The Secret History of How Cuba Helped End Apartheid in South Africa
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ธ.ค. 2013
- www.democracynow.org - As the world focuses on Tuesday's historic handshake between President Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro, we look back at the pivotal role Cuba played in ending apartheid and why Castro was one of only five world leaders invited to speak at Nelson Mandela's memorial. In the words of Mandela, the Cuban "destroyed the myth of the invincibility of the white oppressor ... [and] inspired the fighting masses of South Africa." Historian Piero Gleijeses argues that it was Cuba's victory in Angola in 1988 that forced Pretoria to set Namibia free and helped break the back of apartheid South Africa. We speak to Gleijeses about his new book, "Visions of Freedom: Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the Struggle for Southern Africa, 1976-1991," and play archival footage of Mandela meeting Fidel Castro in Cuba.
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It’s honestly laughable for any US politician to talk about human rights of other countries.
Exactly
tell that to the victims of the NAZIS or the USSR
@@foraustralia2558 come on, US is the biggest bully
Right?! Hypocritical.
@@foraustralia2558 the nazis were the victims of the USSR lol
About Cuba: "It was the first time a country from another continent came to Africa to not take something away"
Thank you Professor Gleijeses.
@Ludd Zarko do you have nothing better to do
ash: Right. fidelovich only took $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
How about fame and money. You don't take anything if you working for a mafia communist boss.
@@raymondglad5593 No, you are right. The mafia comunist boss takes EVERYTHING !
Garbage.... Castro would have taken away their right.. you know that
Many a Totalitarian regime does good things... but only to further its own, in the end Evil aims
Like it or not Cuba and Fidel Castro are LOVED by many around the world!
Because they are not looters
@Ch'iidii the US is the haven for idiots, too many gullible ppl there
True this.
@@renoirrandy7241 If the Us is a heaven for Idiots what a you doing in this site created by idiots?
I you are a god
During the Ebola crisis Cuba sent doctors. The first ones in and the last to leave.
@Ludd Zarko Yeah, it is sad a lot of leaders exploit their powerful position
@Ludd Zarko not limited to Cuba though,, same is true in many places.
jamie: And many left for the Western countries
This comment aged incredibly well
I am a Chicano (Mexican/American) from California and I ask who would have known that poor, little Cuba who has been faced w/ an oppressive embargo by imperialistic USA for decades would have played such an important role in helping black Africa fight for freedom?
Offering soldiers/blood, training/education and doctors.
Castro, sir, many people from around the world: Latinos, Black, Chinese and compassionate Whites also respect and love you from around the world...
Even the imperialist Kissinger acknowledged that, finally! I think that Castro will go down in history as one of the true American revolutionist heroes along with Che, Bolivar, Marti, Hidalgo, Campos, and the American Revolutionary Patriots,
Quicani Pina you can ad the Irish to your list
Also us Indigenous people of North America (our laws never saw borders so Canada/USA/Mexico) supported Castro right from the start!!
@@HectorVelezdeSanFran We must include the brave pantheon of Haitian liberators to that list. They single-handedly transformed the geopolitics of the entire Western Hemisphere when they defeated the french, forced the selling of the Louisiana Purchase and contributed to the independence of numerous South American states from Spain.
Haiti also sent troops to support the US in their war for independence from Great Britain.
quicani: Y su propio pueblo lo odia, lo aborrece y lo detesta, por haberlos convertido en un pueblo de mendigos harapientos y hambrientos, sin transporte, con casas cayéndose por falta de reparaciones, sin libertades ningunas, y por implantar la PEOR dictadura que ha tenido Cuba., ¡ Métete en tus asuntos !
USA was against Mandela until his sudden release.
Cuba sent armies to Angola fighting South Africa and their allies.
Off course Mandela perfered the people who helped him over those who supported his jailors (USA and the UK).
Yes, the United States hypocrisy.
The question I have is this : is SA better off today in 2023 than it was in 1994?
I am curious: does this professor live in the 🇺🇸?
@@jamesbrowning9210it's much much better. What's left now is to send you Caucasians back to Europe where you truely belong.
@@jamesbrowning9210Even if they are not better off they are running their own country instead of racist whites taking their land and tell them where they can go and where they cannot go.
It's important to remember your real friends like Cuba was to South Africa and Angola. Whenever I see Fidel Castro speaking to Mandela or in our parliament I get cold shivers down my back. We are grateful for the help from the Cuban people before & after 1994.
Just wish he was so kind to his own people. Strange world.
I concur! Much respect to Fidel Castro ✊🏿
@@serena9543u can't be nice to your people if they are traitors and want America to rule their country .if two countries don't like each other and y go your way out to help the enemy of your country u will be destroyed and that is natural as it comes .No country or army will tolerate treason.
All I can say is , on behalf of the African people we thank you Cubans all over the world, we appreciate all what you have done for Africa , Medically, Militarily and all the good that you have done. We thank you and appreciate you all.
That's really sure Africains people whatever they are love Cuba and never forget what Cuba did for them. This wo,me n
Where was this outrage when trump shook hands with Kim Jonh un
We don’t have a strong Korean-American lobby in the US similar to the Cuban-American lobby.
It is a historic fact that Cubans fought together with the africans against colonalism and against apartheid in south africa. In the 1960's and 70's, America wasn't even ready to fully recognize the birth rights of the african americans, let alone help south africa. I can't help but acknowledge Castro's stand with the africans during africans dark days.
May God bless Cuba
Just shows how Cuba were the true visionaries not blinded by exploitative power
In fact , America and Europe were in full support of the Portuguese in Angola and the Apartheid regime in South Africa. The west was benefiting hugely from the extraction of Africa’s mineral wealth. It makes sense that African leader’s only option would be to turn to Cuba and the Soviet Union for military and logistical aid.
They did a fantastic job, poverty, corruption and lawless dictatorships that change hands with occasional genocide and military coups that slaughter innocent lives for power and control until a new warlord arrives on scene.
@@cayminlast - So how would you explain callous practices of repression and genocide perpetrated by USA, Belgium, Britain, France and Portugal?
Don't forget Gadafi, Arafat, Ben Bella of Algeria, H.l.M. Selassie of Ethiopia, Olaf Palm of Sweden and others
What I find ironic is that Castro is probably smarter than majority of American presidents going back to Washington all the way up
He was too smart in fact that’s why he stood in power for so long by having spies in the cia he knew everything the us was doing
Amazing. New reasons to love Cuba every day.
Dickbeard: I agree, and you should see the reasons for Cuba to be free from its dictatorship
Do you live in Cuba 🇨🇺?
@@jamesbrowning9210 do you?
No but I am confused
If cuba is so great why are so many Cubans migrating to the USA 🇺🇸?
So I imagine the handshakes with Saudi royalty were also condemned?
Saudis Arabia king-not voted in,killed thousands,not even having basic rights with its people
Rahul Castro-Voted in,killed none,gives amazing welfare to his people and has the worlds best healthcare with the most doctors located in Cuba
who is the worst? who should be dictator?who should the US actually condemn?
People think Cuba is a dictatorship but don't even look at Saudi Arabia since they are capitalist
It's stupid down with this dictatorship way and rise socialism
***** the us regime has killed 30 million since 1945 The first capitalistic country (uk) guess how many they killed by invading most of the world The USA even did a genocide and supports a genocide going on today dont talk how much totalitarian communists have killed look at the USA in Iraq of afhgan or war of 1812
YOU say the USA hates countries who steal what about themselves think how much they stole in Iraq Saudi Arabia and Cuban embargo
www.sott.net/article/273517-Study-US-regime-has-killed-20-30-million-people-since-World-War-Two
Now they wanna kiss the Saudi behind to pump more gas cause Putin is fighting back against the west lol
"cruel and sadistic Cuban dictatorship"?? US is the cruel-one here
The pot calls the kettle black.
Laughing Ape bomb kill bomb kill an then send food saying from the usa with love join our forces or we will bomb once you rebuild again in name of liberty in American pursuit
Bruno56 or 1000 years before" you're a witch!"
Laughing Ape your time is near babilon mother of sin your will end your suffering will come you evil
abrupt: NUTS !
It was very true that the white Americans and Europeans was supporting the white minority apartheid regime of South Africa which Cuba has helped to defeat the racism of apartheid.
Not us Irish we banned white goods from South Africa and sport until black peoples were free
Looks like she should be oppressing McDonald's. Only oppressors are stressed by a handshake. Thank God for the help of Cuba to South Africa.
Cuba only helped to weaken South Africa economicly so that Illuminati could take it over. The Illuminati loves Communism for its stregnth to disrupt stable countries, so that money and the corruption can rule. Racial propaganda is always used to stirr each one against each other but the reality is that whites fought alongside black in the Angolan war to halt the advance of communism in Africa, which had already killed 100's of 1000 nds of people in other countries. What people dont understand about white south africans is that we are born here, we live here and we want a safe country just as blacks do. Cuba probable helped to weaken SA economicly because the Angolan war cost SA R5mil's a day, but today SA in many way is not better of. Rampent rape, murder, therf, hi-jackings was not seen during apartheid. Themedia only shows you what it wants you to see because it belongs to the money powers. It is time people start opening up their eyes.
And I can assume that you are an intelligent white racist? Fear is a terrible thing, it consumes and dominates our rational thinking. makes an individual say and do things out of the ordinary. The one problem with that type of behavior is that they who lack control, will be controlled.
And besides, I'm not a racist, why some of my best friends are white. LOL
@@konradstark3110 whites
There was one realistic achievement about Fidel castro, kids in Cuba did not go hungry, because i was one of those kids.
God bless Cuba
I can see you didn't--and it's too bad you didn't starve. The world weeps each time you draw a breath.
Luis Gonzalez Having in mind the economic sanctions, all the propaganda etc etc etc, and the fact that they were pretty young when they did the revolution, they did a lot of amazing things and if usa and the rest of the world wouldn't have been so hostile to them and if there were no blockade i think Fidel would have installed the representative democracy based on Marxism like they said they wanted, something like what allende was doing in Chile, but it was a complicated situation.
Infinite Verbalizer stfu you tard. Dipshit like you are the reason there are wars and poverty
Luis Gonzalez yeah but you've got octopus coming out your ears right?
Cubans you will remain in our hearts forever. We shall never forget.. Thank you.
"the leader of the free world" ?!!!!
arrogance to the maximum level.
right?
Arrogance is but one side of the coin. The other side is deceit. The US doesn't stand for freedom and their president isn't the leader. The American government is run by the rich elite. It's no democracy.
***** There is one country which isn't run by the rich elite. Maybe you've heard of it. I'd really like to move there but I can't find it on any map. It's called Utopia.
The US is a better place to live than a lot of places I'm sure but there are many terrible countries in the World.
It's just that calling the US president "Leader of the Free World" is a bit of a joke.
***** very true
propaganda... all those people smuggling in are sold hopeless dreams. they don't have information about how the country really is other than what is being shown to them via media which is a very powerful tool to influence peoples' minds.. and who owns the media who has the power and who benefits from all that propaganda? the rich elite
gleijeses is a guru. speaks like 7 languages, the arguments he has added to the field are unprecedented, and his ability to smack down giants like westad and gaddis makes him one of my favorites ever.
the story of how Cuba led by Fidel Castro helped to end apartheid should be told to everyone around the world...
For those of you Cuban who helped Africa without any precondition becouse of humanity I salute You long live CUBA
Yes! Long live, indeed!
The expertise of Piero Gleijeses is impressing without doubt. But even more he just seems like such an extremely kindhearted and humble man. I just want to hug him!
Do you know where he lives?
We need more men like Castro
Castro will live on forever and will be one of the greatest revoutionist generals of the past 20th century .thank you Fidel Castro for your love for freedom .
We shall never forget Cuba in all it's efforts to help us without strings attached and one day when we are in a better off position if you ever need our help we shall not hesitate to help
I say this as a nobody but trust me it we will be fulfilled
Long live Cuba
WE need your help NOW !
Help us to eliminate the dictatorship. We are hungry, no transportation, no medications. Only terror, destruction, hunger, poverty, misery, thievery and lies.
As an African, Cubans will always be our brothers and sisters. It’s an inseparable bond we shall always have
Muchisimas Gracias❣
There is so much history that we’ve never taken the time to learn or understand the role other governments have played in developing our foreign policy. The role of Cuba as a pivotal catalyst in African nation building.
Africa is a shit hole thanks to the Communists, Wake up!!!
@@helenmcdonnell2585 You don't sound stupid at all do you?
There is so much history concerning the dominance and rape of numerous countries and it's peoples. Unfortunately, ignorance prevails and the average citizen is unaware... It seems any fool can get elected to important positions.
Fidel is not only loved by many but he's also respected! Get use to it people!
+Brian Trend respect from UK the SADF and Rhodesians the masters of the bush war with only a few men took on the commies a far larger force and destroyed them. they gave them a beating they will never forget and castro was humiliated. only a rat like fidel castro would make up a bullshit victory. but that communist retards
Cuba helped liberate Angola from the clutches of Kissinger and SADF without asking for Angolan oil.
Britain helped Nigeria win secessionist Biafran war immediately intensified SHELL suck up of Nigeria oil, they have done so for fifty years now
Even France that wanted to help arm Biafran only on the basis of ELF/TOTAL sucking up Biafran oil
America is busy sucking up Iraqi oil after invasion.
Well done Cuba, you are a friend indeed!
@Joe Moer You obviously were watching Looney Toons cartoon commercial instead of this informative video.
Mandela explained everything you just lied about.
@Joe Moer what did Cuba "rape" form Angola?
Also do you not know how war works? People die in them if you're unaware, also Cuba helped fight against Apartheid SA who invaded Angola.
@Joe Moer funny, found nothing about your claims, empty words are just that.
@Joe Moer sigh, well thanks for wasting my time, if you wanted to be called a moron you could've just asked, nothing about or during "Operation Savannah" consisted of Cubans stealing resources, they were there to help the MPLA fight the SA army, Cuban military intervention was in direct calls of assistance to fight South Africa after they invaded Angola. Back to the "rape" you falsely talk about, do you mean they stopped SA from putting in a pro west puppet so that the US could steal Angola's resources? Your claim that you were there is laughable, also why only just now create a TH-cam account, seems odd.
We love the Cuban people from all over Africa...They are selfless people...Cuban Medical doctors are in my country
The freedom of Mandela was posible because of Cuba's struggle in Angolajj
The nerve of the US government criticizing Cuba given it imposed and supports dictatorships all around the world including right now aiding the dictatorship in Saudi Arabia that is committing genocide in Yemen. As well as overthrowing socialist democracies in Latin America and imposing dictatorships.
Who is more of a threat to Democracy than Trump. The nerve.
The US is a convenient harlot! This, I've come to realize!
The U.S. has more on its hands than Cuba ever did.00:51
No per capita Castro has more on his hands than any US President... imperfect though they are
It is refreshing to see a techncially accurate depection of historical events unfettered with political posturing and the mind numbing blather and spin which so often is passed of a main stream news. You offer a clearer view which is intended to inform rather than brainwash viewers. I repect that you are not packaging your shows as entertainment or using hype and sensationalism to sell a product. Honest journalism shines in your work, and it is very much appreciated.
woot show ye seeing
Long live Cuba, and Angola. We miss you Castro.
I am very impressed of Professor Piero Gleijeses's profound knowledge about Cuba and its involvement in Angolan independent struggle and South African liberation from Apartheid. Cuba not only helped in warfare but educated professionally so many countries from Africa in its own schools and Universities in Cuba, sent Cuban doctors, medical professionals, engineers etc. to provide free service called "Internationalism" . In 2005 Cuba opened "International medical school" in Havana and the first group to receive free education were poor America Citizens among other Latina- Americans, Africans, Caribbeans etc. Mandela admitted that Cuba helped materially to the apartheid struggle while other countries including America supported "in rhetoric". I don't know why the hand shake should be a problem for anti-Castro Cuban-American Ileana Rose-Lehtinen? it shows their ignorance and morally and politically incorrect attitude who made money by accusing Castro for half a Century. Today both countries (Cuba and America) has reopened a new chapter of relationship which might frustrates Ileana Rose-Lehtinen and her allies.
+Fik Desta Thank you . i Now know why they truly hate Cuba & Fidel ... thank u & your people...
Much love , my eyes has been open..!
***** okay... thanks for the info.
but is it worst to make threats, than to actually Nuke / use Nuclear weapons,
twice? not making any judgments, just saying..
***** the so called civilized folks started this, why did they leave Europe TO GO TO AFRICA... THEN JUST CLAIM FOLKS LAND? THEY LIVE OF THE WEALTH OF AFRICA WHILE THE PEOPLE HAVE TO LIVE IN POLICE CONTROL SLUMS And that's b.s .
Why'd you need guns when you already have a paid army to do your protecting.
those people don't make guns. the so called civilized do and their guns are bigger.
what would you do if someone came to America or England and started oppressing an killing your people by the millions for centuries, just to claim your land..?
would you give up just because they're greater in power & got more allies. ?
would u be cool with living as a 2nd-3rd CITIZEN IN YOUR OWN CITY..?
HOW COME WHAT THE SO CALLED CIVILIZED WOULDN'T STAND FOR.
IS ACCEPTABLE FROM THE PEOPLE YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE IT FROM.
HOW COME WHEN BLACK AFRICAN RULED SPAIN FOR 800 YRS THEY MADE SPAIN BETTER OFF NOT WORST. ? AND WHEN THE SPANISH DEMANDED THEY LANDS BACK IT WAS GIVEN BACK ..?
WITHOUT GENOCIDE OR BRUTAL OPPRESSION OF THE SPANISH PEOPLES.?
I Guest if we all saw each other as savages.
we'd understand each other better. ? Funny the invaders who has won a war they started for another peoples land.
called them savages as they keep them busy with daily oppression.
while they live of the fat of the peoples lands in wealth & comfort behind heavily guarded walls..
while sending out their armies / polices daily to make sure that the Natives don't think of fighting back....
i see the issues is learning to think like the so called civilized folks.
Kill brutalized steal what ever you want.
and when you've killed so much that people dare not even of doing you the same.
THEN YOU GET TO CALL THEM SAVAGES,
AND YOU GET TO CALL YOURSELVES CIVILIZED ... that's how it works..? doesn't.
you can have morals after the killing & stealing is done, just as long as you never think of giving back what you stole or being so moral that you stop oppress the people you came to kill steal & brutally oppress.
be to civilized is to do what you want to the enemies you seek out.
then call them savages if they don't forgive & accept your rule over them...
how dare these people keep fighting back for whats theirs ?
No wonder they asians wouldn't let you have any power amongst them... they know you civilized intentions.
these savages didn't seek you out, these savages hasn't annihilated whole race & species of animals that has existed for thousands of years, in the last 100- 400 yrs.
these savages has live amount thousands of different tribes of people, for thousands of yrs witout annihilated each other.
these savages hasn't mastered war & it's making, because they never had no reason to..? so these savages fail at the making of war. because they haven't mastered it .
but the so-called CIVILIZED FOLKS HAS MASTERED THE MAKING OF WARS. AND IS PROUD OF THEIR ABILITY TO DO SO.
THE SAVAGES ARE SAVAGES BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T ACCEPTED THE REALITIES OF CONSTANT WAR MAKING . maybe they'll learn.
maybe they'll learn to claim to be making peace while giving the other side chicken pox blankets... maybe they'd learn to poison the enemy's water & lands.
maybe they learn to accept the concepts that the enemy must die in the most gruesome of ways, even the enemy's babies.
maybe but not likely they had 40thousand yrs of minimal wars, those new concepts is only 2000 yrs old in their existence.
these savages has had to live with more fear of a tiger than each other for 40.000 yrs,
they ideas of raping & murdering another people on every level is new to the so called savages minds. the savage thinks that after a war comes peace.
they don't get that to be civilized, you have to be in constant war with the other.
and even if the other gives up , that you must keep them from ever having the free/peace time to think of EVER fighting back, THAT YOU MUST KEEP LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO FRUSTRATE THE OTHER SIDE PEACE OF MIND. .
TILL IT DRIVES THEM INSANE WITH HELPLESSNESS .
THE SO CALLED SAVAGE MUST LEARN, TO BE AS BRUTAL AS THE CIVILIZED FOLKS. THEY MUST ALWAYS BE INVENTING NEW WAYS TO KILL, THEY MUST BE CONSTANTLY CREATING DISEASES & WEAPONS TO KILL WITH.
AH, WHEN WILL THE SAVAGES CATCH UP & BECOME CIVILIZED..? WHEN?
MOST LIKELY NEVER. THAT ISN'T THE SO-CALLED SAVAGE MINDSET.
JUST THE INSANELY GREEDY OR PARASITICAL ....
+EPGAH False. That was because US military wanted to provoke a war with Cuba. Also, your government had nuclear warheads in Turkey.
+EPGAH The Soviets take that shit seriously...
"History is a professore nobody seems to learn from"
Quite appalling that Castro would shake Obama's hand.
Ha, ha, ha, ha! Especially after President Obama helped NATO destroy Libya 🇱🇾
@@bxjibaro73 Gaddafi was on his way to make West money almost worthless. I fully agree with you I of some moves I disagree that he did
@Daquan 7 NOT everything Mommar Ghaddafi did was bad, but there were things he did that were bound to come back to him & that he jad to answer for. 🤷♂️
Also interesting to note, that free and formally enslaved African Cubans lead the charge in their revolt against the spanish for their independance, many of the generals in the victorious rebel armies were African in Origin, this is why Cuba did not forget its roots, they have attended to their brothers desperate state because they fought together hand in hand to defeat their colonial masters, its just lovely to see a country with integrity today.. unlike some countries in Hispaniola that forget who helped them rid them of their colonial ,the spanish. " When human beings can look at skin color as nothing more important than eye color, only then than man can say he has has integrity, until then mankind is a perversion of Humanity" - Bob Marley. Canada supports Cuba and always will.
There is still much to do but In this hemisphere Cuba is indeed at the leading edge of true humanitarian support unlike Usa that milks this lie to invade soverign countries and gain resource extraction advantages as well as propping up dictatorships. If Canada can oust Harper and somehow regain its humanitarian image in the world, which isnt to hard to do since we arent so deep in a ideological and militaristic hole as the Americans, then i can see a world where Canada and Cuba lead the way in supporting underdevolopped countries and diplomatically solving militaristic issues, this is what i hope to happen and not the downward spiral into the devils cabin that we are engaged in.
VIVA CASTRO AND VIVA CUBA THE GREATEST LEADER OF ALL TIME.
jplb96 A great moment in world history when these two giants of he 20th century finally met and embraced!!!! THE STRUGLE CONTINUES!!!!!
Playthell Benjamin These demons always whining and making a big deal about everything, always have been little trouble makers of the world, they will wear this to death!
There is a reason Castro is loved the world over.
"I don't know if you want me to continue or interrupt me with some questions" LMAO
South Africa will always have a special place in their hearts for Castro and the people of Cuba.
Castro, that disguisting cinic criminal. Good person to have in their hearts.
when all is said n done,...Castro,.Ghadaffi, Arafat etc, will be named among the righteous ones, who fought against the white giants who control the machine that grinds n sucks the blood of the suffering ones.
I keep coming back to this interview, one of the all time bests.
the leader of the free world? who said America is free?
stingy hass
exactly
***** the U.S. has done more harm in Europe, Africa, Central America, South America and many other parts of the World, do your homework!
+stingy hass Are you free ? It's the only thing that really matters. Google truth contest and read the Present
+EPGAH America was built by erasing indigenous cultures from their habitats. It's working force constituted of slaves, taken from their homelands and molded into one people. This is the situation the constitution is founded in. Until the 1900s they continued to expand their reign inside their continent. After that they went on to the rest of the world.
Lincoln said, that he only was against slavery as result of his interest in unifying the country, if the way to do it would have been to reserve the system of slavery, he would have done it as well.
They revolutionized in the 1770s as a reaction to a form of taxing that as far as I know is either already in place by american government or in discussion.
America invaded many countries leaving devastating trails of destruction behind (Panama, Iraq, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Vietnam,...)
Actually the government also took Marthin Luther Kings FBI protection away after he startet opposing Americas nonstop warfare. Both he and the president knew that this would lead to his death as he was under constant threats.
Yes, I'm an european and thankful for the fact that the States intervened to end Nazi Germany. But how does this legitimate the existing 179 US bases in germany alone today? Nuclear Weapons positioned there? Or the american interests woven into the new post-war german constitution? Or i.e. the reason why they concluded in creating an israeli state is highly motivated by having a present ally and a form of territorial power in the middle east they otherwise wouldn't have.
I'm sorry, but many things we grew up with are myths. Lies, propaganda, evoked by a few who desire to inherit power and build upon by the many who uncounsciously, unknowingly or recklessly ignorant parttake in the distorted reality they make themselves believe to be true.
So what exactly are the things western civilizations "used" to stand for? The "values" they speak of and the motives and heroes and their trails in history are myths. Castles built in sand.
Just read "Trust Me, I'm Lying" by Ryan Holiday for insights on how immensely easily it is today to manipulate the media landscape. Or "Confesssions of an Economic Hitman" by John Perkins as a starter on how the states are recklessly working towards global empire.
Or watch "The Empire Files" with Abby Martin on youtube, you'll find a lot of stuff I mentioned over there.
Sorry for the long comment, obviously I need an additional output :D
+EPGAH oh, for heavan's sake!
What an absolutely fascinating clip.
God bless those cubans who died for the freedom of Africa.
Watch "The secret history of how Cuba helped end apartheid in South Africa". Here are some quotes from the historian and author Piero Gleijeses about what happened in Angola:
"The Cubans intervened in response to the South African invasion, and anglo america connived with the South Africans and urged the South Africans to invade. So here there is a rather important issue of chronology."
"Cuba is the only country in the world that sent its soldiers to confront the army of apartheid".
LIVE FOREVER CUBA
***** I don't have to but I still celebrate it
***** Viva Cuba boss
***** bitch Castro is not Cuba intirely and I certainly don't care about what happens to America or Florida but on a real Cuba has done very visible things for black south Africans than any other country, things we can personally talk about....... so really Viva Cuba but I can't interfere with it's internal affairs
***** as I await your answer Viva cuba
***** bitch you are watching too much TH-cam and can't separate the real world and the truth and certainly you have no clue on the politics of south Africa. I'm done you are not worth it and you clearly believe the bullshit of farm murders while crime occurs everywhere in mzazi to everyone...... bitch I think you are only bitter that south Africa is nolonger under white rule plus you mixing and confusing info, really get out of here bitch
"The bloody hand of a ruthless dictator like Raul Castro" "Tyrant" "Repressive" "Cruel and sadistic" - does she even know what she's saying?
Yes he knows, I am Cuban and I can attest to that 100%. You are the one that does know know anything.
@@caellanlaorivera9040 Ciudado con que penco?
@@guayabito6946 I'm Cuban and I can attest 100% that you're full of shit
@@guayabito6946 nobody cares about gusanos from florida traitors to their own country
ViVa Revolution Fidel ! As a matter of historic record , the Cuban govt has supported African liberation movements more than any goverment against western imperialism and white supremacy. It is a moral obligation for Africans every where to support the Cuban people because we owe this to them! They've sent their doctors to malaria infested places to cure our sick people while bousgeisie U.S. doctors treat only those who can afford them.
"Visions of Freedom" by Piero Gleijeses, who is bing interviewed in this youtube video.
GOD bless the greatest leader of all the Americas of alltime. QUE VIVA FIDEL CASTRO!!!
Rip fine leader Commandante FIDEL, may your life live eternally
RIP Fidel Castro . Viva Cuba
I'm from angola today I live in England, Cuba helped Angola in many ways, helped in war , health, education etc, and they did it with respect, in angola today there's musicians inspired by cuban musicians, many cuban doctors still there today, many cuban soldiers live in the country, they married there. After the end of ww2, the world was against Nazis, but that same world supported apartheid, as long the victim is not whithe, , everythingis alright, God bless Cuba and all cubans.
Cuban doctors are in Angola not because of their kindness. They are slaves of the Cuban government who charges Angola big money for them and in turn gives these doctors peanuts. Same thing that North Korea does. Doctors are a business and a propaganda tool for Cuba.
I have a new respect for cubans not the one who fled but the ones who stayed and fought for the liberation of all free ppl I salute you viva Fidel Viva cuba
Loving this one thank's for sharing very important information giving blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🙏🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💪💪💪
The leaders of the free world are cuban. Cuba a small country has had a massive impact on global discourse. Viva Cuba!!!
a lesson in history
LONG LIVE FIDEL. MAN OF HONOR. HYPOCRITES SUCK AND THE WORLD IS LEARNING MORE, THANKS TO THE INTERNET
***** ASK America about the Tuskegee experiment
***** Get a life
they wanted the aids it's a form of weird fetish did the blacks agree to the syphilis and the slavery no but America still did it anyway
Berkan Celebi WHITE MAN.
EKWENSU OCHA.
***** Thanks to the information age,many of us know that the whiteman made aids to kill the darker people of the earth.
Living in S.A. at the time I seem to remember that the Americans were going to arrive in Angola to join-up with the S.African forces but changed their mind(s) ? Maybe some body else has firmer memories of that time ?
Yes, but it wasn't just walking into Angola like a playing ground, agreements had to be reached, the FNLA they were supporting at that time, their leader Holden Roberto had refused, the USA were to bomb Luanda.
The tolerant people of South Africa voted to end apartheid, without prejudice or due pressure. South Africa was prospering as a Nation. No one but the voters are responsible for the South African vote to end apartheid.
No, apartheid got killed the day South Africa was defeated at Cuito CUANAVALE. MPLA demanded to free Mandela, grant Namibia its independence, and stop supporting Unita. The South African apartheid demanded the withdrawal of Cuban troops and USSR stop supporting the MPLA. Deal done, apartheid dead
Bullshit
one of the interesting points in this issue is why the was in Angola was never covered and there is still so little material on such an important event.
I'm curious to see what that woman has to say about al-Saud.
Viva Cuba!
Now I know your a communist.
Mr Kruger I'm a communist because a country that was anti-apartheid. Your logic is beyond reason.
That's very true words.
***** That's very true words.
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VIVA FIDEL VIVA CHE VIVA THE CUBAN REVOLUTION!!!!!!!!!
''urged by Washington'', if you heard that line you know, history keep repeating itself.
Cuba's army not only helped south africa but Namibia Congo Somalia we were all over africa kicking ass... that's a Fact.
And just over a year later, Pres. Obama is lifting the 50+ years of a cruel and sadistic blockade. Yes! And when that Florida congresswoman speaks of "bloody hands"--who has more blood on his hands Castro or Obama? Thanks for this insightful broadcast AG--I learned so much.
+Lilith Rogers what did you learn???????? how to be a goody goody little lefty liberal and swallow up all this bullshit propaganda wake up stupid.
Go Cuba!
Te extrano, mi querido Fidel! Y te quiero! Que encanzez en Paz! Yo, siendo Cubana, estoy muy orgullosa de ti!
Castro said that Cuba suffered 50'000 troops killed in Angola.
Americans don't fight , they push buttons, ask any real army about it, better yet ask a Cuban.
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It is simply untrue that there are more Cubans in Florida than in Cuba. There are 11 million people in Cuba. The United has an estimated Cuban population of 1,785,547 of which 70 percent live in Florida.
American democracy hasn’t shown anything better anyways 😂🤷♂️. We know that here in South Africa. Viva Cuba and comrade Fedel .
This guy knows what he is talking about
About time ... well done.
I just wish that everyone got along especially the leaders of the world. I think it needs to start with leaders...😕 and if they disagree they should battle it out on a boxing fight one on one like true leaders instead sending others 😊 I bet you they would have to get along for the sake of their own lives 😬
I agree. Over hundreds and thousands of years rulers have always found enjoyment in conflicts. They find this enjoyment because they are not the one fighting or losing their lives. It's like the army is their toy, they don't realize the risk and true loss in war. We hardly ever have "real" rulers in history.
VERLOS EMOCIONA A FIDEL Y A MANDELA.
Thank god for indeed
The leader of the free world 😂🤣😅😀😂🤣🥲😅
Castro and Che thumbed their noses at the U.S. to show that they were yet one more participant in the Imperialization of the world. And it is no small contrast that Regan fought against both leaders in their struggle to free themselves.
Been to Cuba... everyone seems happy, and together. They're strong in their faiths, they are not money orientated, they welcome anyone into their home with open arms... I have been to america too; it was crap
Cuba's done amazingly in spite of the living hell it's been through. It still feeds its people, it still gives healthcare to its people and it educates them for free. All the things the US has never done, despite it being the largest economy the world has ever seen.
Respect is key 🔑
Cuba in fact played an important role to stabilize Angola after the Portuguese were forced to abandon their colony.
"...Cubans worked in construction, education, agriculture or transport, and some were directly involved in developing the political structures of the MPLA, such as the children's and women's organisations. They performed a critical role in keeping Angola going after hundreds of thousands of Portuguese bureaucrats and technicians fled to Lisbon as independence loomed. From November 1975 to December 1977, 3,500 Cuban civilians went to Angola. Over the next twelve years that number would rise to 50,000. ..." - Lara Pawson "A Cuba connection", (pp.236-37) as quoted by Paul Trewhela.
But Cuban military interventions deliberately tipped the scales in the ensuing civil war in the favor of the MPLA.
Was that morally acceptable to democrats in the rest of the world and if so why?
And I wonder why there is no reference in this video presentation to Cuban involvement in the "Nitista massacre in and around Luanda in Angola on 27 May 1977, when as many as 25,000 urban people - mainly, but not exclusively, poor black township dwellers - are reported to have been murdered en masse by the ruling MPLA party, assisted by Cuban military and security forces."
More balanced reporting and less deceit, lies, obfuscations and disinformation are required before the world will be able to fully understand what actually transpired in Angola.
God-bless Castro for defeating fascism
Fascism is necessary against communism
As a American of African descent I only have one thing to say about Fidel Castro. Viva Fidel!!!!!
well said Kerry.
What the heck did Cuba get back from doing what they did for Africa.
That’s not helping another nation, that just being human.
I wish we saw this more often.
It is hard to look at a single action without considering what actions and reactions led to it. People always have a reason to do what they do and normally it is to serve their own purposes so they can get something out of it. Whether it was for civil rights or not I don't know what Castro had in his mind or heart that led to destroying a destructive regime. The thing to take away from all of this is how you choose to live comes back to you in some way.
VIVA Fidel -viva Cuba
Great photograph! Two great men who loved their country and their people and fought their entire lives for indigenous autonomy.
Two great men!
2013 wow i was only 6 but on Sabc i saw he was always showing attention with the kids and spending time with the kids
So Saudi Arabia is better than Cuba ? Double standards much
+Antonio Achi Definitely! Saudi Arabia is a horrible human rights violator and absolute dictatorship.
DUH!!
Castro was the best friend black people every had.
Democracy Now, must be the best and the most balanced news channel in the US. Please keep it up!!
what crack are you smoking
Cubans under Castro does not get enough recognition
Funny that i have seen all this what this woman has said going on in the U S.
Some are calling CUBA the new gay heaven...
Castro's, "I have a dream"?
Castro is a hero of mine. He gave his people health care, education and housing! Plus he helped liberation movements around the world. All while being under sanctions by the US. And I was pissed off at that halfwit Republican who called Castro a cruel dictator. Just shut up! You have NO idea what you are talking about!
I think the swell I face Ileana meant the cruel and saddistic detention center of her country in Guantanomo Bay, Cuba. Nothing will change the fact that The Great Fidel Castro and The Great Nelson Mandela remains two (2) of the GREATEST leaders the modern world have seen.,,she will never rise to that level.
From 15:42 , been saying Obama was just good speaker...messed up Libya. Thank you Prof