British contribution to World War II

Brit tanks in El Alamein

Without demeaning the sacrifice of those who fought in the ranks of the British, lets do a simple review: In land, where the the bulk of the war was fought, Britain did a poor showing Mediterranean and N Africa In Mediterranean, Britain had some successes against the ill equipped and unwilling Italians. But not only those successes … Read more

How should we remember Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Well… We can start by remembering him as the person who turned Cuba from a casino and whorehouse for US rich (especially Mafia) to a modern society in which ordinary citizens have social services and guarantees no less than the ones in Scandinavian countries despite total economic blockade causing lack of resources and consumer items … Read more

Was Cuba’s Socialism a success

Cubans in Africa

Well… If we consider the immense economic strangulation they have been subjected to by the illegal US (and naturally international) trade blockade, never ending CIA terrorist attacks against their mainland (not talking about Bay of Pigs), ever-impending threat of invasion, ceaseless attempts at overthrowing them from the inside (latest being State Dept’s Cuban twitter project … Read more