban-Americans" according to a local report in the New Jersey News. This story needs more national play, especially with the financial scandals which have developed around Torricelli. http://www.northjersey.com/news/cuban23200108235.htm And while we're following the money trail, Federal officials have not yet disclosed all they've found out about Miami Republican Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart's fund-raising committee. An extensive report from the Miami Daily Business Review and quite different from the way Herald coverage of these stories. http://www5.law.com/fl-shl/displayid.cfm?state=fl&statename=FL&id=79178&tabl e=news&flag=full More new US medical students arrive in Cuba (photo) http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/ap/20010822/wl/998537936cuba_us_medical_stude nts_hav101.html Young Cuban learning the computer. File this under "Damned if they do, damned if they don't". Earlier this year the US media were whining about Cuba's limitation on computers and the internet. Now they moan, "Young Cubans have embraced the new computer technology and have been increasingly recruited to help the communist government design web pages aimed at reaching around the U.S. trade embargo." http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/ap/20010823/wl/998608010cuba_online_hav118.ht ml "Hispanic journalists win praise for leadership", including staffers from the Miami Herald. http://www.miami.com/herald/content/news/local/dade/digdocs/109368.htm Listen to a discussion of the Grammys and related topics with Miami's Francisco Aruca. RADIO PROGRESO WEBSITE: Here today's broadcast in Real Audio: http://www.rprogreso.com/Archives/bg082401.ram Read many of the articles discussed on today's broadcast: http://www.rprogreso.com/ _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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