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Anti-imperialist group say ‘No to US’ Regime Change in Cuba’
Anti-imperialist
activists held a rally in front of the U.S. Embassy on Aug. 11, shouting
“U.S. Government, Hands Off Cuba!”
Rita Baua, secretary
general of the International League of People’s Struggle-Philippines
Chapter, said, “U.S. President George Bush is exploiting the recent
surgery on Fidel Castro and the temporary transfer of his leadership to
Raul Castro as a ‘perfect’ scenario ‘to invade’ Cuba.”
Condoleeza Rice,
current US Secretary of State, wrote in her June 2006 report about “the
urgency of working today to ensure that the Castro regime’s succession
strategy does not succeed.”
Baua revealed that
the U.S.’ plan for “annexation” of Cuba includes more radio and TV
broadcasting in Cuba about the “evil designs” of Fidel against the
“democratic ideals” of the Cuban people, setting up a Commission for
Assistance in a Free Cuba “in the event of the collapse of communism”,
accusing Cuba of harboring biological weapons.
“The US is clearly
the number one enemy and the number one terrorist in the world today for
supporting Israeli Zionism for its relentless bombardment of Lebanon whose
numbers of civilians killed has reached almost 1,000; for its occupation
of Iraq and Afghanistan; for its military intervention in the
Philippines,” said Baua. Bulatlat
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Palparan only terrorized people, not defeated NPA – Ka Roger
In his last days in
service, Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan may have succeeded in terrorizing
people in Central Luzon, but he failed to defeat the New People’s Army,
said Gregorio “Ka Roger” Rosal, Communist Party of the Philippines
spokesperson.
"The fascist bravado
with which General Palparan is trying to project his terror campaign in
Central Luzon is but a cover up for his failure and cowardice," said Rosal
in a press release Aug. 12, a month away from Palparan’s retirement on
September 11.
"In the past year as
commander of the Central Luzon-based 7th Infantry Division of the
Philippine Army, General Palparan has never been in the field to fight the
NPA. In fact, he has always been hiding from the NPA," Rosal said.
The CPP spokesperson
said the military’s “massive saturation drives and covert operations” had
targeted communities of peasants, workers and fisherfolk in Bulacan,
Pampanga and Nueva Ecija, and not the armed units of the NPA. Bulatlat
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