tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574722.post115026498315112940..comments2023-10-26T02:13:30.025-07:00Comments on A View to the South: Cuban Power and Blackoutsleftsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00676827005815770066noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574722.post-1150483819873246462006-06-16T11:50:00.000-07:002006-06-16T11:50:00.000-07:00JSB, I beleive what makes sense to me based on the...JSB, I beleive what makes sense to me based on the 47 years of non-aggression towards the diplomatic community in Havana. <BR/><BR/>If, on most occassions, I beleive what the Cuban Government says it is based on a history of truth coming from there. Nothing they've said has ever been disproved, has it? <BR/><BR/>So you believe that the Cubans intentionally cut the power to the Interests Section? For what reason? What proof do you have? You (and the State Dept.) are relying solely on the apparent fact that most buildings in the immediate area had power. First off, that is not true. The neighboring Anti-Imperialist Plaza was also without power. Also, this area of Havana is a bit isolated - a jut out into the ocean. The explanation is that a line going directly to the IS and Plaza was cut. I'm not a power expert but this is not unusual. If the US could catch Granma and the Govt. in a lie by studying the power grid, don't you think they have would by now?<BR/> <BR/>You, of course, beleive everything the US State Department says, which has a history of lies so deep I could make a list a mile long. It is sad that is the case but that is the reality.leftsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676827005815770066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574722.post-1150461117516120282006-06-16T05:31:00.000-07:002006-06-16T05:31:00.000-07:00Lies. All lies. Explain to me how the only buildin...Lies. All lies. Explain to me how the only building in the area to lose power was the building housing the U.S. interests section. And explain the simultaneous water outages. You are truly and organ for the dictatorship. You believe them absolutely. Absolute belief. Sad.jsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526596147319229399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574722.post-1150426636835248082006-06-15T19:57:00.000-07:002006-06-15T19:57:00.000-07:00JSB, you're exasperating...1) Re: "shameless lie" ...JSB, you're exasperating...<BR/><BR/>1) Re: "shameless lie" - I cited Granma (state run media) right after this quote.<BR/><BR/>2) The power probles were certainly related to the storms. If the power went out a couple days before the center of the storm passed Havana, that does not discount the two weeks of poor weather the capital experienced before that. And when the storm hit, it certainly affected the ability to get the repairs done. I assume that is what Granma was referring to when it said the problem was "due to the adverse weather conditions experienced by the country over the last two weeks up until yesterday afternoon, Monday (June 12)."<BR/><BR/>3) You didn't really even try to negate that Bush worsened ties. He obviously did. Yes, the House has passed many anti-embargo votes, but Bush has threatened to use his first veto ever if an embargo weakening measure was put in front of him. Doesn't that tell you something? Bush made it illegal for Cubans to visit Aunts or Uncles, made it so they can visit parents only once every 3 years, made cultural and educational exchanges impossible.leftsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676827005815770066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574722.post-1150389914945264082006-06-15T09:45:00.000-07:002006-06-15T09:45:00.000-07:00"The US Interests Section is sitting there with a ..."The US Interests Section is sitting there with a perfectly fine generator, while thousands in Havana are also without power"<BR/><BR/>The surrounding buildings, immediately surrounding the interests section, had electricity. There building was the absolutely only one in the area without electricity. You didn't report that part because it goes against your theory. Wrong again.jsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526596147319229399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574722.post-1150389798220767412006-06-15T09:43:00.000-07:002006-06-15T09:43:00.000-07:00"Well, it turns out that it is all a big "shameles..."Well, it turns out that it is all a big "shameless lie," according to the Cubans."<BR/><BR/>Wrong. You mean "according to Cuban State Run media controlled by the dictatorship".<BR/><BR/>"The power outage was linked to the recent Tropical Storm"<BR/><BR/>Wrong, the storm came AFTER the cut. Long after.<BR/><BR/>"The motives of the obvious US shenanigans such should be clear to those who've been paying attention. With Bush in office, we immediately worsened the few ties "<BR/><BR/>Wrong.<BR/><BR/>The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to make it easier to sell U.S. farm products to Cuba<BR/><BR/>You're trust in the cuban media is unshakable. You're, frankly, naive.jsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526596147319229399noreply@blogger.com