At 20:36 28/10/98 -0800, you wrote: >Tom's message on Cuba makes me think about the 2 directions of the new >Cuba: opening up to more and more market relationships with the resulting >inequalities and the development of new technologies that engender self >sufficiency -- e.g. organic agriculture, new pharmaceuticals .... > >Which one will win out? While I'm in no position to judge (I don't know the forces such as they are in Cuba for/against such possible directions), my fear is that the pending "transition" to post Castro Cuba might foreclose on the latter. Anyone know about who might be pushing for the latter -- development of new technologies that engender self sufficiency -- in Cuba? Tom Tom Kruse / Casilla 5812 / Cochabamba, Bolivia Tel/Fax: (591-4) 248242 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]