From: "Walter Lippmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [CubaNews] CubaNews summary 9-19-2001 CubaNews summary 9-19-2001 =================================== DOMINANT MEDIA BEATS WAR DRUMS But alternative voices are beginning to warn of the dangers of wider war. Foreign leaders are encouraging restraint by the US. Peace marches and vigils are being organized in the US. Some of this is reflected in NPR coverage. The best coverage remains on DEMOCRACY NOW IN EXILE and Pacifica station KPFA in Berkeley. access them through www.wbix.org www.kpfa.org www.kfcf.org www.webactive.com and others like www.commondreams.org Not surprisingly, the only member of the US congress who opposed the blank check given to Washington was Berkeley congressmember Barbara Lee, who holds Ron Dellums' seat. She received threats after her decisive action. Positive profile of Representative Lee in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/templates/misc/printstory.jsp?slug=la%2D091801lee Photos and story on developing peace movements: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-091801peace.story ==================================== GRANMA COVERAGE OF 9-11 AFTERMATH GRANMA begins extensive coverage of 9-11 and its aftermath, including efforts by world leaders to urge restrait on the government of the US, statements of Afghani leaders insisting on proof of bin Laden's guilt before turning him over, Cuban musicans who were in Los Angeles for the Latin Grammys giving blood and more... http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html ====================================== JUVENTUD REBELDE: MANY VOICES SAY "NO" AP photo of Cuban reading Juventud Rebelde http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/ap/20010918/wl/1000826115cuba_us_attacks_hav1 01.html CUBAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SPEAKS OUT Cuban Catholic Church is Greatly Disturbed for Terrorism in the US Havana, Sep 17 (PL) Cuba"s Catholic Church voiced yesterday its distress due to recent terrorist attacks in the US -causing thousands of death- during a mass given by Cardinal Jaime Ortega. Diplomats and officials from various embassies to Havana were present at the church, packed with over 300 persons. In his homily, the cardinal, who is also Havana"s archbishop stressed that "unjustice always causes indignation, but justice is not reestablished with hatred and revenge or through violent means." The priest stated that humanity is threatened by decisions men can take and asked if a destructive behaviour can globally spread by fans or even by laws and resolutions which do not take into account human beings. Then, Ortega said that the world"s real globalization forced us to think more in humanity, to get out from our enclosure, leave behind our false securities and find new ways of understanding, solidarity and love. ========================================== CUBAN ROUND TABLE LOOKS AT 9-11 AFTERMATH War Atmosphere Still Present in USA Havana, Sept 18 (AIN) The war atmosphere that prevails in the United States and the state of shock and fear prevailing in that country today centered the activities of the daily radio and television round table in Cuba. The star space in Cuban radio and TV denounced how the war drums strongly sounding at the White House and dragging the US population called by politicians into cheap patriotism and calls to violence . The panelists gave details of the intense war preparations that the US is making by calling hundreds of thousands of reservists to get ready for the announced attack to Afghanistan for giving shelter to Osama Bin Laden , the main suspect in the whole affair. The war atmosphere was served when Don Rumsfeld , US Defense Secretary, spoke about the risks of new terrorist actions that might take place within the atmosphere of xenophobe against the Arab population inside the country. In Afghanistan and neighboring countries it was reported that the lack of security has made a lot of people to live the country while the frontiers are being closed. The journalists present at the meeting spoke about President Bush�s lack of leadership while the Vice President Dick Cheney is slowly taking over . Among these strange circumstances the New York authorities confirmed the disappearance of over five thousand 422 persons and the recovery of 201 corpses at the ruins of the World Trade Center. It was reported that while that city tries to return to normality this Monday the main indicators of the New York Stock Exchange suffered historical losses, especially the insurance companies ,which must pay over thirty billion dollars and the shares of airlines. Right and reason will impose themselves, that�s todays challenge. http://www.ain.cubaweb.cu/english/sep18iggwar.htm ====================================== LATIN MUSICIANS RESPOND TO 9-11 The Miami Herald reports on how Latin Musician are responding to 9-11, including producing songs for to raise funds for survivors (and, of course, songs to build support for war moods, too), but they did manage to include this: Eighteen musicians, gathered from around the Latin music world for an awards show that had suddenly become unimportant, performed for 400 people summoned by phone that day. The concert raised close to $20,000 with donations from Griffin and the Recording Academy pushing the total to $40,000. . The artists included salsa singers Celia Cruz and Ruben Blades, Miami's Bacilos, Mexican pop star Paulina Rubio, Colombian alt-rockers Aterciopelados and singer/songwriter Juanes, and Cuban musicians Isaac Delgado (whose musicians donated blood) and Chucho Vald�s. http://www.miami.com/herald/special/news/worldtrade/digdocs/112670.htm ================================== AFGHANS AND IRANIANS ARRESTED IN CARIBBEAN SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- (AP) -- The terrorist attacks in the United States are sparking mass detentions and arrests of Arabs, Afghanis and others of Middle East descent across the Caribbean. Some say the terrorist attacks have prompted authorities to unlawfully harass and detain people based on looks alone. http://www.miami.com/herald/digdocs/046947.htm ================================== FRANCISCO ARUCA'S RADIO PROGRESO Aruca reports on efforts by counterrevolutionary Cuba exile groups to try to pin terrorism on Cuba. Callers to his program take this topic up. Aruca stresses how at this moment, when U.S. public opinion wants strong steps to be taken against terrorism, these rightists are trying to block or disredit efforts made by the U.S. to consult Cuba and to see how Cuba can collaborate in the struggle against such attacks as was seen at 9-11. Listen to his program at www.rprogreso.com ======================================== WALTER CRONKITE WANTS CENSORSHIP BOARD Retired CBS news anchorman Walter Cronkite called for the immediate appointment of a censorship board to monitor the strict secrecy that Ashcroft has announced. Cronkite said that secrecy is necessary in the war against terrorism, but that the government should immediately appoint a board of journalists and historians that will be aware of all the government's plans and actions. Secrecy must not be used to protect political decisions or government failures, but only for military purposes, Cronkite said. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/ap/20010918/us/attacks_investigation_124.html ========================================= RUSSIAN MOVES TOWARD CLOSER CUBA TIES A growing number of regions across Russia that decisively rebuffed Communist candidates in the early years after the fall of the Soviet Union have come to embrace them again, part of what political analysts call an increasing protest against the failure of Russian capitalism to bring better living conditions to the regions outside of Moscow. With the Nizhny Novgorod election, "red governors" now control executive power in 35 of Russia's 89 regions. The numbers, too, suggest that the Communists are doing slightly better than just holding on to their base. Last month, they came within two percentage points of ousting an incumbent governor in the Siberian region of Irkutsk, another perceived bastion of economic reforms. In the Ivanov region, northeast of Moscow, a Communist elected eight months ago brags about higher wages and paying off energy debts. Oleg Kulikov, the national party's number two leader, said new enrollments are up 10 percent this year and that the party has 550,000 members. "We want to be known as a party of the future and not as a party of the past," said Kulikov. "They are always trying to pull us back to the past. But we are a democratic party now that represents a broad spectrum of the population; we understand that it's not possible to go back." At the same time, Kulikov expressed his support for restoring Volgograd's Soviet-era name, Stalingrad, after Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, a pet project of Communists at the moment, and praised Putin for restoring "our traditional close ties" with communist Cuba and North Korea. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A47189-2001Sep17?language=printer _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ ----------
