Dialogue from The Godfather Part II (1974) in the Havana rooftop birthday scene involving Michael Corleone, Hyman Roth, and Johnny Ola MICHAEL: I came to Havana to see you, Mr. Roth. ROTH: I’m glad you did. I want you to feel you’re among friends here. … Continue readingCUBA – Havana Vice – A playground for the rich — and a preview of what happens when ideology meets reality?
“The sad thing about Cuba: before the revolution, it had one of Latin America’s strongest economies — Racism ran deep like the US at the time. The revolution promised equality and prosperity, but left the island bled dry. And made everyone poor except the masters … Continue readingCUBA – A postcard in time —or a warning label we keep ignoring?
“The only way evil rulers leave is horizontally. Because they are evil, they don’t care about anyone else. So perhaps the solution is simple!.” –YNOT! This is the kind of question that doesn’t let you finish your coffee while it’s still hot. Because what Cuba, … Continue readingWhen a country is held hostage by its rulers, do you feed the people—or starve the regime?
What do you say when a man threatens to fight you “to the last drop of blood”—and you own the fuel, the money, and the exits? The Cuban dictator made his speech. Chest out. Fists clenched. We will fight America to the last drop … Continue readingWhat Happens When a Small Island Picks a Fight With a Superpower?
“Freedom doesn’t usually arrive with fireworks or speeches. It shows up quietly—when the oil stops flowing, the lies stop working, and starvation finally reminds them the future is worth more than the fear.” –YNOT! Will history remember 2026 as the year Cuba exhaled for the … Continue readingWill 2026 Be the Year Cuba Finally Becomes Free?
“Maduro Is Gone. The Oil Is Cut. Old Sheriff is back in Town – Now the Hemisphere Has to Decide What It Wants to Be.” — YNOT! History rarely announces itself with trumpets. More often, it clears its throat, shifts a chair, and waits to … Continue readingWhat Happens Next? Venezuela Falls, Cuba Trembles, and the Caribbean Becomes the Chessboard – Is the Snake Dead?
“I was sitting in my backyard wondering what happened to all the iguanas. Maybe the cold killed them. Maybe people did. They’d gotten out of hand, and somehow—by nature or by man—the trend reversed. Venezuela feels the same way. I don’t know if the U.S. … Continue readingNicolás Maduro — how the bus driver got the keys
The tragedy isn’t that Cuba is running out of food or oil. It’s that it ran out of years ago and pretended not to notice.”–YNOT!! Cuba’s problem didn’t start yesterday, and it didn’t start with a tanker being seized or a sanction being signed. It … Continue readingNinety Miles Away, and Falling Apart – Borrowed Oil, Borrowed Time: Cuba’s Slow-Motion Collapse”
Every few years a new crop of young people rediscovers communism like it’s a shiny toy someone left in the attic. They dust it off, hold it up to the light, and say, “Why don’t we try this again?” Well, kids… there’s a reason. Communism … Continue readingCommunism Is a Great Idea — For a different Species