Fidel states humanity's struggle is against globalization.
AIN. 21 February 2002. HAVANA -- Commander in Chief, Fidel Castro pointed out today the struggle against neo liberal globalization is the common cause of all humanity. At the closing event of tonight, the IV International Meeting of Economists about Globalization and Problems of Development. Fidel warned about the serious dangers chasing the world, from the environment point of view and the creation of the nuclear anti missile shield. Fidel considered ridiculous the idea about North Korea or Iran threatening the North American territory, a pretext to mask the imperial attempts of total and absolute domain of the planet. Fidel ascertained that during this fourth meeting some issues were listened to, of great interest, at the same time he highlighted the great differences between the first and present edition, due to the events occurred in the world during last years, but specially during the last six months. He continued explaining that in 1998, years of economic growth were added, of miracle in the Eastern Asia or of the boom of the North American economy, which extended until the end of the year 2000. Since then, reduction of industrial index started to be seen, of decrease of the strong sources of employment of USA and began to happen what many expected to occur as an inevitable consequence of changes. He outlined the outstanding discussions being held in the meeting, Argentina's situation, facing the paradigm of neo liberal globalization and turned today in the most concrete example of world failure. During his speech, Fidel criticized Washington's prevailing position of all international financial facilities, in which it is impossible to adopt a decision without their consent, and how USA has forced them to change their original mission with respect to their strategic interests. He augurs this type of meeting will be every time more interesting, from the relevant news to be accumulated during the next 12 months, "since transcendental changes have occurred from the economic and political point of view," he ascertained. He expressed the FTAA's impact will be discussed again and warned that one of the dangers of this Yankee endeavor is the people's lack of information, who suffer high levels of illiteracy and lack of preparation. The Cuban President denounced how Latin America was enormously indebted at the back of parliaments and Ministers Council, in adopted decisions by high authorities, process which coincided with the military dictatorship time in the area. He recalled then, meetings taking place in Havana in 1985, of students, farmers, women, intellectuals, social organizations and personalities of all kinds, before the external debt crisis of the region, effort guided to create opinions, moving masses and trying to persuade leaders. Fidel referred, expected results were not obtained through the mobilization of creditors to avoid the burst of a crisis with easing solutions. He affirmed third world countries today are burden with a foreign debt reaching two millions of millions of dollars, from which some 800 thousands correspond to Latin America. Likewise, Fidel accused the World Trade Organization, facility which was qualified as a sacking instrument in the hands of the world's owner. He referred to the damage being causes to Humanity and to the anti globalization world movement, the terrorist attacks against Washington and New York and qualified the present context of the world military dictatorship. However, he outlined, in spite of these adverse circumstances, the answering movement was not discourage itself and stated as an evidence the recent meeting of the World Social Forum of Porto Alegre, that gathered some 50-60 thousands persons. Commander in Chief alleged many say history is coming to its end and really forget that really we are at the end of Prehistory, of barbaric acts and of wild ways similar to the first tribes, up to the point man is not allowed to think. He indicated humanity is in a decisive stage of history, with an unequal exchange, with new forms of plundering, effects provoked by neo liberal globalization, affecting the political, economic, ethic and moral order. He continued saying how at 10 years of the disappearance of the socialist camp and the existence of a single superpower, nobody worries about social injustices, however the communication mass media's domain is greater. Likewise, he reflected about the fatal influence of propaganda that with modern technologies reach the whole planet, as the universal flood of lies, although he recognized the objectivity of some news agencies and television that have forecast the resistance of Cubans. Fidel recalled that Cuba has shown how much it can be done with few resources and a minimum of conscious and stated the example that at the beginning of the Special Period, the country was able to incorporate 30 thousands new doctors, making it a difference with other nations where public health is traded. The President of State and Ministers Councils affirmed that commercialization of basic services is the proof of indifference of the powerful ones towards education of the people and the death of hundreds of children under age (0-5) in any poor country. This is what the world today has, a super developed Capitalism over calamity bases of humanity and stolen money of third world countries, he called everyone to transmit these truths, to promote consciousness in order not to approve and imposed projects such as FTAA. He reiterated the need of explaining to the masses what International Monetary Fund is and the negative thing neo liberalism is, which has not managed to reevaluate moneys of Latin American nations where its formulas are applied. _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
