Fidel's offer

[poppy]

What Cuba Has Offered the People of the Gulf Coast by Fidel Castro (http://www.counterpunch.com/castro09052005.html)

I don't know why but this message brought tears to my eyes. Does anyone know if these Cuban doctors have been excepted?

[Intifada]

They have been accepted, as far as I believe, though the Bush administration was keen to keep this whole offer "secret", so to speak.

[Clarksist]

Good to see they were accepted.

Took a while. I bet Bush's pride is considerably hurt. Which is good.

[Intifada]

Actually, the US has not responded to the offer, according to Castro.

Castro: U.S. hasn't responded to Katrina offer (http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/09/05/katrina.cuba/)

Interestingly enough, the Iranians have offered aid and support.

[viva le revolution]

It seems kind of ironic that the evil commies and mullahs offer the U.S citizens support while their vey own government is dragging it's feet. They should learn from this show of generosity and snap out of their nationalistic flag-waving and war on terror bullshit!

[patria grande]

Unfortunately Cuba is still waiting for an answer from the White House

Today Fidel Castro reiterated his offer to the U.S government.
http://www.visionesalternativas.com/articl...B8}&language=ES (http://www.visionesalternativas.com/article.asp?ID={764A14AA-ADF0-49F1-A1D9-023927DEC8B8}&language=ES)

Cuba´s humanitarian offer consists of:
1.586 doctors with 36 tons of medicines and medical equipment to diagnose and to treat the ill.

This only proves the huge arrongance and stupidity of Bush. Is outrageous how this "leader" doesn´t care if his own people live or die!!! :(

[MiniOswald]

Castro must be a happy man today, makes bush look evil and makes him look like a saint, im sure he did it out of pure heartfelt for the victims but i think he'll be reveling in the politics of this action too.

[patria grande]

Originally posted by [email protected] 5 2005, 01:55 PM
Castro must be a happy man today, makes bush look evil and makes him look like a saint, im sure he did it out of pure heartfelt for the victims but i think he'll be reveling in the politics of this action too.

Castro is not trying to look like a saint , he´s just doing what he always do.
I believe you don´t understand solidarity is a leading principle of the Cuban Revolution.
This is not the first time Cuba offers concrete aid to a country hit by a natural disaster.
In fact, this is a well known policy of the Cuban government although many people don´t know about this because they are constantly misled by thier governments and mainstream media.

[QbN_NazI]

why do you guys make a big deal about cuba offering help ? America sends help to countries all over the world and you say its for military or imperialistic reasons. WTF do you think fidel is doing do you not think he doesnt want something in return for this ??

[Ownthink]

Originally posted by [email protected] 5 2005, 04:59 PM
why do you guys make a big deal about cuba offering help ? America sends help to countries all over the world and you say its for military or imperialistic reasons. WTF do you think fidel is doing do you not think he doesnt want something in return for this ??
:lol:

[patria grande]

Originally posted by [email protected] 5 2005, 02:59 PM
do you not think he doesnt want something in return for this ??
Like what?? :lol: :lol:

[novemba]

Like what??


a blow job....he's a lonely man....i head he has a crush on condy rice :lol: :lol: :P

[Intifada]

Originally posted by [email protected] 5 2005, 08:59 PM
why do you guys make a big deal about cuba offering help ? America sends help to countries all over the world and you say its for military or imperialistic reasons. WTF do you think fidel is doing do you not think he doesnt want something in return for this ??
The US is "the stingiest nation of all" when it comes to aid, according to former President Jimmy Carter.

The US is, in fact, the least generous of the 22 developed nations, in terms of the proportion of GDP a nation devotes to foreign aid.

Denmark tops of the table of the 22 countries, giving 1.01% of GDP, while the US manages a whopping 0.1%.

The UN long established the target of 0.7% GDP for development assisstance, although only Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands and Sweden actually achieve this.

USAID also states that "The principle beneficiary of America's foreign assisstance program has always been the United States."

Almost 80% of USAID contracts are received by American firms, and that USAID programmes have helped to create new markets for US goods.

How generous.

:rolleyes:

[patria grande]

I know, I know!!!!! Maybe Guantánamo, which btw belongs to Cuba ^_^

[The Next One]

Has anyone considered that 0.1% of the US economy may be considerably more money than the 0.7% offered by the few countries that do meet the UN requirements? :unsure:

[Severian]

Obviously Cuba has a political goal here: affecting public opinion and raising awareness of the example of the Cuban Revolution. So what?

Anyway, even CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/09/05/katrina.cuba/)has reported on the aid offer and that the U.S. has not responded, so the Cuban doctors are still waiting 48 hours after they coulda been on thier way.

Venezuela is also repeating its offer of aid. (http://www.ahora.cu/english/SECTIONS/international/2005/septiembre/05-09-05.htm) Washington has, verbally, said it's not rejecting any aid, but apparently hasn't opened the door for any of it to actually arrive.

[Intifada]

Originally posted by The Next [email protected] 5 2005, 09:25 PM
Has anyone considered that 0.1% of the US economy may be considerably more money than the 0.7% offered by the few countries that do meet the UN requirements? :unsure:
That doesn't make sense.

The point is that the US government is not generous, when it comes to aid.

It should be able to give more to developing nations and nations that need support. Every developed nation is expected to give the same rate of aid to developing nations. The US fails to do this on an equal basis with other developed nations.

[Commie Girl]

Originally posted by The Next [email protected] 5 2005, 03:25 PM
Has anyone considered that 0.1% of the US economy may be considerably more money than the 0.7% offered by the few countries that do meet the UN requirements? :unsure:
:huh: What? GDP per capita, whatever you want to call it, is a reflection of donations PER PERSON in that country.

It seems that is another myth that the U$ perpetuates to its citizens, that they are the most generous country! :lol:

[Bannockburn]

It seems that is another myth that the U$ perpetuates to its citizens, that they are the most generous country!

That is a myth. The US as a state donates the least per GDP throughout the industrial states. Even though the sum of the total dollar amount maybe more.

[Des]

i fucking hate the way cuba always helps out and sends doctors all over the world to help out but yet it goes unnoticed and they get such bad press! pisses me off!

[Bannockburn]

I think that's starting to change. The UN has condemned US embargo and sanctions on Cuba, and has been condemned by a lot of human right organizations. Nevertheless, its like fighting a 1000 ton ape for a pea. A lot of countries will say something, but won't put any action behind it.

[Intifada]

The only countries that have backed the US embargo against Cuba are Israel, Uzbekistan and the Marshall Islands.

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

Cuba and Venezuela Offer Aid to Katrina Victims (http://www.freepeoplesmovement.org/fp14d.html)

[The Next One]

I do agree that the US does not contrinute at the prescribed rate of .7% of the GDP, but that is the least offensive issue with regards to US foreign policy! If they gave .7% of the oil money they have been stealing from Iraq for the past two and a half years, that would be a considerable increase in their international aid contributions.

:wacko: