Reply #10: AMENDED : Here's the full essay unamended in its entirety.

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AMENDED AT THE REQUEST OF THE MODERATORS BECAUSE IT EXCEEDS 4 PARAS DESPITE THE FACT THAT GRANMA, THE CUBAN STATE NEWSPAPER, GIVE OPEN PERMISSION FOR THE REFLECTIONS / ESSAYS OF FIDEL CASTRO TO REPUBLISHED IN THEIR ENTIRETY COMPLETE AND UNAMENDED.

Reflections of Fidel
The murder of Osama Bin Laden

(Taken from CubaDebate)

THOSE who pay attention to these issues know that, on September 11, 2001, our people expressed solidarity with the United States and offered the modest support we could provide in the area of emergency care for the victims of the brutal attack on the Twin Towers in New York.

We also immediately offered our country’s runways to U.S. aircraft with no place to land given the chaos which reigned in the first few hours after the strike.

The Cuba Revolution’s historic position in opposition to acts which endanger the lives of civilians is well known.

Unwavering participants in the armed struggle against the Batista dictatorship we were, but opposed, in principle, to any terrorist act which would lead to the death of innocent people. Such a position, maintained over half a century, allows us the right to express a point of view on this delicate issue.

Fidel Castro Ruz

May 4, 2011

8:34 p.m.

Translated by Granma International : http://www.granma.cu/ingles/reflections-i/5mayo-The%20murder.html

There is open permission to republish Fidel Castro' Reflections/Essays unamended in their entirety.

Aside from that this is yesterday's news , as may be seen by the date ,which Yahoo have decided to publish today.



Hasta La Victoria Siempre.