COMEÇO - MIGUEL TORGA

Magoei os pés no chão onde nasci. Cilícios de raivosa hostilidade Abriram golpes na fragilidade De criatura Que não pude deixar de ser um dia. Com lágrimas de pasmo e de amargura Paguei à terra o pão que lhe pedia. Comprei a consciência de que sou Homem de trocas com a natureza. Fera sentada à mesa Depois de ter escoado o coração Na incerteza De comer o suor que semeou, Varejou, E, dobrada de lírica tristeza, Carregou.Miguel Torga

OPEN DEFIANCE

Via IRANIAN.COM

Thirty-six army officers arrested in Iran over protest plan

Via IRAN FOCUSOfficers planned to attend sermon by former president Hashemi Rafsanjani in military uniformRobert TaitThe Iranian army has arrested 36 officers who planned to attend last week's Friday prayer sermon by former president Hashemi Rafsanjani in their military uniforms as an act of political defiance, according to Farsi-language websites.The officers intended the gesture to show solidarity with the demonstrations against last month's presidential election result, which was won by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but which has been clouded by allegations of mass fraud.Rafsanjani used the sermon at Tehran university to challenge the authority of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, by questioning the result in the presence of the defeated reformist candidate, Mir Hossein Mousavi, and tens of thousands of his supporters.Security forces used teargas and arrested dozens of those in attendance in a sign of the authorities' nervousness over the event.The officers were rounded up on Friday morning by army intelligence agents who had caught wind of the plan. They are said to have been arrested at their homes and taken to an unknown location.Peiknet, a Farsi website, said the officers had agreed the action at a weekly prayer meeting the night before at the Shah Abdolazim religious shrine in Shahr-e Rey, on Tehran's southern outskirts. "They decided to attend the Friday prayer in their military clothes as a sign of protest against the cruel massacre of people by the basij and revolutionary guards and to show their objection against this process and support for the people," the site said. It named 24 of the officers, who included two majors, four captains, eight lieutenants, six sergeants and four warrant officers.The arrests expose the authorities' sensitivity to signs of mutiny among the various branches of the security forces.Reports last month suggested that a senior revolutionary guard commander, General Ali Fazli, had been arrested for refusing to obey orders to suppress protests against election result. The reports were later denied but some sources say Fazli remains under pressure to toe the line.While the army is considered to be secondary in importance to the revolutionary guards in the regime's military hierarchy, it is still under the command of Khamenei, who yesterday appointed a cleric, Hojatoleslam Mohammad Ali Al-e Hashem, as the new head of its political ideology section.Khamenei has declared the election result fair and overseen a fierce crackdown that has led to at least 2,000 arrests and a death toll the government puts at 20 but which some human rights groups say could be in the hundreds.

PARA A MINHA MULHER, PELA FORÇA QUE TEM DEMONSTRADO!

O CHARUTO ACESO

O Charuto Aceso é um blog nortenho, não marxista, não libertário, que rejeita os extremismos de direita, de esquerda, religiosos e afins, mas que recusa qualquer bloco central, seja ele político, ou de valores. Entre os seus fundadores há liberais e conservadores, inspirados ou não no personalismo cristão, que acreditam em Portugal e nos Portugueses, mas que não acreditam em muitas coisas que acontecem em solo pátrio. Une-os o prazer de escrever e a chama da crítica como imperativo do reformismo.O Charuto Aceso

El Instituto Internacional de Prensa exige la liberación de 22 periodistas encarcelados

Via: Cubaencuentro'La minuciosa y sistemática supresión de las voces disidentes en Cuba, llevada a cabo durante tantos años, afecta nuestra habilidad para comprender y evaluar la situación en el país', denunció el director de la entidad.El Instituto Internacional de Prensa (IPI) reclamó este martes "la liberación inmediata" de 22 periodistas encarcelados en Cuba y advirtió del riesgo de minimizar la importancia de la libertad de expresión y prensa como derechos fundamentales, informó EFE.En un comunicado hecho público en Viena, el IPI recordó que el pasado mes de junio un informe del Comité de la ONU elogió a La Habana por los avances en la promoción de derechos relacionados con la alimentación, la educación y la salud, pero no de la libertad de expresión."Varias delegaciones nacionales expresaron su preocupación sobre las violaciones de los derechos de libertad de expresión y el continuo encarcelamiento de periodistas y defensores de los derechos humanos en Cuba", resaltó el IPI.En ese sentido, el IPI indicó que el Comité recordó que en 2003 fueron detenidas 75 personas de forma "arbitraria". Entre los detenidos en aquella operación se contaban 29 periodistas, de los cuales 21 permanecen arrestados."Me alegro de ver que el informe (del Comité) incluya la preocupación por la falta de libertad de expresión en Cuba, así como recomendaciones para eliminar las restricciones a este derecho fundamental", indicó el director del IPI, David Dadge.No obstante, el responsable de esta red de editores y propietarios de medios, manifestó que esas preocupaciones no quedan suficientemente resaltadas en un informe que, al mencionar avances en otros campos, "da un evaluación relativamente positiva de la situación general de los derechos humanos en el país".Por eso, desde el IPI se advirtió del riesgo de "despreciar la importancia de la libertad de expresión y prensa como pilares de la estabilidad política, social y económica de cualquier país"."La minuciosa y sistemática supresión de las voces disidentes en Cuba, llevada a cabo durante tantos años, afecta nuestra habilidad para comprender y evaluar la situación en el país", denunció Dadge.El comunicado del IPI destacó el caso del periodista Omar Rodríguez Saludes, director de la agencia independiente Nueva Prensa Cubana y que fue detenido en marzo de 2003 y condenado a 27 años de cárcel.El IPI ha elaborado un vídeo con entrevistas a familiares de Rodríguez y fotos del propio periodista, según este organismo, como un "poderoso recordatorio de que derechos fundamentales aún están siendo violados en Cuba".

United for Iran - A global day of action in solidarity with the people of Iran

Join us on July 25, 2009 for a rally in your city in support of the Iranian people and in condemnation of the human rights abuses being committed by the Iranian government. Learn how you can get involved by emailing Hadi Ghaemi at united4iran@gmail.com.United4Iran does not promote any political agenda; our only aim is to support the people of Iran in their struggle for democracy, freedom and basic human rights.در روز 25 جولای برابر با سوم مرداد در شهر خودتان برای حمایت از مردم ایران در محکوم کردن دولت ایران در برابر جنایتهای ضد حقوق بشر ملحق شوید. برای اطلاعات بیشتر و همکاری با ایمیل ما تماس بگیرید

UNE BELLE HISTOIRE - MICHEL FUGAIN

REALIDADE OU FICÇÃO?

Quando a realidade ultrapassa a ficção, o enredo é decerto de excelente qualidade!

OLÉ!

TOURADA - ARY DOS SANTOSNão importa sol ou sombra camarotes ou barreiras toureamos ombro a ombro as feras. Ninguém nos leva ao engano toureamos mano a mano só nos podem causar dano espera. Entram guizos chocas e capotes e mantilhas pretas entram espadas chifres e derrotes e alguns poetas entram bravos cravos e dichotes porque tudo o mais são tretas. Entram vacas depois dos forcados que não pegam nada. Soam brados e olés dos nabos que não pagam nada e só ficam os peões de brega cuja profissão não pega. Com bandarilhas de esperança afugentamos a fera estamos na praça da Primavera. Nós vamos pegar o mundo pelos cornos da desgraça e fazermos da tristeza graça. Entram velhas doidas e turistas entram excursões entram benefícios e cronistas entram aldrabões entram marialvas e coristas entram galifões de crista. Entram cavaleiros à garupa do seu heroísmo entra aquela música maluca do passodoblismo entra a aficionada e a caduca mais o snobismo e cismo... Entram empresários moralistas entram frustrações entram antiquários e fadistas e contradições e entra muito dólar muita gente que dá lucro as milhões. E diz o inteligente que acabaram as canções. Ary dos Santos

MICHAEL JACKSON e MADOFF

Um pouco de humor negro:

A câmara hiperbárica onde dormia Michael Jackson e que lhe iria permitir viver até aos 300 anos, vai ser entregue a Madoff, para que este possa cumprir a pena a que foi condenado na totalidade.

TOMAR EM PRIMEIRO LUGAR

Tomar bem precisa de uma forte renovação política! E surgiu uma lista independente que garante a mudança - uma mudança para melhor, claro!MANIFESTO (que está publicado no blogue: TOMAR EM PRIMEIRO LUGAR )Um grupo de cidadãos preocupados com a estagnação de Tomar decidiu criar o Movimento Tomar Em Primeiro Lugar, com o objectivo de intervir na sociedade tomarense e de apresentar uma candidatura aos órgãos autárquicos do concelho de Tomar nas eleições de 11 de Outubro de 2009.QUEREMOS:1º DEVOLVER A CÂMARA MUNICIPAL DE TOMAR AOS TOMARENSES: a Câmara não pode continuar a ignorar os tomarenses, tem de responder às suas solicitações, tem de dialogar com a população, tem de saber ouvir. Não podemos continuar a esperar meses por explicações, respostas, esclarecimentos. Queremos uma Câmara ao serviço de todos os tomarenses.2º ATRAIR INVESTIMENTO, EMPREGO, RIQUEZA: a Câmara não pode continuar a dificultar, a burocratizar e a emperrar a vida a quem quer investir, criar emprego e aumentar a riqueza. Hoje, quem quer investir na região vai para outros concelhos e foge de Tomar, porque a Câmara não é sensível à iniciativa privada e ao progresso das populações. A Câmara não pode continuar a ignorar as freguesias e olhá-las como um apêndice da cidade. As freguesias têm vida e podem ser uma grande fonte de riqueza! A Câmara tem que apoiar, agilizar procedimentos, rever urgentemente os seus regulamentos e taxas para combater a perda de investimento e definir medidas concretas e reais que tornem Tomar um concelho atractivo e evoluído para investir.3º FAZER DE TOMAR UMA CAPITAL CULTURAL INTERNACIONAL: a Câmara ignora a história e o valioso património cultural da cidade. A Câmara tem de passar a promover a marca de Tomar, promover a indústria do turismo, através da riqueza histórica e patrimonial de Tomar. Hoje, património é economia e economia é daquilo que precisamos para resolver a crise social em que o concelho está mergulhado.Tomar, 27 de Junho de 2009 SUBSCRITORES:Jorge Ferreira, AdvogadoJosé Lebre, ArquitectoLuís Maria P. Graça, Professor universitárioLibério Grilo, Téc. Sup. CGA aposentadoJoão Oliveira Baptista, EngenheiroLuís Alvelos, EngenheiroMaria Conceição L. Redol, ArquitectaIsabel Miliciano, EmpresáriaFernanda Rivotti, Educ. Infância aposentadaMaria Augusta Dias Costa, Enfermeira aposentadaAntónio Delgado Tamagnini, AdvogadoFilomena Paixão, Prof. ens. politécnicoSónia Pais, Prof. ens. politécnicoRui Ferreira, Técnico de museologiaManuel Júlio P. Schulz, ComercianteSara Monteiro, Estudante de adm. públicaAntónio Lourenço, EmpresárioJoaquim Oliveira Baptista, Comdte. da TAPLisete Lapa, Prof. ens. secundárioAntónio Costa, Estudante ciências políticasLígia Silva, Museóloga

Green Street

Via: IRANIAN.COMThe Iranian people have proven that they desire a free, democratic societyby Slater Bakhtavar29-Jun-2009 To All Humanity: My freedom is yours. You won't be free unless you help me to get my freedom. Don't remain silent while in the dark of night you hear screams of mothers for the lives of their kids. Don't cover your ears when you hear the cries of the children for their mothers and fathers who have been shot by hooligans. They're trying to silence them and me and take away the thirst for freedom when they are done with us they will look for you. Yes, my friend, my freedom is your freedom. Therefore, I beg you, to please post on this site any media that can show injustices to freedom fighters. – Jabi, on Facebook For the Iranian people everything begins on June 12, 2009, with their 10th presidential election since the 1979 Islamic Revolution: the challenge was between the outgoing president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the opposition’s leader, Hossein Moussavi. Their decision today is largely whether to keep hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power for four more years, or to replace him with a reformist more open to loosening the country's Islamic restrictions and improving ties with the United States. Another candidate, Mehdi Karroubi, is more closely associated with the core causes of the Iranian reformist movement, including the freeing of political prisoners and women’s rights, but, as a former prime minister in the 1980s, Mr. Moussavi is given great credit for having managed Iran’s economy effectively during the war with Iraq. We are hearing reports from Iran that text-messaging has been blocked all over the country. Independent observers are not allowed to be present at the voting. Results are expected to come in early on Saturday in Tehran. Mr. Moussavi’s supporters say they remain concerned about the possibility of fraud, but a determined campaign, led by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a two-term former president and one of Iran’s richest and most powerful men, has kept that issue in the public eye. In an extraordinary public letter on Tuesday, Mr. Rafsanjani urged Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, to prevent any fraud, and on Thursday he met with the ayatollah for three hours. “If the system cannot or does not want to confront such ugly and sin-infected phenomena as insults, lies, and false allegations made in that debate, how can we consider ourselves followers of the sacred Islamic system?” Mr. Rafsanjani wrote. On June 13th, the Interior Ministry, controlled by Ahmadinejad, announces that he has been elected in the first round with 62.6 percent of the vote, compared with less than 34 percent for Moussavi. Turnout is an extraordinary record: 86 percent of the 46.2 million eligible voters. But the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reports that, according to the Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, officials from Iran’s Interior Ministry would have contacted Mr. Moussavi after the polls closed on Friday night, saying that he would have won the election, and asking him not to make any announcement. As vote-rigging often leaves traces in the results, let'shave a look at some interesting items: * After a legal and controlled investigation, Iran’s senior panel of election monitors says that, in 50 cities, the number of votes cast exceeded the actual number of voters;* Even if candidates usually win in their home districts, especially where their ethnicity should help them, Moussavi, an Azeri, lost in Azerbaijan and Karrubi won only 5 percent into his native district, with a 10th part of his 2005 votes;* With paper ballots, a speed count is suspicious, but for this election the Interior Ministry declared victory for Ahmadinejad only two hours after polls have been closed and results were immediately authorized. The disbelief on the part of the international community is shared by many Iranian citizens. And while the defeated candidate launches a legal appeal, what ensued on the streets of Tehran,is the largest public demonstrations in the Islamic republic’s 30-year history. There are now hundreds of thousands of people protesting in the centre of Tehran. Security forces — who vastly outnumbered the small group of demonstrators — beat the protesters gathered on Tehran's Baharestan Square with batons and fired tear gas canisters and rounds of ammunition into the air. All three Ahmadinejad's challengers in the election have made public allegations of fraud after results showed the president winning by a 2-to-1 margin, so, on June 16th, the Guardian Council, made up of clerics and experts in Islamic law and closely allied to Mr. Khamenei, having the apparent authority to nullify an election, is called to certify the results. Meanwhile, Reporters Without Borders, a media rights group, is urging nations not to recognize the results of Iran's presidential election, citing censorship and a crackdown on journalists. Some days later, the Guardian Council announces – in a rare acknowledgment – that there have been voting irregularities in 50 districts, including local vote counts that exceeded the number of eligible voters, but that, however, these discrepancies are not widespread enough to affect the result. The Guardian Council warned that some material on the web is ''creating tension'' and must be removed to avoid ''legal consequences.” After confining foreign journalists to their hotels, bloggers are the new target of the regime. The Guardians of the Revolution consider the web as a threat and to keep images and stories on events in the country from being published on the Internet, the regime has threatened those who use social networks to spread information. Blogs and social networks have been and are crucial for the Iranian opposition to let the world know what is happening. Facebook and YouTube have been playing an important role in this too, with the former hosting longer manifestos and idea exchanges, and the latter hosting grainy film of protests and police attacks captured on cell phone cameras. But for "front line" news bulletins, Twitter has emerged as the preferred mode of clandestine communication. Meanwhile, a few days later Ahmadinejad visits Russia – which has long-time political and economic ties with Iran, where it is building a nuclear power site at Bushehr. The Foreign Ministry in Moscow declares he respects the election result: disputes about the vote "should be settled in strict compliance with Iran's Constitution and law" and are "exclusively an internal matter." In New York, UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon urges an "immediate stop to the arrests, threats and use of force." On June 19th, the U.S. House of Representatives passes 405 to 1 the following bipartisan resolution, introduced by Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.6) and Rep. Howard Berman (D-Cal.28), to support Iranian dissidents and (1) expresses its support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law;(2) condemns the ongoing violence against demonstrators by the Government of Iran and pro-government militias, as well as the ongoing government suppression of independent electronic communication through interference with the Internet and cell phones; and(3) affirms the universality of individual rights and the importance of democratic and fair elections Lastly and most importantly, the resolution expresses Americans’ unqualified support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties and the rule of law. America is freedom and in this cause the American people will not be silent. There is no intention here to pick sides in the Iranian election, but to simply stand by those who stand up for freedom. Monday June 22nd will go down on history for Neda Agha Soltan’s death, whose video circulated worldwide, with her proud wonderful eyes. What we have seen through her last glance is a powerful desire on the part of the Iranian people to be free. Caspian Makan, her boyfriend, said the 26-year-old woman had not been deterred by the risk of joining protests. She was a philosophy student and loved poetry: Iran's Rumi and America's Robert Frost were her favorites. He told an Associated Press reporter during a telephone call that "she only ever said to want one thing: democracy and freedom for the people of Iran." Iran state radio blamed civilians’ murder like Soltan’s on "saboteurs" – not the pro-regime Basij militiamen who have been beating the protesters. To verify reports on demonstrations, clashes and casualties is quite impossible: Iran has ordered reporters to stay in their offices, barring them from reporting on the streets. Reporters Without Borders put at 34 the figure of reporters detained since the protests began. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said 13 are still in custody. State radio reported today that Iranian authorities arrested at least 457 people after post-election clashes that left 10 people dead, as the nation's clerical leaders battled to contain the worst crisis since the Islamic revolution.Perhaps do detaining journalists for reporting news and commentary indicate the government has something to hide? Only on June 23rd, eventually, in response to critical comments from Sen. John McCain of Arizona and other Republicans, President Obama condemns the Iranian government for its crackdown against election protesters and accuses Iran’s leaders of fabricating charges against the United States. If only he would have read the new nationwide public opinion survey of Iran conducted by Terror Free Tomorrow – The Center for Public Opinion (“TFT”), the New America Foundation, and KA Europe SPRL (“KA”), he would know that Iran has been deprived of the benefits of globalization such as the import of new ideas, technologies and practices. Inside their houses, the lifestyle of Iranians suggests that they are following almost every contemporary trend, from fashion to the use of technology, above all in Teheran, but, as a student wrote on Facebook, Iranians don't want to have to worry about too many rules: “We want the rest of the world to be open to us too. Ahmadinejad doesn't think bigger than Iran, he thinks that Iranians will be happy if he gives us a bag of potatoes. But we want more." More than 70 percent of Iranians also favor Iran providing full inspections and a guarantee not to develop or possess nuclear weapons in return for outside aid and investment. In another consistent trend over the past two years, 77 percent of Iranians back normal relations and trade with the United States. Sixty-eight percent also favor Iran working with the United States to help resolve the Iraq war, while 60 percent back unconditional negotiations with the U.S. The Iranian people have proven that they desire a free, democratic society and due to social sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Youtube the world can no longer ignore them.

New protests rock Tehran

Via: IRAN FOCUSIranians on Sunday took to the streets of the capital Tehran once again, protesting against their theocratic rulers.Several thousand Tehranis rallied in Shariati Street in northern Tehran late in the day.There were chants of "God is great".State security forces attacked the protestors using batons and water cannons. There was also considerable use of tear gas by authorities hoping to break up the rally.A separate protest was also held at Tehran's Laleh Park, eye-witnesses said, claiming that authorities there also used force to break up the protest.Since the 12 June presidential election, up to a million people have taken part in anti-government rallies in Tehran and other major cities, protesting the re-appointment of Ahmadinejad following the election which they believe was rigged. Iran does not allow UN staff to monitor its elections.The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) warned last week it would unleash its wrath on anyone breaking a government ban on demonstrations. It ordered demonstrators to "end the sabotage and rioting activities" and said their resistance is a "conspiracy" against Iran.Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on 19 June rallied behind Ahmadinejad and demanded protestors stop their action. Despite his stern warning, protests erupted in Tehran and other major cities throughout last week, leading to hit and run clashes between protestors and security forces. Since Khamenei’s announcement, demonstrators have markedly directed their protests at the entirety of the clerical establishment, with chants of “death to Khamenei”. The opposition group People’s Mujahedin says that some 200 people have been killed by security forces in Iran during the violence. Official figures say 20 people have died in the unrest, and state television says the Mujahedin have had a hand in the street violence.Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, a ranking cleric, on Friday said, "Anyone who takes up arms to fight with the people is worthy of execution."Those who disturbed the peace and destroyed public property were "at war with God" and should be "mercilessly dealt with", Khatami said in a nationally televised sermon.

¿Culpas o disculpas?

Via: Unión Liberal CubanaPor Vladimiro Roca, La Habana EN UN ARTÍCULO titulado “Nada sustituye la vergüenza de nuestra gente”, publicado en el diario oficial Granma y firmado por el director del mismo, Lázaro Barredo Medina, se señalan actitudes negativas de entidades, trabajadores, administraciones, etc.; que, según el articulista, empeoran la grave crisis que atenaza al país hace bastante tiempo.El susodicho artículo hace referencia a que las medidas de reajuste que se adoptan en muchas partes del mundo para reducir los efectos de la crisis afectan directamente a la población, pero que en Cuba se llama “a toda la sociedad” para enfrentar el impacto negativo de “la contingencia económica y financiera en la búsqueda de que todos aportemos respuestas a las principales prioridades que son la producción alimentaria y el ahorro”.Después hace referencia a que “el Estado revolucionario (el subrayado es mío) adopta decisiones para impedir el deterioro de los programas sociales fundamentales, como la educación y la salud, sostener el empleo y garantizar por igual a cada ciudadano en la canasta básica las calorías, proteínas y grasas imprescindibles.”De la lectura del artículo se desprende que las penurias actuales del pueblo cubano se deben a la crisis económica y financiera mundial, en primer término, y a la indolencia de la sociedad cubana en general, en segundo término.A lo largo del mismo hace referencia a análisis, aportes y esfuerzos que deben hacer los que más sufren los efectos de dicha crisis y sobre los que ha cargado, y recarga, durante 50 años el desgobierno de la pandilla que asaltó el poder en el año 1959.El señor Barredo Medina, como buen testaferro de la camarilla de los hermanos Castro, disculpa a los verdaderos responsables, diciendo que están tomando decisiones para frenar el deterioro de los planes que, por culpa directa de ellos, se ven amenazados con desaparecer.Que fácil olvidan u ocultan las verdades históricas todos los cómplices del hato de delincuentes que hace medio siglo usurpan el poder en Cuba.El articulista hace referencia a “la mentalidad gastadora de muchos compañeros” que ni siquiera preguntan por lo que cuestan las cosas. Al primero que jamás le ha importado el valor de las cosas ni lo que cuesta producirlos ha sido al “compañero Fidel”, derrochador número uno de recursos en Cuba y, creo, en el mundo entero. Olvida el director del Granma la implementación de la “ofensiva revolucionaria” de 1967 por parte de Fidel Castro, que liquidó lo poco que quedaba de iniciativa privada en el país; que eran los únicos que mantenían producciones y servicios de alta demanda popular con calidad y eficiencia.Oculta el cómplice de los hermanos Castro que la mentalidad gastadora y el desprecio por el precio de las cosas surgió a partir de la liquidación del Ministerio de Hacienda, ordenado por Castro a mediados de los 60, que no soporta tener que rendir cuentas de nada como buen irresponsable que es, la lucha contra el burocratismo, que acabó con el sistema contable del país y la enseñanza de esa asignatura en el sistema educativo nacional.Y como colofón de ese odio destructivo que acompaña a Castro en todas sus decisiones que afectan al pueblo; decretó la eliminación de las relaciones monetario-mercantiles, con vistas a prescindir de la circulación del dinero y “construir el comunismo a la par con el socialismo”, introduciendo un sin fin de gratuidades en el sistema económico de su autoría intelectual, que distorsionaron toda la economía cubana, convirtiendo la bella y eficiente isla de Cuba en el potrero de los hermanos Castro que es hoy. Estos son los orígenes de la mentalidad gastadora de muchos cubanos, gústele o no al director de Granma.En otra parte de su artículo miente con una desvergüenza inaudita al decir: “La vida nos ha demostrado en múltiples ocasiones que no son los mecanismos espontáneos los que facilitarán soluciones reales, sino el trabajo a conciencia y la participación, desde el más simple trabajador hasta el administrador del centro o director de la empresa, pasando por los distintos niveles hasta llegar incluso a los puestos de dirección de cada ministerio.”, como si el pueblo no supiera que ninguna de las soluciones ni medidas dictadas por la dictadura castrista es para solucionar los problemas del país, sino para mantenerlos en el poder.El alabardero del régimen defiende a ultranza un sistema económico que no ha funcionado en ningún país que se implantó. Sistema que el imaginario popular ha definido como “el sistema que si triunfa en el desierto de Sahara, a los cinco años están importando arena”. Está definición es resultado de las vivencias prácticas de los cubanos que, lejos de vivir mejor, como es la lógica del desarrollo humano, vive cada día peor y con pocas expectativas de mejorar en un futuro cercano.Para terminar quiero aclarar el subrayado de revolucionario en el tercer párrafo y por qué está siendo tan utilizado en el último tiempo por las instancias oficialistas.Desde la perspectiva de Castro la revolución es fuente de derecho, como el mismo lo declaró en los primeros meses de su llegada al poder. Por lo tanto un Estado o gobierno revolucionario puede tomar decisiones al margen de la Constitución y las leyes vigentes en el país, es decir, tienen licencia para continuar delinquiendo, como han hecho en estos 50 años.A pesar que desde 1976 el país se institucionalizó al adoptar la Constitución socialista, Fidel Castro y su camarilla jamás la ha respetado, pues nunca ha promulgado la legislación complementaria que requiere toda Constitución para la aplicación práctica de todos sus preceptos y normativas.Por otra parte, para los que vivimos los primeros años de la llamada revolución, gobierno revolucionario es sinónimo de represión, cárceles y fusilamientos; que es, según mi criterio, lo que quiere transmitir el señor Barredo, para evitar que el descontento popular se traduzca en acciones en las calles contra el gobierno.Ciertamente, la vergüenza del pueblo terminará, a la corta o a la larga, con la desver-güenza de los gobernantes y sus cómplices