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I see this as a sign that the new Salvadoran reformist regime, which (for reasons I can understand) has proceeded very cautiously, feels a bit emboldened. Of course, this is a regime that has a particularly steep stake in the fate of Zelaya and the popular mass-based movement inspired by the coup against this reformist leader. The fact that the new Salvadoran leadership judgesd that the period immediately after the Honduran election is a good time to affirm a certain level of solidarity with Cuba is significant about their read of the situation in Honduras. Should, I hope, make the US left take the New York Times/Washington Post coverage of the election success, which goes so far as to present his attempt to get whatever could be gotten from the imperialist-backed agreement as a decisive error, with the required grain of salt. I have always been fond of the Times' efforts to provide grist for division on the left -- they obviously have a somewhat higher opinion of our importance, right or wrong, than the media generally openly suggests. Fred Feldman MIAMI HERALD Salvadoran vice president flies to Havana; first top official to visit Cuba in 48 years Vice President Salvador Sánchez Cerén of El Salvador flew to Cuba on Thursday at the invitation of the Cuban government, the Spanish news agency EFE reported. It is the first visit to Cuba made by a Salvadoran official after diplomatic relations between the two countries broken in 1961 were restored in June of this year. Sánchez, 65, is a historic leader of the Farabundo Martí Front of National Liberation (FMLN) and holds the title of Minister of Education. Neither his agenda nor the duration of his visit to Cuba were disclosed by the vice presidential office in San Salvador. However, the Cuban agency Prensa Latina reported he will meet with First Vice President José Ramón Machado Ventura "and tour areas of economic and social interest." December 03, 2009 in The Americas | Permalink ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
