Fidel Castro: On the Brink of
Tragedy
HAVANA - "On the Brink of Tragedy" is the
title of the recent reflection by Cuban
Revolution leader Fidel Castro. Prensa
Latina posted the full text of Fidel
Castro's reflection.
ON THE BRINK OF TRAGEDY
Since March 26, neither Obama nor the South
Korean President have been able to explain
what actually happened with the flagship of
the South Korean Navy, the sophisticated
submarine fighter Cheonan, which was taking
part in an exercise with the US Navy west of
the Korean Peninsula, near the border of the
two republics, where 46 died and dozens
sustained injuries.
What's embarrassing for the empire is that
its ally may learn from reliable sources
that the ship was sunk by the United States.
There is no way to avoid that fact, which
will follow them like a shadow.
Elsewhere in the world, the circumstances
similarly apply to much more dangerous
events than those of East Asia; they can't
be helped, and there is nothing the
super-powerful empire can do to stop them.
Israel would not refrain from activating and
using - with full independence â�ö the
considerable nuclear power built by the
United States in that country. To believe
otherwise would be to ignore reality.
Another very serious issue is that there is
no way the United Nations can change the
course of events, and very soon the
arch-reactionaries ruling Israel will clash
with the indomitable resistance of Iran, a
nation with a population of 70 million and
well-known religious traditions that will
not accept the insolent threats of any
adversary.
In short: Iran will not submit to the
Israeli threats.
As is only natural, the people of the world
are increasingly enjoying the great sports
events, those related to recreation and
culture, and others that occupy their
limited free time in the midst of the duties
that take up a large portion of their time
dedicated to daily chores.
Shortly, the Soccer World Cup to be
contested in South Africa will take up all
of their free hours as they follow with
growing excitement the vicissitudes of the
most popular characters.
They will follow every step taken by
Maradona and remember the spectacular goal
he scored that determined Argentina's
victory in one of the classics. Again,
another Argentinean is coming up
spectacularly; he is a short man but he is
very fast, he whizzes like lightning and
with his head or legs shoots the ball at
amazing speed. His last name, Messi, of
Italian descent, is already known and
respected by the fans.
The fans' imaginations go wild with the
images of the numerous stadiums where the
competitions take place. The architects and
designers have created works never dreamed
of by the public.
The governments, forced to go from one
meeting to another to discharge the
obligations that the new times have placed
on their shoulders, have no time to learn
about the mountain of news constantly
carried by radio, television and the printed
press.
Almost everything depends exclusively on the
information provided by their advisers. Some
of the most powerful and important Heads of
State, who make the fundamental decisions,
customarily use cell phones to communicate
among themselves several times a day. An
increasing number of millions of people in
the world live attached to such devices even
though no one knows the effect they will
have on human health. This softens the envy
we could feel for not being able to enjoy
such possibilities in our time, a time that
is rapidly moving away in very few years and
almost imperceptibly.
Yesterday, in the midst of the turmoil,
there was a report that the UN Security
Council might vote today on a pending
resolution to decide on the imposition of a
fourth round of sanctions on Iran for
refusing to cease the enrichment of uranium.
The irony of this situation is that if it
were Israel, the United States and its
closest allies would immediately say that
Israel did not sign the Nuclear Non
Proliferation Treaty and veto the
resolution.
However, if Iran is simply accused of
producing up to 20 percent enriched uranium,
there is an immediate request to apply
economic sanctions to strangle that country;
and it is obvious that Israel would act as
usual, with fascist fanaticism, the same as
the soldiers of the elite troops dropped
from helicopters before daybreak on those
traveling in the solidarity flotilla
carrying food to the people besieged in
Gaza, killing several people and injuring
dozens of them, who were later arrested
together with the crews of the ships.
Obviously, they will try to destroy the
facilities where Iran is enriching part of
the uranium it produces. It is also evident
that Iran will not accept such inconsistent
treatment.
The consequences of the US imperial
imbroglios could be catastrophic and affect
every inhabitant of the planet much more
than all of the economic crises combined.
Fidel Castro Ruz
June 8, 2010
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