Mountain of Snakes
I'm not a socialist. Or at least not entirely so. As an American, I've got a little Al Capone in me. I like the idea of individual achievement -- just not against a background of hopeless oppression.
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Mr. Castro, Mrs. Schwarzenegger and Me
With the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution this week, I remember the last time I talked to Fidel. It was at the Havana airport in 1988, and Fidel was saying goodbye to Maria Shriver and me. But this was no friendly adios.
Mountain of Snakes (Part II)
The following is Part II of Sean Penn's piece, Mountain of Snakes (Read Part I here) HOLA FERNANDO, COMO ESTA? I wanted to cut through the crap. I h...
Chavez After the Oil Boom
It's the oil-fueled spending boom that accounts for the popularity of the Chavez regime, and there's nothing progressive about it.
Two Men Captured From Israel-Lebanon Border, Sound Familiar?
Hezbollah has been able to keep its weapons and buy more following Lebanon's civil war. The "Party of God" is also known to maintain close and direct relations with Syria's leadership.
Coping with Crisis, Latin America Bucks the System
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Russia Threatens American Hegemony with Fighter Jets to Lebanon
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Beloved Cuban Singer: "We are Paralyzed... We Make Plans for a Future That Never Comes Nearer."
Beyond the strings of his guitar he modulated his best tune yesterday, the one that raises dissent and the finger of the citizen pointed at power. It's the same tune hummed by thousands.
Financial Crisis and American Decline?
In 1989, the conventional wisdom was that the United States (and its economy) were in decline. I did not believe it then, and do not believe it now.
Colombia Calls Cocaine Users "Predators Of The Rain Forest"
If you're into charlie, snow, or a few lines of snort, Colombia's Vice President Francisco Santos Calderón has a message for you: your cocaine use is...
Why Chavez Wants To Be President for Life
Chavez's fortunes have always hinged on his standing with moderates. But these days he talks to them less and less, spending more of his time on the kind of hyperbolic red meat that only the wingnuts go for.
As Cuba's Regime Turns 50, How About Some Common Sense -- Finally?
The brothers Castro have outfoxed ten U.S. presidents, thanks partly to the embargo put in place by John Kennedy in 1961, before Barack Obama was born. Chances are they won't outlast an eleventh.
Hundreds of Somali Muslims Fired for Praying
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Obama on Latin America
Although it isn't a headline-grabber these days, the debate over Latin American policy raises matters that deeply affect people south of our border and the millions of Americans with family ties to the region.
The Terrorist in the $10 Gallon Hat
This Independence Day weekend, if you gas up at one of Venezuela's CITGO stations, ask yourself if you want to add to the $37 billion Americans will pay to Chavez this year for his over-priced gas.
Obama's New Power Troika Faces Crises Old and New
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It is called boredom.
Food poisoning goes by many names.
Norwalk virus as well as any number of other viruses. Also, residue of toxins on poorly cleaned seafoods.
Half my friends have had the same flu in the past week. It is everywhere.
I had a similar stomach flu during the holidays - horrible indeed
Cruises are over-rated.
Only been on one but didn't care for it so much.
I like being on my own schedule.
I bet no one cares....
Just throwin' it out but this happens way too often.
Viral illnesses that effect a closed-in group of people
can kill, quickly. Or make you deathly ill.
Gross to think that the service workers ARE NOT washing their hands!
I enjoyed two and then realized 2 was enough.
I agree--wait until the 5000+ mega ships sail and 1/2 the ship gets food poisoning...
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