Gabriel and Fidel

“This morning I had a visit with Gabo, who showed up here.”

Fidel Castro and Gabriel Garcia Marquez took a walk together on Marquez’s eightieth birthday.

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Guantanamo

Jumah al-Dossari, is a 33-year-old man from Bahrain. This article was made up from letters he wrote to his lawyer:

If I die, please remember that there was a human being named Jumah at Guantanamo whose beliefs, dignity and humanity were abused. Please remember that there are hundreds of detainees at Guantanamo suffering the same misfortune. They have not been charged with any crimes. They have not been accused of taking any action against the United States.

Show the world the letters I gave you. Let the world read them. Let the world know the agony of the detainees in Cuba.

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A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. GK Chesterton

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