"The accelerated pace of scientific research in all fields of material production and services, under the economic order imposed on the world following World War II, has led humanity towards an unsustainable situation. It is our duty to demand the truth. The populations of all countries have the right to know the factors causing climate change and the current scientific possibilities to reverse the tendency, if indeed we still really have any."
The first hearing of the trial against the Moncada attackers is held with the presence of over one hundred soldiers with machine guns and bayonets. Fidel assumes his self-representation and is interrogated for two hours. Lina Ruz attends the hearing and gets to hug her sons.
Writes to Haydée Santamaría from the Mexican capital, confirming the information he received from her on 6 September. He also mentions the treacherous actions of Raúl Martínez Ararás and another small group of deserters. On that day, he wrote to Melba Hernández and the comrades of the National Directorate, informing them about the work he is doing and the new contacts he had made. He sends a copy of his replying letter to the Cuban Civic Movement in New York.
Practicing Fidel Castro's humanist legacy, disseminating it, and joining forces in solidarity with Cuba were the goals reached by Uruguayan professionals who graduated from the Caribbean island's universities.
uban expatriates, solidarity activists, officials from the Cuban Embassy in Nicaragua, and diplomats from friendly nations highlighted the enduring relevance of Fidel Castro's (1926–2016) legacy and revolutionary thought.
When the Revolutionary triumphed there was little organization and our small army was practically swallowed up by the number of new fighters who took up arms and occupied the military barracks. In just a few weeks our force grew to 40 000 men, 10…
In the last few days we have seen the hasty establishment of the basis, the concept, the true purposes, the spirit and the conditions for such a war. No one would be able to affirm that it was not something thought out well in advance, something…
The present situation is so tense that nobody could write a speech hours before delivery and be certain that it is not outdated. I am also running the risk of sounding too optimistic even when I am not. However, it is my duty to say what I think.
Today I would have liked to speak about the extraordinary “Paz sin Fronteras” (Peace without Borders) Concert held at the José Martí Revolution Square 24 hours ago, but the stubborn reality forces me to write about a danger that threatens not just peace but the survival of our species.
Bolivarian President Hugo Chavez really made a clever remark when he referred to the “riddle of the two Obamas.”
More than 20,000 nuclear weapons are in the hands of eight countries —the United States, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, China, Israel, India and Pakistan—, some of which have significant economic, political and religious differences.