Fidel Castro’s legacy
Inevitable as it had begun to appear since his serious illness in 2006 that forced him to relinquish power to his brother Raul, the death of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel…
Hasta Siempre, Fidel Castro
The passing of Fidel Castro is one of those events that highlights a deep divide that separates the United States from most of the world. While the mainstream media in…
Castro at 90
Opinions concerning the elderly former president of Cuba are extremely divided, depending on political persuasions. For the vast majority of the estimated 1.5 million Cuban-Americans he is the devil incarnate,…
Fidel’s legacy
On December 27, 2016, the Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power held a debate on how to legislate the will of Fidel to reject any tendency toward the ‘cult of…
Lies about Fidel
The death of Fidel Castro, for those of us living in the belly of the beast, has meant being forced to endure non-stop lies and hypocrisy from the mass media…
Formidable Fidel
When an unprecedentedly devastating earthquake struck Pakistan’s northern regions and parts of Kashmir 11 years ago, “one of the most heart-warming” messages of sympathy Gen Pervez Musharraf received came from…
Obama-Castro handshake: more than just a gesture?
The brief handshake between US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro at South African leader Nelson Mandela's funeral triggered a wave of speculation and expectation over future relations…
Obama-Castro handshake: more than just a gesture?
The brief handshake between US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro at South African leader Nelson Mandela's funeral triggered a wave of speculation and expectation over future relations…
Latin America goes quiet without Chavez, Castro, Lula
With the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Latin America has lost the last of its high-profile charismatic leaders of recent years, and it remains to be seen whether it…
Under African skies
FRANCOPHONE West Africa has for several years been beset by an Islamist insurgency that nations such as Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have failed to repel, despite international assistance. Much…
