Daily Archives: 20/12/2013

1) Calle 13 on US Colonialism In Puerto Rico

Posted on 20/12/2013 by Ed Sykes

Calle 13 have shown themselves to be supporters of Puerto Rican independence from the United States in a number of their songs, expressing pride in their Latin-American identities. Residente’s lyrics in ‘Querido FBI’ (Dear FBI) express anger at US interference … Continue reading →

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¡Viva Calle 13!

Posted on 20/12/2013 by Ed Sykes

Hero worshipping can take away our own feelings of responsibility or personal worth, so it’s important never to place others up on a pedestal as if they were some sort of untouchable. All humans are fallible, though degrees of fallibility … Continue reading →

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Fidel Castro: Washington and Israel Turned The Apartheid Regime in South Africa into a Nuclear Power

Posted on 20/12/2013 by Ed Sykes

Originally posted on JSC: Jamaicans in Solidarity with Cuba:
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 19 In his most recent article, Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro addresses passages of the historic fight against Apartheid in Africa, the long-standing struggle of Nelson Mandela and…

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ALBA and PetroCaribe Launch Common Economic Area to Fight Poverty

Posted on 20/12/2013 by Ed Sykes

Originally posted on JSC: Jamaicans in Solidarity with Cuba:
Source: Venezuelanalysis.com 18th December 2013 The 2nd Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for Our America (ALBA) and Petrocaribe took place in Caracas yesterday. It focused on creating a “special complementary economic zone”…

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