Los beneficios del petróleo
Etiquetas: Cuba, Estados Unidos, Venezuela
Etiquetas: Cuba, Estados Unidos, Venezuela

Edmundo: Ven acá Natalia, a veces te levantas y dices, ¡tengo sangre azul!
Natalia: No papito, yo no me siento como nada, cuando yo me levanto, que tengo que limpiar a los pájaros, que tengo que coger el teléfono y que tengo que hacer el diario de la vida, que es la cocina, porque yo soy la cocinera de esta casa, entonces no me siento gran duquesa, entonces quisiera tener a alguien que me hiciera todo eso y yo hacer lo que me diera la gana.
Etiquetas: curiosidades
Etiquetas: curiosidades, Tallahassee

MR. ROSE: Before I leave Latin America, there is also Cuba.
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: Yes, sir.
MR. ROSE: Do we expect different things from Raul Castro?
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: Well I certainly have not seen any sign of encouragement yet, and I think that the challenge with respect to Cuba is how to keep the hope for freedom alive, and the prisoners have not been released. Probably the most important single thing that the regime could do would be to -- if it wanted to show some interest in a political opening, in that country, would be to release the political prisoners, because they, after all, are part of --
MR. ROSE: You mean the Cuban political prisoners they're holding.
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: Exactly. The Cuban political prisoners –
MR. ROSE: You know what people would say --
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: -- begin -- let me just make one step --
MR. ROSE: Okay.
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: -- towards taking a step towards a more pluralistic society.
MR. ROSE: Is that because of how many former Cubans are in Miami? Because there are political prisoners held by a thousand governments we deal with. Egypt, for example. Russia. They have political prisoners, do they not?
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: Yes, and –
MR. ROSE: China, especially China.
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: And we pressure them.
MR. ROSE: But it's no different. Why don't we hold them up and say release political prisoners. George Shultz, on this program, former Secretary of State, who you admire --
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: Indeed.
MR. ROSE: You know what his policy is. You know what he thinks about the Cuban embargo policy? He thinks it's a terrible idea. Do you? What's the argument for the Cuban embargo today, so that they'll release political prisoners?
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: No. The argument is that it's a repressive regime. And look, this is a policy. Charlie, this is a policy that has existed for as long as I have been --
MR. ROSE: I know. But I can't believe --
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: -- a career diplomat.
MR. ROSE: I know, but I can't believe you believe in the policy. I really can't.
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: Well, here's what --
MR. ROSE: You might not be able to speak to it, because you're the Deputy Secretary of State. But here's the former Republican Deputy Secretary of State, has had more cabinet positions than any other --
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: Well, I don't see any (inaudible) out there in the Congress or elsewhere for lifting the embargo. I really don't.
MR. ROSE: And that's the reason it hasn't been lifted.
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: Right. Well that’s one of the reasons. But it, I mean, let’s keep our eye on the Cuban problem, which is that it’s a repressive regime. And this -- the passage of Castro could be, could be an opportunity for a real change in the political scene. You mentioned these other countries. But we’re talking about our hemisphere. And in this hemisphere, if you look at the evolution of the past 25 or 30 years, every government -- virtually every government, I think every government is democratic save one. And that’s the government of Cuba. I mean, the picture’s a heck of a lot better than when the --
MR. ROSE: Venezuela’s a democratic government?
DEPUTY SECRETARY
NEGROPONTE: Well, that’s the -- the -- probably the one where you have to -- where that -- democracy has been put under severe stress in recent years. But if you look at the hemisphere today compared to the way it looked in 1970 or ‘75 or 1980, I mean, things really have changed. And Cuba is kind of the outlaw here.
MR. ROSE: (Inaudible).
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: They’re the odd man out.
MR. ROSE: There is some indication that Raul is different from his brother, isn’t there?
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: Some, but not -- not enough.
MR. ROSE: What would happen when Castro dies? What’s likely to happen?
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: Well, I --
MR. ROSE: What does your intelligence show you? What does your -- I mean, you used to be the head of intelligence.
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: Well I -- but I would tell us that, you know, we don’t have that great an insight as to the internal dynamics of Cuba. I think a number of people would say to you, well, maybe when he dies that might be the point at which people are willing to come out and take more of a chance to try and really force some kind of a political change. I don’t know. I really don't know. But I think it’s important to try and keep the hope for freedom alive in that country.
Etiquetas: Estados Unidos, gasolina, Miami
Etiquetas: Daubar
Etiquetas: Cuba, Estados Unidos, prensa

Etiquetas: curiosidades
Etiquetas: curiosidades
Etiquetas: Estados Unidos
Etiquetas: Florida, legislatura, Miami

Etiquetas: Estados Unidos
Etiquetas: Estados Unidos
"Algo está cambiando en Cuba desde la retirada de Fidel Castro. Los cubanos comienzan a expresar su crítica en la calle y Yoani Sánchez señala varios motivos: "que hay un ciclo de silencio que terminó,[...] y una saturación acumulada durante años de problemas y calamidades materiales". "Me encantaría pensar que este es el año cuando el embargo terminara", afirma la cubana. "El Gobierno de EEUU tiene que replantearse una política hacia Cuba que no ha funcionado en todos estos años atrapado en medio de esa rivalidad entre gobiernos estamos los cubanos y deseo que seamos nosotros el centro de las prioridades tanto para nuestro gobierno como para los EEUU", sentencia".
Etiquetas: Daubar
Etiquetas: elecciones, Estados Unidos, Florida
Etiquetas: Estados Unidos, presidenciales

Etiquetas: Estados Unidos, presidenciales

Etiquetas: Estados Unidos, presidenciales
Etiquetas: Cuba, Estados Unidos
Etiquetas: Cuba, curiosidades
Etiquetas: Cuba, disidentes
Etiquetas: Cuba, reformas, transporte
Etiquetas: Cuba, Estados Unidos
Etiquetas: Cuba, Estados Unidos, reformas
I have said many times, including here in Florida, that the economic embargo should be lifted," Gorbachev explained. "I recommended that when I was the Soviet leader to President [George H.W.] Bush, but there are certain things in this country that take a long time to solve." "I think it was a mistake [for the West] to demonize Fidel Castro; he was an outstanding and very talented leader. Fidel responded to the peoples' need for independence and Cuba is an independent country. I believe it's a good country, even though they are facing difficulties," Gorbachev said. "I think that the Cuban revolution was, in its time, a truly popular revolution. Today, the Cuban people are educated, they are healthy and they live well. I believe that they have one of the best medical systems among other achievements. I believe that we have to recognize that the revolution was the choice of the Cuban people and every nation must be allowed to make its own free choices." Gorbachev added.
Yo estoy de acuerdo con el padre del niño. Es más, creo que los grueros son como los verdugos: dueños de muy poca piedad y propensos a un abuso enorme. Y ustedes, ¿qué créen?Esto pasó en Dallas, según AP: El conductor de un camión con grúa remolcó un vehículo sin darse cuenta de que había un niño de siete años durmiendo en él, para regresarlo minutos después y huir. Los alarmados padres del niño vieron al chofer desenganchar su automóvil y huir en el momento en que ellos estaban reunidos con autoridades, de acuerdo con la policía de Dallas. Una investigación sobre un posible secuestro ha comenzado a realizarse en el complejo de apartamentos donde estaba el vehículo. El conductor, Fidel Retana hijo, fue detenido poco tiempo después bajo el cargo de poner en una situación riesgosa a un menor. Sin embargo, la policía del estado reportó el martes que esperan retirar el cargo. "Aparentemente no intentaba llevarse al niño'', señaló Brenda Nichols, una sargento de la policía de Dallas. David Traylor, el abogado de Retana, dijo que su cliente notó al niño hasta que se detuvo para asegurarse que el auto estaba bien afianzado a su grúa. El automóvil estaba estacionado en una zona prohibida donde la madre del niño lo había dejado para ir a su departamento por un momento. Taylor dijo que Retana se retiró apresuradamente después de dejar el vehículo de nuevo porque sabía que los padres estaban ahí y que probablemente estarían molestos. "Hizo todo lo posible para regresar al niño rápidamente'', señaló Traylor. Algunas autoridades dijeron que la madre estaba llorando y volviendo el estómago cuando los agentes llegaron al lugar. El niño seguía dormido cuando el carro fue devuelto. "Odio la forma en la que los encargados de remolcar hacen su trabajo'', dijo Sergio Zúñiga, padre del niño.