New Songs for Cuba’s Freedom

Cuban-American singer Willy Chirino’s new songs for the freedom of Cuba, from his new album “Pa’Lante”.

“Que Se Vaya Ya”

“Trece de Julio (El Mar nos Une) “

New Posts Coming Soon…

Hi all,

I’m very much tied up with lots of good stuff that I have very little time to update this blog. Pls, don’t forget it, as I’ll be coming back as soon as possible! Thanks for your patience, I’m doing lot of great stuff! If you want to communicate with me, feel free to email me! NO SPAM, pls!

Iranian Opportunist Attacks Popular Dissident

In an interview unwisely allowed to him by FrontPage Magazine who didn’t even edit the most obscene parts , fame and money-oriented opportunist Potkin Azarmehr resorted to attack popular dissident and our friend, Roozbeh Farahanipour of Marz-e-Por-Gohar, by accusing him of being a “Islamic Republic agent”. Roozbeh is a real patriot, and one of the very few genuine freedom fighters among the divided Iranian opposition. Roozbeh was one of the students savagely beaten and arrested during the 1999 student uprisings. He spent horrific time in jail, tortured by – among the others – the very same Akbar Ganji many still make an idol of. Pls, make sure to read also the comments to Azarmehr’s shameful interview, most of which respond to his baseless claims. Free Thoughts extends her sincere expression of solidarity and support to this and other genuine human rights activists and deplores the likes of Azarmehr, Fakravar, Sazgara and Ganji.

May the 1st, Moonbats Strike Again

They may no longer sit in the Italian Parliament, but communists still exist in Italy and they don’t lose any occasion to show their hatred and contempt to civilization and democratic values represented by the very same US and Israel whose flags they’re burning.

Below are just a few of the sad images of lefto-fascists and members of the so-called “Free Palestine Association”, doing their usual dirty work. This time, they were in Turin, where the Book Fair is being held and the honor guest this year is Israel. Moonbats and Islamists called to ‘boycott’ the fair because of that.

Nazis in the Web

Pure Jew-hatred and open calls to Holocaust by a Palestinian Nazi, member of that joke called “Palestinians for Peace and Democracy”..Note: the first website’s About page is simply ridiculous. A “peace activist” ensording the destruction of a state with its people…

Did Italians really deserve American blood?

My article at Human Events: Celebration in Italy Sparks Liberal Protest

Must See Photos‏

Judith Apter Klinghoffer: Talk with anyone

Google Must Be Held To Account‏

Amil Imani: Google Must Be Held To Account‏

Previously:

SMCCDI: “Persian Gulf-Google Protest” Petition passes the level of half million endorsements

Famine in North Korea Gets Worse

From Asia News: Population crushed by famine, but the regime saves the statues of the Kims

Alternative Italiane

Da una parte abbiamo una sinistra che si incontra con i dittatori latinoamericani comunisti, dall’altra un Berlusconi che si proclama liberale, ma poi non esita ad incontrarsi col suo migliore amico, il macellaio comunista Putin, tanto per cambiare. Da un lato abbiamo un’inesperto scemo quale Rutelli, dall’altra un fascista anti-semita come Alemanno. Non capisco come ci possano essere persone che si proclamino liberali ma che poi invitano a votare il fascista contro lo scemotto Rutelli. Queste sono le (stesse identiche) facce della politica italiana, dalla quale mi sono volentieri tirata fuori, e contro la quale invito i pochi liberali ancora esistenti a farsi sentire non andando a votare.

‘Reforms’ in Cuba UPDATE: Videos

A group of Ladies in White were marching peacefully, bringing flowers in their hands, when they were forcefully dragged and beaten by “reformist” Raul Castro’s mobs.

H/T: Babalù.com

Obama supporter in California

Obee-Obee supporter in California is holding a sign that says “Allah Akbar, Obama Rahbar (Obama is our Leader)”:

Islamic Institute of Orange County . – Anahiem , CA

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Loses Elections

Zimbabwean Dictator Robert Mugabe is refusing to release the election results, as they are bad news for him and his regime. Appeasing South African president Tabo Mbeki is justifying this latest violation of human rights. Violations that include crimes against his own people, like the ones pictured here, showing signs of torture against peaceful human rights defenders.

Italian Elections: Why Nothing Is Gonna Change

Italian pundit Federico Punzi (not at all a leftist) explains why we should not expect any sort of radical reform of the Italian political, economic and social system, no matter who wins, and why I was right to stay away of the ballots. As of this writing, it looks like Berlusconi is leading 47% to 37%.

Should I?

Yes, I should. And I do. And I hope many would follow suit.

Ignore Economic Forecast!

Judith Apter Klinghoffer : IGNORE ECONOMIC FORCASTING!

Mad Bob to Leave?

Zimbabwean dictator is said to be ready to leave power and concede defeat. Sorry, but I’m doubtful.

Chinese Propaganda Machine Strikes Again

China believes its latest propaganda move is going to work pretty well with Western nations. And indeed it does. In the meantime, last week, while some leaders were busy telling us how counterproductive may be to boycott the Olympics and how fool was the brave activist of RSF to disrupt a pre-Olympics press conference in Greece, China was arresting and torturing yet another peaceful dissident.

Raul ‘Reforms’: Cell Phones for Everyone..Who Has Enough Money

Newly-selected dictator Raul Castro is mobilizing his propaganda machine with the help of Western media, to let everyone know that now on cellular phones will be available to everyong who can afford to pay $260.00 to buy one.. that is, the 1.5% of Cubans who don’t earn a monthly $10 income. Because the 98,6% do. And can’t afford a pair of new shoes either.

(h/t: Babalù)

Highest Corporate Tax Rates in the World Hurts States

Emailed by GetLiberty’s Daily Grind.

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A recent study by the Tax Foundation finds that 24 States, when their corporate tax rates are combined with the Federal rate of 35%, have the highest such tax rates in the world:

“’This is startling news for America’s businesses and workers,’ said Tax Foundation president Scott Hodge, the study’s author. ‘Tax competition for jobs and investment is fierce, and the U.S. continues to fall further and further behind. Our states should be the world’s leaders in many things, but high taxation should not be one of them. The high federal corporate tax rate is literally crushing states’ competitive abilities. That means fewer jobs for American workers.’”

When cross-referenced with the ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index, 79% of the States with the highest corporate tax rates in the world rank in the bottom half of ALEC-Laffer’s overall rankings for 2007 of individual States. This is beyond correlation; such a high rate demonstrates causation between high tax rates and overall economic performance.

And folks wonder why businesses are going overseas!

ALG Perspective: This is a no-brainer. When businesses are over-taxed, they go do business elsewhere, and it hurts the economic performance of the States with those high rates. If the U.S. wants to remain competitive in the global marketplace, and to create new jobs in the economy, it needs to slash corporate tax rates and make America the best place to do business in the world

Mullahs Target Private Party

The Islamic Republic regime in Iran raided a private home and arrested about 30 men for ‘homosexual conduct’. This is not the first and won’t be the last time they do so, and for sure we can guess where these poor people have been taken.

Egypt’s Grand Mufti Threatens Geert Wilders

Tantawi: Let Wilders come to Egypt; get ready to kill him.

This blog fully endorses Wilders’ campaign against Islamism and in favor of freedom and equality for men and women. Therefore, this blog encourages to watch to his new movie.

Socialized Medicine is Less Efficient and More Expensive

Emailed by GetLiberty.org’s Daily Grind

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A compelling – and somewhat shocking – new report has revealed that taxpayer-funded universal healthcare could wind up being more costly and less efficient than its private sector alternatives.

What makes the report compelling is that it comes at a time when the leading left-wing politicians are falling all over themselves to promise just the opposite. What makes it shocking is where it comes from: Harvard University.

John Goodman at the National Center of Policy Analysis (NCPA) has summarized the findings of Harvard’s National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), which note that:

• Publicly-financed healthcare systems throughout the world have not shown any evidence in the ability to control the healthcare costs;
• Those systems only seem to be modestly progressive because while the rich may, in fact, end up paying more, the limits of taxpayer funding will limit the options for everyone else;
• Marginal increases in government spending, if used on specialists and elective procedures, may actually be regressive because it deprives the poor of costlier treatments;
• Public healthcare has little impact on economic inequalities;
• And, increased government spending on healthcare tends to reduce financing of other public services.

In other words, the promises Americans have heard that universal healthcare will keep costs down, would bring better healthcare to the poor, will be more efficient, will help bring economic equality to our society, and will be affordable by taxpayers – these are all a sham.

The author of the study notes that publicly-provided healthcare is less efficient at providing and delivering services than private healthcare:

“In general, financing systems are more efficient the less they distort individuals’ choices (around work, consumption, investment, etc.) In this sense, private insurance … and out-of-pocket payments are fully efficient.” (Glied, 6)

It appears that Harvard, for far too long a veritable bastion of socialist balderdash, has dusted off its motto and retrieved its legacy: Veritas – for the health of all involved.

ALG Perspective: Universal healthcare will mean longer waits for treatment, because there will be more use of unnecessary elective procedures. It will mean that costs will go up because it will limit competition. It will mean that overall everyone will receive poorer quality of care. And generally speaking, the larger government bureaucracies become, the less they are able to help those who cannot help themselves. Those who can afford healthcare should be allowed to continue to do so without having to subsidize the weight of a universal system which will undermine everyone’s care including their own.

 

Kareem Amer: Flood the Jail with Mail!

Below text emailed by the Free Karim Editor

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Dear friends and fellow supporters of Kareem Amer,

The Free Kareem Coalition, in collaboration with the Committee to Protect Bloggers, are holding a new campaign called “Flood the Jail with Mail!” (taking place from April 7th-21st) aimed to get as many people as possible to send Kareem letters of support so that he can remain hopeful and in high spirits.

Kareem has spent over one year in prison, with no sign of his freedom yet. This past November, he was tortured by both prison inmates and guards while being asked to repent for holding certain beliefs. This is unacceptable. We cannot go on referring to Egypt as a democratic or modern state for as long as Kareem is still in prison. This unjust crime of imprisoning him has to be corrected immediately as it’s a serious abuse against the freedom of speech clause which Egypt constantly claims to adhere to.

We still await his unconditional release, and are continuing to do our best to secure his freedom.

But while we do that, we have to make sure that Kareem knows that we are all thinking about him. And for this purpose, we have launched a new campaign:

FLOOD THE JAIL WITH MAIL!

Please read the details here. It has all the details that you would require in order to pariticpate in this campaign, which will soon be joined by Reporters Without Borders and any other organization interested in making this initative as successful and effective as possible.
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Free Kareem Coalition
editor@freekareem.org
http://www.FreeKareem.org/

Olympic Games 2008

Magdi Cristiano Allam

Famous Egyptian-born investigative journalist Magdi Allam has officially left Islam for Christianity. He’s one of the many Muslims secretly leaving the religion of peace. Let’s just hope this trend continues. P.S. : Magdi already received several more death threats for ‘apostasy’. Now it remains to be seen what the Italian government will do to protect him. His enemies are in Italy, as well. I’m not a believer and I don’t like the Church and the Vatican, but I praise Magdi for taking such a very courageous step.

HILBAMA

H/T: babalu

Global Popularity Polls

Judith Apter Klinghoffer: GLOBAL POPULARITY POLLS REFLECT INTEREST AND IDEOLOGY

Stand with Tibet against Tiranny

Check out the International Campaign for a Free Tibet to keep yourself up-to-date with the latest events; hundreds of brave freedom fighting monks are challenging the communist regime and many are being brutally slaughtered (the death toll is likely to rise).

Chavez finanzia il terrorismo‏

Crisi in America Latina, esposte prove contro Chavez – Ecco chi arma le Farc

di Dimitri Buffa

Il “computador” di Raul Reyes (in realtà i computer sarebbero quattro),
uno dei capi delle Farc ucciso dalle teste di cuoio di Alvaro Uribe
insieme ad altri sedici guerriglieri il primo marzo scorso, continua a
tirare fuori cose molto compromettenti per i presidenti di Ecuador e
Venezuela, Rafael Correa e Hugo Chavez. Ieri infatti le autorità
colombiane hanno mostrato ai giornalisti le prove che le Farc stavano
acquistando materiale radioattivo probabilmente per dotare i terroristi
narco-trafficanti della cosiddetta “bomba sporca”. Magari da usare senza
pietà contro inermi cittadini colombiani. Ma sempre ieri le prime truppe
mandate dal caudillo di Caracas hanno anche iniziato ad ammassarsi ai
confini con la Colombia, proprio in quell’area che le Farc considerano
come casa propria. Mentre la battaglia diplomatica, sempre che non ce ne
sia una incombente in armi, si trasferirà presto alle Nazioni Unite.
Luogo in cui Uribe ha intenzione di fare convocare tanto Chavez quanto
Correa per “complicità in genocidio”. In tutto questo brilla per il
proprio silenzio l’Europa, mentre la Spagna, per ovvi motivi di cattive
coscienze post coloniali, da giorni è attivamente impegnata nel
tentativo di riavviare il dialogo almeno tra Colombia ed Ecuador, dopo
lo sconfinamento delle teste di cuoio di Bogotà in territorio ecuadoregno.