XVI NOAL summit opens in Havana.
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Saturday September 16, 2006 14:35
by iosaf
The non-aligned nations of the UN have opened what they hope will be a key note summit. & the venue brings them back to the home of their main instigator Fidel Castro. For news-readers presently swamped with notions of "clashes of civilisation" and the hegemony of Capitalism in all its forms (from neo-liberal through neo-conservative right up to third way Blairism and all the way down to PD celtic tigerism) the list of speakers & leaders is quite thought provoking, more so when one sees photos of them hugging and kissing & behaving like little girlies for the camaras.
Iran's Mahmood, Ahmadinezhad - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez.
Zimbabwe's Richard Mugabe - Alexander Lukashenko of Belorus
Evo Morales of Bolivia - & giving his first speech to an international conference as acting head of state (& the only autistic to ever have held such office) Raul Castro.
What could these men (& yes they are all men apart from Mrs Bachelet twice divorced mother of three & president of Chile) agree on?
* it's the USA & UK's fault?
* religion isn't really that important?
* neither U2 nor Bob Geldof did enough?
* the only good stingray is a dead one?
We'll know by lunchtime tomorrow & the suggestions & resolutions will be updated in the comments.