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#3862: A New Alliance Emerging in the Caribbean? (fwd)
From: Max Blanchet <MaxBlanchet@worldnet.att.net>
The elements of a new diplomatic reality seem to be
emerging in the Caribbean involving three poles:
1) Cuba, with its strong tradition of resistance, a well-
developed technical base and strong geopolitical presence
in the Third World movement. The recent South Summit in
Havana was evidence of the latter if anyone has any doubt.
2) Venezuela -- where Hugo Chávez and his Bolivarian
movement are likely to sweep the elections on Sunday --
would bring to the table Venezuela's substantial energy
resources and related financial clout and new political
orientation.
3) Haiti -- with strong historical ties to both Cuba and
Venezuela -- and where a probable sweeping Lavalas
victory is likely to redefine and stabilize (?) the political
landscape.
The overall goal of the alliance would be to counter the
American Juggernaut in the area and more specifically
the ambitions of its proxy, the Dominican Republic, though
the latter may be defanged with the election of PRD's
Mejía to the Dominican presidency.
In addition to helping Haiti manage the DR's looming
presence in the area, the triangular alliance would enable
Haiti to deal with the enormous challenges the country
confronts in fields such as education, health care,
ecology, etc. Specifically, the approach would be to
harness Cuba's technical expertise in these fields and
Venezuela's financial resources in order to help Haiti
find innovative and sustainable solutions to these
daunting problems.
Angle ekri, angle konprann!