Robespierre:

“The Cuban people will decide their own future themselves,...”

ARE YOU SERIOUS???????

I went to both http://www.gramma.cu and http://www.prensa-latina.cu to see what they were reporting. Here is an excerpt from Fidel’s message to the Cubans:
>>The news published every day confirms our appreciation of the gravity of the dangers hovering over humanity.

Nevertheless, nobody can take away the right to enjoy the day of glory and joy signified for our people by the 26th of July.

Neither can anybody deprive us of the right to dream that it is still possible for our species to survive the difficult tests that await us in the very near future.

I congratulate you with the joy and dignity bequeathed to us by our forebears throughout almost two centuries of struggle!

Scanning some of the other articles and reading the main address at the July 26th Celebrations, it seems the Cubans have important events on their minds. One is the increasing threat of military action against Venezuela, and the other is the increase of tension with Iran. Either of those 2 problems would impact the US far more then whether Fidel addressed this gathering for the first time in 5 years!

Hugo Chavez also failed to attend because of the emergency. I think he has also announced they may no longer ship oil to the US.

We are facing huge threats to our people, our planet, and all living things. Let’s focus our attention on the things that should be scaring us shitless instead of junk journalism like this!

The Guardian and US press are making a big deal out of nothing. Castro hasn’t appeared at any major Cuba events or rallies since his became ill in 2006. What exactly is the big deal? The Cuban people will decide their own future themselves, they don’t need us poking around their island so much.

Meanwhile, US client regime Colombia is close to provoking war with Venezuela and instead we’re all obsessed with wondering why old Fidel once again did this year what’s he’s been doing for the past four.