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Cuba starts 'huge' military drill
bbc.co.uk ^ | Monday, 13 December, 2004 | bbc

Posted on 12/14/2004 4:00:08 AM PST by crushelits

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1 posted on 12/14/2004 4:00:08 AM PST by crushelits
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was expected to arrive in Havana on a two-day visit on Monday, reports said - his second visit in just over one month. There were few details on his itinerary

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If Chavez wants to stay as President he should really keep his distance.


2 posted on 12/14/2004 4:01:54 AM PST by kingsurfer
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"biggest military exercise for nearly 20 years"

Eight '55 Chevy's and a tractor made from a '37 Ford?


3 posted on 12/14/2004 4:09:37 AM PST by Fireone (Homeland security is 10,000 rounds of ammo and 10 cords of dry firewood.)
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The exercise, called Bastion 2004, is a response to "the continued aggression and threats" of the US, Cuba says.

Bovine Scatology. The US has virtually ingnored Cuba.

Castro must feel like the ugly girl at the 8th grade school dance----no one is paying attention.

4 posted on 12/14/2004 4:10:31 AM PST by SkyPilot
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To: crushelits
A Really, Really Big Drill...


5 posted on 12/14/2004 4:12:12 AM PST by xcamel (W2: Four more years of Tax Cuts and Dead Terrorists)
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Sounds more like an attempt to ensure the military is loyal to the regime, after Castro goes..


6 posted on 12/14/2004 4:16:56 AM PST by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to propagate her gene pool. Any volunteers?)
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To: crushelits

So that old nut Castro is going to spend their few remaining pesos on this stupidity. Have you seen how skinny Cubans are? They would be wiped out in a week in any kind of conflict. The sooner that decrepid dictator dies, the better.


7 posted on 12/14/2004 4:16:57 AM PST by kittymyrib
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Cuba's armed forces have begun their biggest military exercise for nearly
20 years, involving hundreds of thousands of troops and civilians.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn.
8 posted on 12/14/2004 4:19:23 AM PST by oh8eleven
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To: crushelits
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was expected to arrive in Havana on a two-day visit on Monday, reports said - his second visit in just over one month. There were few details on his itinerary

Hmmmm...
Nice potential for "Two birds with one stone..."

9 posted on 12/14/2004 4:25:34 AM PST by Bon mots
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Cuba is that annoying itch that won't go away.


Just ignore it, everyone else has.


11 posted on 12/14/2004 4:31:00 AM PST by MikefromOhio (27 days until I can leave Iraq for good....)
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To: LogicalMs

YES!

I much prefer to win the "war" with ideas.
If you can convince people with ideas then it will be the population who will fight for their rights instead of us doing it for them!


12 posted on 12/14/2004 4:32:56 AM PST by kingsurfer
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To: MikeinIraq

Preparation H will help


13 posted on 12/14/2004 4:39:13 AM PST by nuke rocketeer
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not that kinda itch....


14 posted on 12/14/2004 4:40:33 AM PST by MikefromOhio (27 days until I can leave Iraq for good....)
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To: ken5050

My immediate thought as well. I saw a short article this weekend quoting the US diplomat who covers Cuba saying Castro is very close to finally getting what he deserves.

On the one hand, the past year has brought us the capture of Saddam, Arafat's death and now Castro -- all good news for the people in those areas, the US and the rest of the world in general.

But, the immediate aftermath of Castro leaving will certainly be interesting - especially how the media treats it.


16 posted on 12/14/2004 4:46:26 AM PST by Gothmog
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was expected to arrive in Havana on a two-day visit on Monday

Eight hours of which is dedicated to listening to Castro's speeches.

17 posted on 12/14/2004 4:48:52 AM PST by P.O.E. (Thank you, Vets!)
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Castro distracting his slaves with a made-up foreign threat. Predictable.


18 posted on 12/14/2004 4:54:51 AM PST by FreedomPoster
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Hmmmm... Nice potential for "Two birds with one stone..."

Chavez has been doing a lot of shuttle diplomacy with the dark side... Posted on another thread by me:

"The timeline has to be restated:
Venezuela's Chavez, Iran's Khatami review Tehran-Caracas relations -11/28/2004
Colombia reveals Bush assassination plot - 11/28/2004
(from thread's original post) The Colegio Hebraica, the private Jewish school in Caracas was raided by Venezuelan police on Monday, 11/29/2004. The raid took place at 6:30 AM, just as students were arriving for the start of the school day.
Perhaps these three events are releated."

19 posted on 12/14/2004 4:55:56 AM PST by jriemer (We are a Republic not a Democracy)
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Good thing we don't ever have to worry about something like that happening here......

20 posted on 12/14/2004 5:04:10 AM PST by sheltonmac ("Duty is ours; consequences are God's." -Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson)
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