[NYTr] The Cuban People Do Not Fool Around with Their Defense
 
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 20:20:55 -0500 (CDT)


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The Cuban People Do Not Fool Around With Their Defense

By Angel Rodriguez Alvarez
AIN Special Service

With a [US] plan approved and executed since May 2004 to destroy the
Cuban Revolution and have the island returned to its semi-colonial
status, Washington's actions are accompanied with frequent statements
which intimating military attack. In the plan's so-called annex, signed
by President W. Bush on July of 2006, there is mentioned a "secret 
chapter" - considered as such for reasons of national security and the 
aim to "achieve an effective objective." To erase out any doubt about 
the secret chapeter, it is referred to in Chapter 1 as being dedicated 
to precipitate the destruction of the revolutionary government.  Could 
anything be clearer? - impossible.  As if the oficial document --which 
is a violation of the most elemental norms and international laws-- 
were not enough, the US president recently declared that he will not 
allow the Cuban Revolution to continue. Threats of this type are not 
new, and are reason the Cuba adopted, as early as 1959, the firm 
determination to prepare itself militarily in order to preserve its 
revolutionary achievements, independence and integrity of its national 
territory.

Now, with Bush's deviant position, the issue of defense is more valid 
than ever; and although the US president has not said how he will stop 
the Cuban political process, the country is not losing precious time.

As Cuban Defense Minister Raul Castro pointed out on July 26, "you 
cannot fool around with the country's defense!"  For us, he has said so 
many times, avoiding a war is equal to winning it, but to come out 
victorious means a lot of sweat and investing more than a few 
resources".

The response in this case has a name, the very emblematic "Operation 
Caguairan." As Raul Castro noted, "With serenity, discipline and 
without fanfare, our people have continued to prepare themselves to 
face any enemy military adventure." He also offered an assessment of 
the results obtained up until now in the operation when he said "...the 
country's defense capabilities have been able to substantially 
increase, reaching levels of superior combatant preparation compared to 
any other stage."

Operation Caguairan, which is now marking its first anniversary, has 
allowed the preparation of hundreds of thousands of militia and 
reservists of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, as well as officials, 
sargents and soldiers of its regular troops.

It will continue in the coming months and will allow an increase in 
training under conditions similar to contemporary combat. Some one 
million Cubans and will participate in the "Bastion 2008" strategic 
military exercises scheduled for the end of the year. For those who 
dream of imposing their will on the Cuban people by force, they should 
know that there is an ever-growing sentiment and will of the people not 
to give in to threats, pressure or blackmail - no matter where from 
where these emanate. Cuban revolutionaries do not make unilateral 
concessions with the intent of sending signals.

Cuba will not alter its sovereign social path followed for almost half 
a century under the firm leadership of President Fidel Castro.

For those that have any doubts about this, we must recommend reading 
the speech made by First Vice President Raul Castro on July 26.
 
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