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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) is a Cuban politician, one of the primary leaders of the Cuban Revolution, the Prime Minister of Cuba from February 1959 to December 1976, and then the President of the Council of State of Cuba until his resignation from the office in February 2008. He is currently the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba.
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, April 22, 2012 To Sleep with Open Eyes
The Yankee transnationals will never give up their control over the land, the water, the mines and the natural resources of our countries. Their soldiers should vacate the military bases; their troops should be withdrawn from each and every one of our territories. They should renounce to the unequal exchange and plundering of our nations.
(60 comments) SHARE Sunday, January 22, 2012 World Peace Is Hanging By A Thread
The political situation surrounding Iran and the associated risks of a nuclear war that involves us all -- regardless of whether one possess nuclear weapons -- are extremely delicate because they threaten the very existence of our species. The Middle East has become the most troubled region on the planet, the same region that produces the energy resources vital for the world's economy.
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, September 16, 2010 We Are Living Through an Exceptional Moment in Human History
A war against Iran, even if it were of a conventional nature, the United States would rather turn off the light and say goodbye. How could the US put up with a war against 1.5 million Muslims? For any true revolutionary, defending peace does not mean to renounce to the principles of justice, without which human life and society would be meaningless.
(3 comments) SHARE Monday, November 16, 2009 The Annexation of Colombia to the US
Castro sees Columbia becoming yet another asset in the American Empire, a fate Cuba managed to avoid.