Venezuela: A Model of Role of Revolutionary Military, Fidel Castro Says

Havana, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela is an outstanding example of the theoretical and practical role that revolutionary military people can play in fighting for the independence of our peoples, underlined the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro.

When recalling that they follow the tradition of those that fought along with Liberator Simon Bolivar two centuries ago, Fidel Castro affirmed, in his latest reflection, that is unfair to criticize President Hugo Chavez for investing resources in armaments.

Cuba Will Never Be Pressured or Blackmailed, Fidel Castro Says

Havana, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, stated that Cuba will never be pressured or blackmailed by its enemies, and that the country's laws will be inevitably enforced, as part of its 50 years'' impeccable behavior.

In his latest reflection, referring to the international campaign due to the death of a common prisoner in Cuba last week, Fidel Castro recommended the European Union (EU) to try to save the euro and eliminate the chronic unemployment affecting young people.

Over the last few days, the media and representatives of certain governments traditionally committed to anti-Cuba subversion have unleashed a new campaign of accusations, unscrupulously taking advantage of a lamentable event: the death of an ordinary prisoner, which possibly only in the case of Cuba, is converted into news of international repercussion.

The method utilized is the same one as always: fruitlessly attempting, through repetition, to demonize Cuba, in this case through the deliberate manipulation of an incident which is absolutely exceptional in this country.

This so-called political prisoner was serving a four-year sentence after a fair legal process during which he was at liberty and a trial in accordance with the law, for a brutal physical attack on his wife in public and violent resistance to arrest by police agents.

Cuba: Media Attack Has Political Intention

Havana, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) The attack on Cuba by the governments of the United States, Chile and Spain over the death of a prisoner has a marked political intention that goes away from the concern about Cubans, affirmed on Monday an editorial in Granma newspaper.

This new attack has nothing to do with a legitimate concern about the lives of Cubans, the text underlined.

The 12 permanent commissions of the National Assembly of People's Power have initiated their discussions on the draft economic plan and budget for 2012 in their areas of competence.

According to the parliamentary agenda, on December 21 and 22, the working groups will base their discussions on the agreements of the 6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba in relation to the updating of the country’s economic model.

In addition to the plans for next year, they are to address issues of interest to the population in the context of this updating and the detection of problems by the deputies themselves or their electors.