Against the U.S. that is.
Attending the “Non-Aligned Movement” summit were two-thirds of the axis of evil, Iran and North Korea, along with aspiring members Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Belarus and the host nation, Cuba.
Cuba now sees the Non-Aligned Movement as a new vehicle to spread its influence. Founded in 1961 by Third World nations to try to avoid alignment with either the United States or the Soviet Union, the movement has struggled to find a role since the end of the Cold War.
From Reuters, U.S. and U.N. bashed at Cuba summit:
“American imperialism is in decline. A new, bi-polar world is emerging,” Venezuela’s leftist President Hugo Chavez said.
I think he is more right than he intended. Luckily, with their socialized medicine, they should have no problem treating everyone!
Reuters can’t let a good Cuba story get by without providing a communist puff piece:
HAVANA (Reuters) - Impenetrable cordons of gun-toting police and soldiers mark most meetings of world leaders, but only handfuls of nonchalant, lightly-armed cops patrol the non-aligned nations summit in laid-back Havana.
The message is clear: the communist island, ruled by Fidel Castro since 1959, has permanently tight law and order.
“There is no need for security. There are 11 million of us Cubans, four million people and seven million police,” joked a recent law graduate, sipping a mojito in a bar. He wished to be known only as “Juan”.
Deputy Foreign Minister Manuel Aguilera has declared Havana offers “exceptionally safe” conditions for the summit.
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While most world summits also play host to protests from anti-globalization activists and human rights groups, there has not been one demonstrator at the summit.
No demonstrators? I wonder why that is.
Eric Anderson at 1:23 am
