Comments on: FDL Book Salon Welcomes Reese Erlich, Dateline Havana: The Real Story of US Policy and the Future of Cuba http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 08:28:03 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: bluebutterfly http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877696 bluebutterfly Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:52:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877696 <p>” A center to assist more than 2,000 HIV/AIDS patients from six eastern Cuban provinces was inaugurated Friday at the Juan Bruno Zayas hospital in Santiago de Cuba.</p> <p> The center has high-tech equipment for immunology and virology analysis, surgical treatment, and endoscopic procedures. It also provides health counseling for patients and their relatives. “</p> <p><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/11/content_11167445.htm" rel="nofollow">http://news.xinhuanet.com/engl.....167445.htm</a></p> ” A center to assist more than 2,000 HIV/AIDS patients from six eastern Cuban provinces was inaugurated Friday at the Juan Bruno Zayas hospital in Santiago de Cuba.

The center has high-tech equipment for immunology and virology analysis, surgical treatment, and endoscopic procedures. It also provides health counseling for patients and their relatives. “

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]]> By: TheLurkingMod http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877685 TheLurkingMod Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:04:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877685 <p>Phoenix Woman upstairs with a new…<br /><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/franken-coleman-update-a-ruling-but-not-the-ruling/" rel="nofollow">Franken-Coleman Update: A Ruling, But Not THE Ruling</a></p> Phoenix Woman upstairs with a new…
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]]> By: bgrothus http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877684 bgrothus Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:03:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877684 <p>Thank you for your book and for sharing your insights here. I was in Cuba in 1987 as the Soviets were pulling out, and while the shelves were bare, there was none of the poverty we see in Mexico and other places. Also no children with runny noses on their mother’s skirts with hands outreached. Cuba has much to recommend it.</p> Thank you for your book and for sharing your insights here. I was in Cuba in 1987 as the Soviets were pulling out, and while the shelves were bare, there was none of the poverty we see in Mexico and other places. Also no children with runny noses on their mother’s skirts with hands outreached. Cuba has much to recommend it.

]]> By: libbyliberal http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877683 libbyliberal Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:02:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877683 <p>Thanks, Reese. Dateline Havana sounds like a very worthy read!</p> Thanks, Reese. Dateline Havana sounds like a very worthy read!

]]> By: reeseerlich http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877682 reeseerlich Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:00:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877682 <p>Thanks to all the folks at Fire Dog Lake.</p> <p>See you all this coming Wed, Ap 15, 7-8pm EDT, for more discussion about Cuba.</p> <p>Reese</p> Thanks to all the folks at Fire Dog Lake.

See you all this coming Wed, Ap 15, 7-8pm EDT, for more discussion about Cuba.

Reese

]]> By: reeseerlich http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877681 reeseerlich Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:58:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877681 <p>The Posada Carilles caase will prove to be a real test for the Obama Administration’s upholding the rule of law. This guy is an admitted terrorist! He gave an interview to the NY Times, which was tape recorded, admitting he planned hotel bombings in Havana that killed one and wounded several other people. His excuse now? His English is not so good.<br /> (I’m pretty sure the interview was in Spanish)</p> <p>So if you can’t convict this guy, who can you convict?</p> <p>But as with all trials of this kind, it’s more politics than criminal procedure. Where do you conduct the trial? How hard does the prosecution fight? Do you grant bail or keep him locked up?</p> <p>The Obama Justice Department has an opportunity to do the right thing, and it should pursue dozens of other Cuban American terrorists.</p> The Posada Carilles caase will prove to be a real test for the Obama Administration’s upholding the rule of law. This guy is an admitted terrorist! He gave an interview to the NY Times, which was tape recorded, admitting he planned hotel bombings in Havana that killed one and wounded several other people. His excuse now? His English is not so good.
(I’m pretty sure the interview was in Spanish)

So if you can’t convict this guy, who can you convict?

But as with all trials of this kind, it’s more politics than criminal procedure. Where do you conduct the trial? How hard does the prosecution fight? Do you grant bail or keep him locked up?

The Obama Justice Department has an opportunity to do the right thing, and it should pursue dozens of other Cuban American terrorists.

]]> By: BevW http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877680 BevW Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:57:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877680 <p>As we come to the end of this great Book Salon,</p> <p>Reese, Thank you for stopping by the Lake and spending the afternoon with us<br /> discussing your new book, Cuban and US politics.</p> <p>Robert, Thank you very much for Hosting this great Book Salon.</p> <p>Everyone, if you haven’t bought Reese’s book yet, here is a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981576974?tag=firedoglake-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0981576974&adid=1TDQEZVF7NA9WM3X7TXC&" rel="nofollow">link</a>.</p> <p>Thanks all.</p> As we come to the end of this great Book Salon,

Reese, Thank you for stopping by the Lake and spending the afternoon with us
discussing your new book, Cuban and US politics.

Robert, Thank you very much for Hosting this great Book Salon.

Everyone, if you haven’t bought Reese’s book yet, here is a link.

Thanks all.

]]> By: Robert Farley http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877679 Robert Farley Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:54:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877679 <p>Reese,</p> <p>I’m heading out; thanks again for coming, and for giving us the opportunity to discuss your book.</p> Reese,

I’m heading out; thanks again for coming, and for giving us the opportunity to discuss your book.

]]> By: reeseerlich http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877677 reeseerlich Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:54:04 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877677 <p>If Cuba had 50 million citizens instead of 11 million, the US embargo would have been lifted yeas ago. US business interests were ultimately decisive in lifting the US economic embargoes against China and Vietnam, despite very strong China and Vietnam lobbies. If other countries discover significant oil reserves off the coast of Cuba (and they plan to start drilling soon), US oil companies will fiercely demand a lifting of the embargo so they can make profits, too.</p> <p>But while we’re getting closer, we haven’t reached the tipping point yet. The anti-emargo forces don’t feel strongly enough yet and the pro-embargo forces are fighting like Texas annexationists at the Alamo. But we all know what ultimately happened there. Stay tuned.</p> If Cuba had 50 million citizens instead of 11 million, the US embargo would have been lifted yeas ago. US business interests were ultimately decisive in lifting the US economic embargoes against China and Vietnam, despite very strong China and Vietnam lobbies. If other countries discover significant oil reserves off the coast of Cuba (and they plan to start drilling soon), US oil companies will fiercely demand a lifting of the embargo so they can make profits, too.

But while we’re getting closer, we haven’t reached the tipping point yet. The anti-emargo forces don’t feel strongly enough yet and the pro-embargo forces are fighting like Texas annexationists at the Alamo. But we all know what ultimately happened there. Stay tuned.

]]> By: libbyliberal http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877678 libbyliberal Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:54:04 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/11/fdl-book-salon-welcomes-reese-erlich-dateline-havana-the-real-story-of-us-policy-and-the-future-of-cuba/#comment-1877678 <p>Very interesting. Those are not little victories by a long shot, but I hear what you are saying. </p> <p>What is the story with Cuba and our Gitmo base? Historically and re future?</p> <p>Re Elian, what is HIS story today? I presume you mention that in your book.</p> <p>Thanks for enduring all my questions.</p> Very interesting. Those are not little victories by a long shot, but I hear what you are saying.

What is the story with Cuba and our Gitmo base? Historically and re future?

Re Elian, what is HIS story today? I presume you mention that in your book.

Thanks for enduring all my questions.

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