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Solidarity from all parts of the world
BY RAISA PAGES—Granma daily staff
writer—
THE most important thing is that
the country is running perfectly well, affirmed
Fidel in his message sent August 1 to the
Informative Roundtable.
The love, respect and
consideration that Fidel has won in the world, as
opposed to the media campaigns of the U.S. empire
against his revolutionary work and moral stature,
are confirmed in the thousands of messages that have
come in from all over the world wishing him a speedy
recovery.
Statespersons, political figures,
intellectuals, Cubans cooperating on various
continents and citizens from all over have
transmitted their solidarity with the president at
this difficult time.
They include Hu Jintao, general
secretary of the Chinese Communist Party; Latin
American presidents like Hugo Chávez, Evo Morales,
Martín Torrijos, Alfredo Palacios, Luiz Inácio Lula
da Silva; and high-ranking leaders from other
continents.
An air of tranquility, confidence
and security was palpable in the streets, work
places and on works under construction. The
accredited news agencies in Cuba reflected that
calm.
The fact that the leader of the
Revolution has provisionally delegated his functions
to Raúl Castro is not only within the parameters of
the Constitution of the Republic, but is an act of
historical justice.
Raúl was the organizer of the
Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Party within
those commands. In the early years of the
revolutionary struggle he earned the historical
right to give continuity to the process, something
natural for the Cuban people.
The pretensions of the U.S.
government to send rapid deployment forces to Cuba
once Fidel is deceased are within the enemy’s plans.
The president warned of that danger in his
Announcement.
Miami is the sole exception. In
that city the hatred that fuels the wish for the
death of a human being was expressed.
What could be expected of those
who hoped that the airplane returning the child
Elián González to his homeland would crash, what
could be expected of people who talk of the freedom
of Cuba with U.S. flags and placards in English in
their hands?
It pains them that everything is proceeding calmly
in Cuba. Fidel remains stable in his process of
recovery, the people are united, and Raúl and a team
of leaders are in charge of political, economic and
social happenings in the country.
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