tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post2773961788574963582..comments2023-11-16T03:57:05.158-05:00Comments on The Cuban Triangle: China sees silver lining in Cuban economyPhil Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724525896667349935noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-17794601121311535862009-06-16T22:16:01.325-04:002009-06-16T22:16:01.325-04:00Re "who is in control," my impression is...Re "who is in control," my impression is that Raul was running the show during the depths of Big Brother's illness, albeit with a cabinet set in concrete by Fidel.<br /><br />But now that La Boca Grande has had a partial recovery, Fidel is annoyed at not being in charge anymore. Unhappy with being Number Two to anybody, but not strong enough to run the whole show himself, he can and does veto or countermand orders issued by Little Bro. I think Raul engineered the tape recording of Perro Roque and Lage's indiscreet remarks so that their "disloyalty" and firing wouold be accepted by Fidel, leaving the way open for Raul to place his own underlings in power.<br /><br />As to resolving this impasse, does anyone recall the scene from "I Claudius" where the dying Roman emperor made an unexpected recovery, only to be hastened to an untimely end via his impatient successor? Fidel (or is it Raul?) better "watch his back."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-18076322687784497742009-06-16T11:17:10.938-04:002009-06-16T11:17:10.938-04:00Anonymous 7:49PM,
A quick clarification, I think ...Anonymous 7:49PM,<br /><br />A quick clarification, I think nobody is truly in charge. It looks like there is a stalemate. The reflection that I mentioned shows signs that the Compañero Fidel either doesn't have an editing/research staff or nobody cares to tell him that he is talking obvious nonsense. He has been known in the past to exaggerate and to misrepresent but not with verifiable facts and figures.<br /><br />Vecino de NFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-32578337350370494212009-06-15T19:49:08.676-04:002009-06-15T19:49:08.676-04:00Vecino is right. Can we dispense with this farce ...Vecino is right. Can we dispense with this farce that Raul is "in charge"? He's not. The Old Bastard apparently has cheated death and is calling all the shots again. There is no transition and there will be no "reform" process. Fidel is taking everyone down with him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-3788355637365328502009-06-15T16:54:11.499-04:002009-06-15T16:54:11.499-04:00It is interesting to see today's reflection fr...It is interesting to see today's reflection from Comrade Fidel titled Obama has no Easy Task. He starts by reminiscing about his visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp (which he calls by its Polish name), and closing the first paragraph by saying that Britain and France were complicit in the Final Solution by supporting the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany. This closing remark is historically inaccurate as everyone knows that the invasion of the Soviet Union followed the occupation of France and the Battle of Britain, and that the Soviet Union was an ally of Nazi Germany during the first year and a half of WWII. This is probably a result of elimination of resources (editing and research staff) or that right now nobody is willing to contradict the Compañero Fidel which in turn could explain the apparent policy paralysis when it comes to the Cuban economy.<br /><br />Vecino de NFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851163370258594999.post-21751949188525375172009-06-15T16:02:17.276-04:002009-06-15T16:02:17.276-04:00All the news point to an implosion of the Cuban ec...All the news point to an implosion of the Cuban economy due to both its dependence on imports for energy and food, its rigid internal agricultural market, and the world financial crisis. Due to its climate Cuba can produce two crops in any given year but to fully utilize them it needs flexibility in marketing. The announced measures are doomed to fail because it relies on government institutions when what is required is to incentivize independent middlemen between the farmers and consumers that can respond quickly to supply and demand issues.<br /><br />Vecino de NFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com