[NYTr] Civil Defense an Achievement of the Revolution Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 18:50:34 -0500 (CDT) Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Granma Daily - Aug 1, 2007 http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/english/news/art15.html Civil Defense an Achievement of the Revolution ORFILIO PELAEZ The Cuban people are proud of their civil defense system which has saved thousands of lives and large amounts of material losses over the years, said Ramon Pardo Guerra, Chief of Staff of the National Civil Defense on Tuesday. Pardo Guerra spoke during a ceremony for the 45th anniversary of the civil defense network. He noted that the reach of Cubabs civil defense has gone beyond its borders assisting other nations to also reduce the affects of disasters. Several governments and foreign institutions have requested Cuban cooperation in this field, he noted. Born out of a need to protect the population and the economy from enemy attacks, Cubabs Civil Defense confirms the humanistic nature and political will of the Cuban Revolution, said Pardo Guerra. Several founding members received certificates in the ceremony also attended by Alvaro Lopez Miera, vice minister of Defense, other high-ranking officers, local civil defense authorities and representatives of several institutions linked to the civil defense system. * ================================================================= .NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems . Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us . .339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org . List Archives: https://blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/ . Subscribe: https://blythe-systems.com/mailman/listinfo/nytr =================================================================