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La Verdad Obrera 328
Thursday, June 4, 2009
CUBA - OAS An "historic" decision?
The recent vote in the Organization of American States (OAS) lifts the obstacles that prevented Cuba's participation in this organization. In the context of the world crisis, the US is trying a policy of diplomatic détente towards Latin America, compared with Bush's old prescriptions. The statement approved unanimously by the 34 countries, with the support of the US, had the governments of Lula of Brazil and the Kirchners of Argentina, together with Mexico, as its main creators. What is presented as an "historic" event served, however, to promote the survival of a reactionary organization like the OAS, very challenged, and through which the US has always implemented its policy of domination in the region. The progressive governments, which replaced the neo-liberals, are giving cover to this imperial relocation, faced with its crisis of hegemony. The declaration says, "the participation of Cuba in the OAS will be the result of a process of dialogue begun at the request of the government of Cuba and of agreement with the practices, purposes and principles of the OAS," that demands respect for "freedom of expression," "human rights," and "freedom of parties." That is, a platform on which the US seeks to open negotiations that will permit it to push for a "democratic" way to capitalist restoration on the island.
La Verdad Obrera 328
Thursday, June 4, 2009
CUBA - OAS An "historic" decision?
The recent vote in the Organization of American States (OAS) lifts the obstacles that prevented Cuba's participation in this organization. In the context of the world crisis, the US is trying a policy of diplomatic détente towards Latin America, compared with Bush's old prescriptions. The statement approved unanimously by the 34 countries, with the support of the US, had the governments of Lula of Brazil and the Kirchners of Argentina, together with Mexico, as its main creators. What is presented as an "historic" event served, however, to promote the survival of a reactionary organization like the OAS, very challenged, and through which the US has always implemented its policy of domination in the region. The progressive governments, which replaced the neo-liberals, are giving cover to this imperial relocation, faced with its crisis of hegemony. The declaration says, "the participation of Cuba in the OAS will be the result of a process of dialogue begun at the request of the government of Cuba and of agreement with the practices, purposes and principles of the OAS," that demands respect for "freedom of expression," "human rights," and "freedom of parties." That is, a platform on which the US seeks to open negotiations that will permit it to push for a "democratic" way to capitalist restoration on the island.
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