Virginia Set to Execute First Woman in Nearly a Century
THE GUARDIAN: Teresa Lewis will die by lethal injection on Thursday unless an appeal to the supreme court can save her

The state of Virginia this week plans to carry out its first execution of a woman in nearly a century, despite claims that Teresa Lewis has severe learning difficulties.

Lewis's last hope is an appeal to the US supreme court after Robert McDonnell, the state governor, said he will not spare the life of the 41-year-old who was convicted of arranging for two men to murder her husband and stepson. She is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Thursday.

The men who carried out the killings – one of whom was Lewis's lover – received life sentences.

Lewis's last hope of avoiding the death chamber is an appeal before the supreme court. Her lawyers will argue that because she has such a low IQ her execution would be unconstitutional. >>> Chris McGreal in Washington | Sunday, September 19, 2010

Suède: L'extrême droite au Parlement?
leJDD.fr: Selon un sondage réalisé à la sortie des urnes dimanche soir, l'extrême droite suédoise entrerait pour la première fois au Parlement. La coalition de centre-droit au pouvoir arriverait en tête du scrutin, devant l'opposition de centre-gauche, sans pour autant disposer de la majorité absolue. [Source: leJDD.fr] | Dimanche 19 Septembre 2010

Wie der Papst die Zuneigung der Briten gewann
WELT ONLINE: Zum Abschluss seiner Reise spricht Benedikt XVI. John Newman in Birmingham selig und dankt den "englischen Fräulein".

Der Regen hört auf, als Benedikt XVI. an den Altar tritt. Die Sonne bricht durch. Hier, im Cofton Park von Birmingham, hatte John Henry Newman oft Atem geschöpft, zwischen ausladenden Eichen, Kastanien, Nussbäumen und Pappeln, die sich im Wind bogen. Jetzt hat er, 120 Jahre nach seinem Tod, 55.000 Pilger unter sanftem Regen hierhin gezogen, die seine Seligsprechung persönlich miterleben wollen. Trompeten setzen ein, als der Papst mit einer kurzen Erklärung den eminenten Denker und Priester des 19. Jahrhunderts endlich zu einem Seligen der katholischen Kirche erklärt.

Es ist der innere Höhepunkt dieser Reise – nicht weit von Coventry, das die deutsche Luftwaffe vor 70 Jahren in Schutt und Asche legte, vor deren Opfern sich der Papst aus Deutschland nun noch einmal verbeugt, wie vor all den Engländern, „die ihr Leben opferten, als sie so tapfer den Mächten dieser Ideologie des Bösen“ widerstanden. Eine Ewigkeit scheint der Einsatz der Bläser und das überwältigende „Gloria“ der Pilger in der zugigen Landschaft von den wehmütigen Dudelsäcken entfernt, die am Donnerstag die Ankunft des Papstes in Schottland begleitet hatten. >>> Von Paul Badde | Sonntag, 19. September 2010

Tausende feiern Messe mit Papst
SCHWEIZER FERNSEHEN: Tausende Katholiken haben mit Papst Benedikt XVI. eine Messe im Cofton Park von Birmingham gefeiert. Der viertägige Besuch des Papstes in Grossbritannien hatte aber auch viele Proteste provoziert.

Cult Members Go Missing in Apparent Mass Suicide Bid
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Police launched a helicopter search for 13 missing cult members on Sunday amid fears they had gone to a California desert to commit mass suicide.

The religious sect included eight children, aged as young as three, and was led by a suburban housewife Reyna Marisol Chicas, 32.

She took her two children Ezequel, 15, and Genisis, 12, with her, police said.

The group, made up of El Salvadorian immigrants, left behind a bag with a relative which contained farewell notes in which members indicated the world was about to end and they were “going to heaven.”

An alert issued by the California Highway Patrol said: “It is believed, through further investigation, that their intentions are to commit mass suicide.” >>> Nick Allen in Los Angeles | Sunday, September 19, 2010

THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Cult members 'planning mass suicide' discovered praying for end to sexual immorality: Members of a religious cult feared to be planning a mass suicide in a California desert were discovered hours after they went missing. >>> Nick Allen in Los Angeles | Sunday, September 19, 2010

Pope Visit: Benedict XVI Beatifies Cardinal John Henry Newman
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Pope Benedict XVI has beatified Cardinal John Henry Newman at an open-air Mass in Birmingham.

Around 55,000 people attended the two-hour ceremony at Cofton Park on the final day of the pope's four-day state visit. | Sunday, September 19, 2010

Pope Expresses Sadness at No Welsh Visit

BBC: The Pope has spoken of his "deep love" for the Welsh people and his sadness at being unable to visit during his trip to Britain.

In a special address to the people of Wales, broadcast from a mass at Westminster Cathedral in London, the Pope also gave a blessing in Welsh.

He said he was happy to honour the people of Wales and the ancient Christian tradition.

He also blessed a mosaic of St David, the Welsh patron saint.

The pontiff said St David was "one of the great saints of the the sixth century".

"David's preaching was simple yet profound," reflected Pope Benedict.

"His dying words to his monks were: 'be joyful, keep the faith and do the little things'.

He added: "May St David's message, in all its simplicity and richness, continue to resound in Wales today, drawing the hearts of its people to renewed love for Christ and his Church."

The Pope was speaking after he blessed a new mosaic of St David installed in Westminster Cathedral earlier this month.

He also prayed before the statue of Our Lady of the Taper, the Welsh shrine brought from Cardigan to mark the occasion.

The Pope said he hoped the statue, set to return to Cardigan, would be a "lasting reminder" of his "deep love" for the Welsh people and of his "constant closeness" in prayer and in the communion of the Church[.]

He concluded his address: "Bendith Duw ar bobol Cymru! God bless the people of Wales." (+ video) >>> | Saturday, September 18, 2010

Historische Messe in der Türkei: Hunderte von Armeniern feiern im Osten des Landes
NZZ ONLINE: Im Osten der Türkei haben Armenier zum ersten Mal seit hundert Jahren in der Inselkirche Akdamar einen Gottesdienst gefeiert. Der türkische Ministerpräsident Erdogan hatte zuvor grünes Licht gegeben.

Hunderte von Armeniern haben am Sonntag in einer Kirche im Osten der Türkei einen historischen Gottesdienst gefeiert. Zum ersten Mal seit fast 100 Jahren wurde in der Inselkirche Akdamar im Van-See in Südostanatolien wieder eine Messe abgehalten.
Via Leinwand

Da in der historischen Kirche aus dem 10. Jahrhundert nur wenige Platz fanden, mussten die meisten Besucher die Messe auf einer Leinwand verfolgen. Der türkische Ministerpräsident Erdogan hatte die Feier erlaubt, um den Bemühungen zu einer Normalisierung des Verhältnisses zum Nachbarstaat Armenien einen neuen Impuls zu geben. Weiter lesen und einen Kommentar schreiben >>> sda/afp | Sonntag, 19. September 2010

Au moins 29 tués et 100 blessés dans un double attentat à Bagdad
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: IRAK | Deux attentats à la voiture piégée quasi simultanés ont frappé le nord et l'ouest de Bagdad dimanche matin, a indiqué une source au sein du ministère de l'Intérieur.

Au moins 29 personnes ont été tuées et plus de 100 autres blessées dans deux attentats à la voiture piégée quasi simultanés qui ont frappé Bagdad dimanche matin. Ces attentats constituent les attaques les plus meurtrières depuis le début du mois de septembre.

Les explosions, qui ont secoué les quartiers d'Aden (nord) et Mansour (ouest) de la capitale, ont retenti vers 10h10 (09h10 en Espagne), selon des journalistes de l'AFP sur place.

Au moins 29 personnes et 111 ont été blessées, selon un bilan fourni par une source au sein du ministère de l'Intérieur.

L'attaque la plus sanglante a eu lieu dans le quartier d'Aden (nord) et a fait 19 tués et 53 blessés, selon cette source.

Dans le quartier résidentiel de Mansour, dans l'ouest de la capitale, une autre voiture piégée a explosé, faisant 10 tués et 58 blessés, a également précisé cette source. Le chaos régnait sur les lieux des déflagrations. >>> ATS | Dimanche 18 Septembre 2010

Pope Visit: Benedict Pays Tribute to Britain’s Sacrifices in Fighting Nazis
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Britain’s “courageous resistance” to the “evil ideology” of Nazism was honoured by the Pope as he spoke to a crowd of more than 50,000 in Birmingham.



Benedict XVI said it was “deeply moving” to recall the sacrifices made by Britons during the Second World War and paid particular tribute to nearby Coventry, which was heavily bombed during the Battle of Britain 70 years ago.

Speaking at the Beatification Mass for Cardinal John Henry Newman in Cofton Park, near where the Victorian theologian was buried, the Pope said the destruction of the conflict should be remembered with “shame and horror”.

His words were particularly significant given controversy over his own wartime record. As a 14 year-old growing up in Germany, the then Joseph Ratzinger was drafted into the Hitler Youth and later enlisted in the anti-aircraft corps. >>> Martin Beckford | Sunday, September 19, 2010

Six Freed Over Pope 'Plot'
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Six men quizzed by counter-terrorism police probing a plot to attack the Pope were all released without charge, Scotland Yard said today.

The men, all believed to be of North African origin, were arrested on Friday in London.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: ''Six men who were arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 on Friday, 17 September, were all released without charge late on Saturday night (September 18) and early this morning (Sunday September 19).''

Police searched eight homes in north and east London and two business premises in central London, including a street cleaning depot as part of the investigation.

The Metropolitan Police said the searches of the premises had been completed and had not revealed any weapons or suspicious materials. >>> | Sunday, September 19, 2010

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Ban on 'Distracting' Miniskirts at School Is Set to Spread
THE OBSERVER: Parents back heads over controversial ban on miniskirts

Concerns could be addressed by specifying skirts that cannot be customised. Photograph: The Observer
When Mary Quant first raised the nation's hemlines in the 1960s, it was seen as a symbol of women's liberation. Fifty years on and the miniskirt is still causing consternation, and now faces a ban in Britain's schools.

Dozens of schools are considering following the lead of St Aidan's High in Yorkshire and St Alban's in Suffolk, which have banned skirts altogether this term and insisted girls wear trousers. In others, letters have been sent to parents saying that the current fashion for wearing school skirts as short, and as tight, as possible is a real problem in school, and dealing with the issue is a distraction from teaching.

At Kinross High in Perthshire, some parents received a stinging note telling them: "The length of your daughter's skirt is such that she spends a great deal of time pulling it down. It detracts her attention from the learning process."

Last week another Scottish head, Robert Kelly, rector of Berwickshire High in Duns, said short skirts were encouraging "inappropriate thoughts" among boys. Kelly, who had gathered together female pupils for his lecture, referred to a recent anti-rape advert. >>> Tracy McVeigh, social affairs editor | Sunday, September 19, 2010

Nick Clegg Tells Lib Dems: Accept My Cameron Pact
THE GUARDIAN: As party gathers for annual conference, leader says he has been impressed by PM's pragmatism and flexibility

Nick Clegg has appealed to his party to embrace PM and Conservative leader David Cameron, above. Photograph: The Guardian
Nick Clegg tomorrow will launch a heartfelt appeal to Liberal Democrats to finally embrace David Cameron's centre-right party as he predicts that together they can become a "great, great reforming government". In terms that may deepen unease among Lib Dems unhappy with the coalition, Clegg uses an interview with the Observer to heap praise on Cameron as a "big politician" who fully understands how to share power.

As his party gathers in Liverpool for its annual conference, Clegg admits he was completely wrong to call Cameron a "fake" and a "con" during the election campaign and has been impressed by his pragmatism and flexibility. "He hasn't been dogmatic. He hasn't been doctrinaire," he says. "I think this government definitely has the capacity to be a great, great reforming government."

The Lib Dem leader's central message is that the coalition can only work if his own party accepts it is a full and willing participant that jointly "owns the government". The alternative, he says, is to operate in an atmosphere of "poison" as a competing faction "constantly trying to put little trophies on the mantelpiece to show we are winning victories".

He adds: "In fact the truth is much more radical than that. All the big decisions are jointly taken by David Cameron and myself … that is why I didn't want to have a department, why I am a hop and a skip from his office." >>> Toby Helm | Saturday, September 18, 2010

The Inside Story of Pope Benedict XVI's Visit
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Only a handful of journalists flew with the Pope to Britain and travelled around the country with his touring party. Jonathan Wynne Jones, The Sunday Telegraph's Religious Affairs Correspondent, was one of them

Pope Benedict XVI greets journalists on board Shepherd One, his private plane. Photo: The Sunday Telegraph
There was a great sense of anticipation on board Shepherd One, the Pope's private plane, as the grey curtain dividing us from the papal entourage was pulled back.

His aides moved to the side to reveal the 83-year-old pontiff shuffling up the aisle, using the seats for balance, to meet the small group of Press given permission to join him on the flight from Rome to the UK.

Standing only a few feet from me, the spiritual leader of more than one billion Catholics cut a fragile and weary figure.

Dressed all in white, except for his red shoes that peeped from under his cassock, his eyes blinked often as he waited for our questions.

It is the only point of the papal visit where the Pope addresses journalists directly, but introducing the session, Fr Frederico Lombardi, the Holy See's spokesman, told the pontiff that the questions and answers would all be in Italian "so as not to tire you".

Pope Benedict's voice sounded hoarse and cracking as he replied to my question on his concerns for the trip.

"Above all I wish you a good-day and a pleasant flight to all of us," he said.

"I must admit that I am not worried, because when I went to France, it was said that it was the most anticlerical country, with strong anticlerical opinions and very few believers; when I went to the Czech Republic it was said that it was the most irreligious country in Europe and the most anticlerical also."

It would have been understandable if he was anxious at the reception that awaited him, given that in the run-up to his state visit to Britain – the first in papal history – opposition had been shrill, with atheists threatening to have him arrested and apathy seeming to be the prevailing mood.

But instead he said he was arriving in "good spirits and with joy".

"Naturally Great Britain has had is own history of anti-Catholicism. This is obvious; but it is also a country with a great history of tolerance."

His reply appeared to be going down well with his posse of aides who stood behind him as he spoke, smiling and nodding at almost every other word.

Most prominent were Georg Ganswein [sic], his private secretary who has become known as Gorgeous George for his Hollywood-good looks, and Cardinal Bertone, the Holy See's secretary of state, who comes across as more mafia don than Don Juan with his bovine face and menacing dark eyes.

Pope Benedict then surprised us by choosing to address the clerical abuse scandal, expressing his shock and sadness at the revelations and criticising the Church for failing to act swiftly enough, before adding: "Now we are in a moment of repentance and humility."

After speaking for 15 minutes, the Pope raised his arms to give his papal wave, before returning to his seat with his entourage filing behind him like bridesmaids dutifully following a bride, Fr Ganswein [sic] gently brushing down his cassock as he walked. >>> Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent | Sunday, September 19, 2010

THE TELEGRAPH: Pope visit: wait for a guest who took time to charm his hosts _ Pontiff shows his dislikes about the modern age include rushing about >>> Andrew Gimson | Saturday, September 18, 2010

My essay on Pope Benedict XVI written in 2006! It has taken the MSM in Great Britain till now to catch on, to realize just how wonderful this pope is! (And I speak not as a Catholic, but as a member of the Anglican communion!

Pope Benedict XVI: Saviour of Western Civilization? >>> Mark Alexander | Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Pope to Call for 'Full Communion' Between Anglicans and Catholics
THE TELEGRAPH: The Pope is to make a dramatic offer to disaffected Anglicans to join the Roman Catholic Church.

Dr Rowan Williams and Pope Benedict XVI embrace on Friday. Dr Williams has admitted that the papal offer last year put him in 'an awkward position' and it is unlikely that he would welcome Anglicans being encouraged to defect to Rome. Photo: The Telegraph
In a move which the pontiff views as a positive step for Christianity, he will on Sunday make a personal plea for the Churches to come together.

Pope Benedict XVI sees this as the best way to challenge the rise of "aggressive secularism" and heal centuries of division.

He will use the final speech of his historic state visit to urge for a "restoration of full ecclesial communion" between the Churches, which separated nearly 500 years ago.

Addressing the Catholic bishops of England, Wales and Scotland, he will argue that his offer to disaffected Anglicans should not be viewed negatively, but as "a prophetic gesture".

However, the speech could undermine his efforts to build bridges with Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who confronted the Pope over the issue last year.

The plea will come at the end of his four day state visit to England and Scotland which has seen tens of thousands of members of the public attend religious ceremonies and thousands more lining the streets to see him. >>> Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent | Saturday, September 18, 2010

Cardinal Newman's Beatification 'Miracle'
BBC: The Pope is to perform the first beatification ceremony ever to take place in the UK, paving the way for the Victorian Cardinal John Henry Newman to become a saint.

Thousands are expected to attend the ceremony in Cofton Park in Birmingham, but some have questioned the validity of the miracle attributed to Cardinal Newman.

Robert Pigott reports. Watch BBC video >>> | Sunday, September 19, 2010

Radical Islam on Rise in Balkans
ASSOCIATED PRESS: SKOPJE, Macedonia — An online music video praising Osama bin Laden has driven home a troubling new reality: A radical brand of Islam embraced by al-Qaida and the Taliban is gaining a foothold in the Balkans.

"Oh Osama, annihilate the American army. Oh Osama, raise the Muslims' honor," a group of Macedonian men sing in Albanian, in video posted on YouTube last year and picked up by Macedonian media this August. "In September 2001 you conquered a power. We all pray for you."

Although most of Macedonia's ethnic Albanian minority are Muslims, they have generally been secular. But experts are now seeing an increasing radicalization in pockets of the country's Islamic community, particularly after armed groups from the ethnic Albanian minority, which forms a quarter of the population of 2.1 million, fought a brief war against Macedonian government forces in 2001.

It's a trend seen across the Balkans and has raised concerns that the region, which includes new European Union member Bulgaria, could become a breeding ground for terrorists with easy access to Western Europe. Many fear that radicalized European Muslims with EU passports could slip across borders and blend into society.

At the center of the issue is the Wahhabi sect, an austere brand of Islam most prevalent in Saudi Arabia and practiced by bin Laden and the Taliban. >>> Konstantin Testorides, AP | Saturday, September 18, 2010

SHARIAH Alert! Britain Goes Halal... But No-one Tells the Public: How Famous Institutions Serve Ritually Slaughtered Meat with No Warning
MAIL ONLINE: A Mail on Sunday investigation – which will alarm anyone concerned about animal cruelty – has revealed that schools, hospitals, pubs and famous sporting venues such as Ascot and Twickenham are controversially serving up meat slaughtered in accordance with strict Islamic law to unwitting members of the public.

All the beef, chicken and lamb sold to fans at Wembley has secretly been prepared in accordance with sharia law, while Cheltenham College, which boasts of its ‘strong Christian ethos’, is one of several top public schools which also serves halal chicken to pupils without informing them.

Even Britain’s biggest hotel and restaurant group Whitbread, which owns the Beefeater and Brewers Fayre chains, among many others, has admitted that more than three-quarters of its poultry is halal.

Animal welfare campaigners have long called for a ban on the traditional Islamic way of preparing meat – which involves killing animals by drawing a knife across their throats, without stunning them first – saying it is cruel and causes unnecessary pain.

Sharia law expressly forbids knocking the animal out with a bolt gun, as is usual in British slaughter­houses. Instead, it must be sentient when its throat is cut, and the blood allowed to drip from the carcass while a religious phrase in praise of Allah is recited.

The extent of halal meat consumption, even in areas of Britain with a very small Muslim population, was revealed as the Pope, on his first visit to Britain, expressed fears that the country was not doing enough to preserve traditional Christian values and customs.

In a strongly worded speech to Parliament, he said: ‘There are those who argue that the public celebration of festivals such as Christmas should be discouraged, in the questionable belief that it might somehow offend those of other religions or none.’

But it is animal rights groups which have been most vociferous in their opposition to halal slaughter. Campaign organisation Viva!, whose supporters include Heather Mills and Joanna Lumley, said in a statement: ‘Other practices which may be undertaken for religious reasons, such as polygamy or the stoning of adulterers, are not permitted in the UK.

‘Religious freedom does not override other moral considerations and the suffering caused by this form of slaughter is so severe that it cannot be allowed to prevent action to be taken. Consumers can do their bit by boycotting places that persist in selling meat from unstunned animals.’ Read on and comment >>> Simon McGee and Martin DelGado | Saturday, September 18, 2010

Papal Visit: The Pope Shows Great Courage
THE TELEGRAPH: Pope Benedict's visit offers a lesson for all Christians in Britain.

Pope Benedict XVI wipes his brow during a mass in Westminster Cathedral in central London. Photo: The Telegraph
The Pope’s visit to Britain has demonstrated the abiding strength of Christianity within this nation. Throughout his visit, thousands of people from across the country have come to watch the spiritual leader of the world’s Catholics as he makes the first state visit by a Pontiff to these shores. In his speeches, His Holiness has shown a clarity of thought to shame the woolly utterances of Britain’s politicians, throwing down the gauntlet to our overly secularised society and insisting – as this newspaper has on many occasions – that religion still has a vital role to play within our culture. >>> Telegraph View | Saturday, September 18, 2010

Verstimmung zwischen Berlin und Paris: Merkel weiss nichts von einer angeblichen Schliessung von Roma-Lagern
NZZ ONLINE: Die deutsche Kanzlerin Merkel hat die Darstellung Präsident Sarkozys, wonach Deutschland ebenfalls Roma-Lager zu schliessen gedenkt, zurückgewiesen. Bei den deutschen Roma kennt man keine Lager.

Missverstanden? Merkel und Sarkozy während des EU-Gipfels in Brüssel. Bild: NZZ Online
Ein Sprecher der Regierung in Berlin hat am Freitag Äusserungen des französischen Präsidenten Sarkozy dementiert, wonach auch Deutschland die Räumung von Roma-Lagern plant. Der Sprecher sagte, Bundeskanzlerin Merkel habe weder im Europäischen Rat noch im Gespräch mit Sarkozy über angebliche Roma-Lager in Deutschland, geschweige denn über deren Räumung gesprochen. Sarkozy hatte nach einem Gespräch mit Merkel in Brüssel behauptet, auch Deutschland wolle «seine» Roma-Lager bald auflösen. Weiter lesen und einen Kommentar schreiben >>> Ulrich Schmid, Berlin | Freitag, 17. September 2010

THE INDEPENDENT: Row with Merkel leaves Sarkozy more isolated than ever: The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has rubbished a claim by President Nicolas Sarkozy that she planned to follow France's example and bulldoze Roma camps in Germany.

The humiliating disavowal by France's closest ally left President Sarkozy more isolated than ever in his battle with the European Union over his campaign against Roma migrants from eastern Europe. >>> John Lichfield in Paris | Saturday, September 18, 2010

Kubanischer Newspeak und die harte Realität: Raúl Castro ringt sich zu Reformen durch und gibt sie als Retuschen aus
NZZ ONLINE: Die Machthaber in Havanna maskieren Abstriche am orthodoxen Sozialismus als Perfektionierung des kubanischen Modells. Doch das Wirtschaftsdebakel lässt ihnen keine andere Wahl, als Freiheitsräume in der Arbeitswelt einzuführen.

Ein Kubaner trägt Blumen aus seinem Auto, die er an einem Verkaufsstand auf dem Lebensmittelmarkt «Cuatros Caminos» bei Havanna verkaufen will. Bild: NZZ Online
Und Fidel hatte doch recht, als ihm der Satz entglitt, das kubanische Modell funktioniere nicht einmal mehr in Kuba selbst. Zwar deutete der «Líder máximo» seine gegenüber einem Journalisten geäusserten häretischen Worte, als sie publik geworden waren, zum Scherz um, den seine unbedarften Zuhörer nicht verstanden hätten. Wenige Tage später aber traf Raúl Castro die ersten dezidierten Massnahmen zur Korrektur des bankrotten Systems.

Das Gesicht wahren

Die Einführung von Leistungskriterien im Staatssektor, der Verzicht auf fiktive Vollbeschäftigung und die Entlassung von vorerst einer halben Million Staatsangestellten in eine Privatwirtschaft, welcher ein fruchtbarer Nährboden erst noch bereitet werden muss, sind wahrhaftig keine blossen Retuschen. Es sind tiefe Einschnitte in die Orthodoxie der Kommunistischen Partei Kubas. Weiter lesen und einen Kommentar schreiben >>> Peter Gaupp, San José de Costa Rica | Freitag, 17. September 2010

THE TELEGRAPH: Cuba to make 500,000 state employees redundant: Cuba has announced it will make at least half a million state workers redundant and reduce restrictions on private enterprise in the most dramatic step yet to remodel employment on the communist-run island. >>> | Monday, September 13, 2010