From: "Walter Lippmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [CubaNews] CubaNews summary 9-17-2001 CubaNews summary - Sept. 17, 2001 ============================ Not much about Cuba in the media today. GRANMA's website remains down. Other Cuban sites are up. ==================================== Hundreds rallied for peace and against a military response to the terrorist attacks in Washington and New York. These events are not widely reported in the mainstream media which is beating the drums for war. However, multic-cultural, cross-denominational and other kinds of activities are now springing up in the US. ============================================ THIS IS IN TODAY'S MIAMI HERALD: Posted at 6:49 a.m. EDT Monday, September 17, 2001 CUBA RALLIES AGAINST TERRORISM, SUPPORTS U.S. PEOPLE HAVANA -- (AP) -- During a weekly rally normally reserved to criticize the United States, the Cuban government condemned terrorism and repeated its support of the American people after attacks in the United States destroyed the World Trade Center and part of the Pentagon. Saturday's rally was given the theme: ``Our solidarity with the American people during the national tragedy they are living through.'' Defense Minister Raul Castro, President Fidel Castro's brother, presided over the gathering in Majibacoa, a small town 410 miles east of Havana. One by one, the dozens of speakers condemned the attacks on the United States and criticized the four-decade U.S. embargo against the island, among other U.S. policies. The speeches echoed ideas expressed by Castro on Tuesday, hours after the attacks. The Cuban president lamented the ``unbelievable'' acts. http://www.miami.com/herald/digdocs/021692.htm ======================================= "WARNING" WAITS HERE FOR GLOBAL FUGITIVES A special unit of federal officers in Miami is tracking down various global fugitives. Read this interesting note: Alien smuggler Jos� L�pez-Larrondo, a Cuban citizen who violated his bond, is now serving a 30-month sentence at the Federal Correctional Institute in Miami. On June 12, agents got his co-defendant, Fernando M�ndez-Nodarse, who got 60 months at the correctional institute. ``We have a special type of fugitive here in South Florida,'' said Pete Cajigal, a supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal who heads the fugitive section. ``You have a person who has ready access to large sums of cash and to assets that can be turned into cash. With ready access to false identification, they can basically treat borders as nonexistent -- they can hop from country to country the way in the U.S. we can drive from state to state. ``Because Miami has such a cosmopolitan makeup of citizens from other countries, fugitives from those countries can sometimes find a safe haven and support in these communities.'' http://www.miami.com/herald/content/news/local/dade/digdocs/094310.htm ==================================== NEGROPONTE APPROVED FOR U.N. POST This was quietly slipped through last week. It's analyzed for a Miami Herald opinion column by: Joseph E. Mulligan, a Jesuit priest from Detroit, works in Nicaragua and is investigating the disappearance of the Rev. James ``Guadalupe'' Carney. http://www.miami.com/herald/content/opinion/opcol/digdocs/037348.htm ==================================== LATIN GRAMMYS FINAL CONCERT During a quickly assembled benefit concert by stranded Latin Grammy nominees Friday night, recording academy officials said they are still trying to reschedule the awards telecast, which was canceled after last week's terrorist attacks. Cuba's visiting artists also shared the stage and the evening's spirit of compassion. Following his dazzling solo at the piano, Havana's Chucho Valdes stood alone on the sidelines, swaying gently to "The Star-Spangled Banner," his long arms held respectfully at his sides. "It's important to participate in some fashion, to show unity and help however we can," said Valdes. The show closed with a rousing encore by Cuban singer Issac Delgado, featuring a guest vocal by Panama's Blades. The two stars were surrounded by reporters and well-wishers as they left the ballroom together. At the door, Blades turned to thank a trio of uniformed policemen, who seemed taken aback by the attention. "Take care, man," the singer said, shaking hands with the officers one by one. http://www.latimes.com/templates/misc/printstory.jsp?slug=la%2D000074691sep1 7 ================================= U.S. CHRISTIAN LEADER DIES IN CUBA Bobbie Gobel, the controversial former head of the Iowa Christian Coalition, died last week in Cuba, according to the pastor who led a memorial service for her in West Des Moines. Gobel, 41, was on a mission trip to the communist nation when she died, according to the Rev. Tom Allen of Point of Grace Ministries. http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4788998/15909342.html ========================================== WILD RIDE FOR STOCKS EXPECTED TODAY As the New York Stock Exchange reopens, a wild ride is expected. Many calls have been made to fight terrorism by buying stocks. The government has lowered interest rates to encourage spending. Big investors like Warren Buffett say they are now going to buy, buy, buy. Consumers are encouraged to spend, spend, spend for the same reasons. http://www.latimes.com/templates/misc/printstory.jsp?slug=la%2D091701funds FAITH-BASED INVESTMENT SCAMS FLEECING FOLLOWERS OF BILLIONS Read the full story, but here's just a start: Over the last three years, about 90,000 Americans have lost roughly $1.8 billion to frauds that use God as a lure, according to the North American Securities Administrators Assn., a group representing state securities regulators nationwide. Those numbers have soared since securities regulators last looked at the problem. In a 1989 study, regulators found that $450 million had been lost by about 15,000 investors over a five-year period. "In a shorter period of time, more people were scammed and a greater amount of money was lost," said Marc Beauchamp, executive director of the securities administrators association. "It is a major concern to state securities regulators." As with most types of frauds, the statistics probably understate the problem. Regulators count only the frauds they've uncovered and say there undoubtedly are many that haven't been detected. The surge in religion-oriented frauds is attributed to several factors, including an overall rise in so-called affinity scams, regulators said. To target their pitches, affinity-scam promoters use some specific knowledge and a sense of belonging and trust within a group--be it a church or fraternity, school or profession. Unsuspecting victims often are used to help sell the bogus investment through word of mouth. http://www.latimes.com/templates/misc/printstory.jsp?slug=la%2D000074457sep1 6 ======================================= Articles like this are aimed at laying a political and psychological foundation for further restrictions on privacy and internet access by the government: TERRORISTS SOUGHT INTERNET ACCESS WANDA J. DeMARZO [EMAIL PROTECTED] Two men believed to have been connected to Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington showed up at a motel in Hollywood and a public library in Delray Beach in late August and expressed an interest in Internet access, the motel innkeeper and a librarian said Sunday. http://www.miami.com/herald/special/news/worldtrade/digdocs/066998.htm _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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