tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post2006981500161645182..comments2023-11-16T03:57:05.158-05:00Comments on The Cuban Triangle: Cuba's spies and our interestsPhil Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724525896667349935noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-23003060899608741032009-06-15T16:31:26.153-04:002009-06-15T16:31:26.153-04:00Anonymous June 11, 2009 7:48 PM,
Should I change ...Anonymous June 11, 2009 7:48 PM,<br /><br />Should I change my handle to Alienated Misfit Vecino de NF or should I continue signing with my handle?<br /><br />Vecino de NFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-62997976069136401802009-06-11T19:48:02.137-04:002009-06-11T19:48:02.137-04:00all alienated misfits have found a home here at Pe...all alienated misfits have found a home here at Peters' blog...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-54280335858473870442009-06-11T17:11:15.142-04:002009-06-11T17:11:15.142-04:00yes and you wonderful supporters of democracy, wha...yes and you wonderful supporters of democracy, whatever that means. and of course the best way to get it is to destroy. and thank god for the moral authority and consistency of America to show us just how important it is to punish countries that are not democratic. no, all they do is let the largest communist country own them. while the smallest gets the stick, the largest gets the gold. hmmm, now that's good hypocrisy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-64126625654709199982009-06-11T15:41:31.679-04:002009-06-11T15:41:31.679-04:00I wish that we all lived in that world of moral ab...I wish that we all lived in that world of moral absolutes which you inhabit.<br /><br />Franco decreed democracy in Spain <i>after</i> his death; Pinochet did so 16 years before he died.<br /><br />Wouldn't it have been wonderful if Castro had restored democracy in Cuba back in 1993 (16 years ago), or even if he allowed it to be restored after his death?<br /><br />But he didn't and he won't.<br /><br />Because he is worse than Franco or Pinochet.<br /><br />By comparing Castro to Franco or Pinochet, you are actually praising the Cuban despot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-61792530369119496242009-06-11T14:02:19.223-04:002009-06-11T14:02:19.223-04:00it will be a long time before we see that yellow-t...it will be a long time before we see that yellow-toothed crooked smile again on that traitor's faceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-18982078243840497122009-06-11T13:51:29.479-04:002009-06-11T13:51:29.479-04:00And how many people either disappeared under Pinoc...And how many people either disappeared under Pinochet's rule, or were tortured, much like Fidel?<br /><br />Again, extremism on either side of the political spectrum is evil. Pinochet only gave up power because he saw the writing on the wall early enough and wanted to save his ass.<br /><br />Franco prepped Juan Carlos for a return to democracy in Spain, yet he will always be remembered as a tyrant as well.<br /><br />What I want is some intellectual honesty regarding scoundrels like these people - fidel, pinochet, franco, etc . . . . they're all cut from the same megomaniacal cloth, if you ask me.<br /><br />BlechAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-4657422002360407542009-06-11T13:51:22.696-04:002009-06-11T13:51:22.696-04:00And how many people either disappeared under Pinoc...And how many people either disappeared under Pinochet's rule, or were tortured, much like Fidel?<br /><br />Again, extremism on either side of the political spectrum is evil. Pinochet only gave up power because he saw the writing on the wall early enough and wanted to save his ass.<br /><br />Franco prepped Juan Carlos for a return to democracy in Spain, yet he will always be remembered as a tyrant as well.<br /><br />What I want is some intellectual honesty regarding scoundrels like these people - fidel, pinochet, franco, etc . . . . they're all cut from the same megomaniacal cloth, if you ask me.<br /><br />BlechAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-1262330623503485432009-06-11T12:51:02.142-04:002009-06-11T12:51:02.142-04:00Not quite.
Pinochet surrendered power voluntarily...Not quite.<br /><br />Pinochet surrendered power voluntarily to the opposition 16 years before his death. <br /><br />Amin did not.<br /><br />Pol Pot did not.<br /><br />Stalin did not.<br /><br />Castro has not and will not.<br /><br />That is indeed a big difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-61199195942849303882009-06-11T09:40:23.190-04:002009-06-11T09:40:23.190-04:00Ahem,
Supporting Pinochet is just as bad as suppo...Ahem,<br /><br />Supporting Pinochet is just as bad as supporting Fidel Castro. Military dictatorship is an evil form of government - whether it's rightwing or leftwing - extremism kills, arbitrarily, without sense and/or morals.<br /><br />Pinochet=Castro=Amin=Pol-Pot=Stalin<br /><br />Same garbage, different names.<br /><br />Self determination, liberty and sovereignty - that's what we need in Cuba. That day will come, and no, Fidel won't be "absolved" of his crimes. Neither will Augusto Pinochet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-87281483756470015182009-06-11T08:57:29.139-04:002009-06-11T08:57:29.139-04:00can't you see that the Pinochet nonsense is a ...can't you see that the Pinochet nonsense is a lame attempt to mimic the inimitable sarcasm of the poster making fun of leftside, et al?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-38214478365836580962009-06-11T08:53:58.748-04:002009-06-11T08:53:58.748-04:00I have heard it on good authority that Phil is blo...I have heard it on good authority that Phil is blogging from the basement of the Venezuelan embassy in Washington.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-389191516786835362009-06-11T06:31:15.935-04:002009-06-11T06:31:15.935-04:00No, not smart enough.
Matt's just one of the ...No, not smart enough.<br /><br />Matt's just one of the grunts in the "Battle of Ideas."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-19965462241475278902009-06-11T06:29:22.109-04:002009-06-11T06:29:22.109-04:00Do you think that Matt Glesne (aka leftside) is al...Do you think that Matt Glesne (aka leftside) is also a spy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-32614798443963449322009-06-11T06:28:15.360-04:002009-06-11T06:28:15.360-04:00The Carnegie Endowment for Peace, headed by Alger ...The Carnegie Endowment for Peace, headed by Alger Hiss, survived his exposure as a spy in the service of the Soviets.<br /><br />Will the Lexington Institute also survive Phil Peters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-44664833754350419292009-06-11T06:25:45.545-04:002009-06-11T06:25:45.545-04:00Decamp, decamp, decamp, Peters, while the decampin...Decamp, decamp, decamp, Peters, while the decamping is good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-76374003895209272082009-06-11T06:20:56.513-04:002009-06-11T06:20:56.513-04:00Leftside is here as a diversionary tactic meant to...Leftside is here as a diversionary tactic meant to defray the heat from Peters. It won't work. <br /><br />The question still remains: What are Phil's real ties to the Castro regime and do they rise to the level of treason?<br /><br />That question may soon be answered when the Myers, whom Peters knows personally, spill their guts, as spill their guts they will.<br /><br />Phil is currently in Canada awaiting developments. This is truly his "dark night of the soul."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-64821279786925450042009-06-11T06:03:29.226-04:002009-06-11T06:03:29.226-04:00Or does he have to be a bugger also?Or does he have to be a bugger also?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-87083601533601434802009-06-11T06:02:43.896-04:002009-06-11T06:02:43.896-04:00Does that make him an Anglophile spy?Does that make him an Anglophile spy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-47004455163204403162009-06-11T06:01:58.368-04:002009-06-11T06:01:58.368-04:00And a distinct addiction to polo ponies.And a distinct addiction to polo ponies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-52917232335137801662009-06-11T06:00:29.150-04:002009-06-11T06:00:29.150-04:00Phil Peters has a yacht anchored in Canada.Phil Peters has a yacht anchored in Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-43265984487386886142009-06-10T20:51:45.566-04:002009-06-10T20:51:45.566-04:00To all:
"This blog is only as 'left-lean...To all:<br /><br />"This blog is only as 'left-leaning' as all of the right wingers who clog the comment section!"<br /><br />The fact that, in 2009, we have people who are saying (without any apparent irony)"Thank God in Chile we had a great leader Augusto Pinochet..."<br /><br />...COMO? TU ESTAS LOCO, MI HERMANO?<br /><br />AY MI MADRE, YO PENSABA QUE LOS CUBANOS ERAN LOS UNICOS LOCOS AQUIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-46447138533033104442009-06-10T20:10:48.162-04:002009-06-10T20:10:48.162-04:00From the Telegraph...
Mr Myers's anglophilia,...From the Telegraph...<br /><br />Mr Myers's anglophilia, it appears, had an unusual twist. <br /><br />In his doctoral thesis, he argued that Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasing the Nazis was correct. Years later, he would tell students of his admiration for Kim Philby, Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess – members of the "Cambridge ring" who betrayed Britain by spying for the Soviets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-40098385868186411942009-06-10T20:01:47.783-04:002009-06-10T20:01:47.783-04:00"The defendants' hostility to the United ..."The defendants' hostility to the United States and their admiration for Cuba is well documented," the judge said in his ruling. "It is hard to imagine, with so much at stake, that they would feel any compunction to fleeing prosecution in a country to which they seem to feel such little loyalty."<br /><br />Leftside: stick that in your hooka and smoke it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-76294564873702229922009-06-10T19:43:15.640-04:002009-06-10T19:43:15.640-04:00"Do you defend the right of the US to spy on ..."Do you defend the right of the US to spy on Cuba?"<br /><br />Leftside, if you and your fellow cranks can't see the distinction then there's really nothing anyone can say or do to help you break out of your miserably alienated lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-19510494108070004642009-06-10T17:55:01.659-04:002009-06-10T17:55:01.659-04:00Vecino, Federal prosecutors make recommendations t...Vecino, Federal prosecutors make recommendations to the Judiciary about these things. They recommended no bail for the Myers but did not object in the case of the Israeli spy. There is no basis in the law for the disparate recommendations.leftsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676827005815770066noreply@blogger.com