Friday, April 05, 2019

Friday's show: Big immigration raid in North Texas, NATO 1949 and Mexico Central Americans plus Biden and other stories

Big immigration raid in North Texas plus Biden and other stories 04/05 by Silvio Canto Jr | Politics:

Big immigration raid in North Texas......Mexico and Central Americans.........Trump and Democrats argue over Mueller and tax returns....Biden trying to comeback. and other stories.....



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Friday's video: Immigration raid in North Texas



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NATO not aging well

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They tell me that NATO is 70. NATO is not aging well, to say the least.  In fact, I wonder if NATO will make it successfully to 75!  Maybe — but it may look a lot different.
Unfortunately, NATO is not much of an alliance anymore, as David Craig wrote:   
Seven decades on, NATO has grown to include 29 nations. But its strength, and the commitment of its members to mutual security, is very much in question, as a new poll commissioned by CKI and RealClearPolitics to mark the anniversary makes evident.
As the story points out, frustration with NATO was alive and well before President Trump.  We recall that President Obama grew frustrated with NATO as well:   
Obama’s relationship with NATO declined as his frustrations grew over European allies’ lack of response to the turmoil in Libya, prompting him to refer to them as “free riders.” Although the 2 percent of GDP spending for NATO is only a guideline, not a requirement, for member states, Europe’s contribution has fallen perilously short. Obama’s critique of Europe’s response to the Libya situation exposed a perhaps more significant shortcoming among NATO nations than just spending: a lack of resolve.
Trump’s harsh rhetoric has taken the NATO debate to an entirely new level. Throughout much of 2018, he went so far as to threaten to pull the U.S. from the alliance.
To say the least, this is not what the US and President Harry Truman had in mind when NATO was created in 1949.   
NATO was designed as a Western alliance against the USSR.  It worked well because there was a goal of containing communism and the U.S. was willing to lead the way and push back on Soviet expansionism.
Going forward, NATO won’t survive as an alliance if the U.S. continues to do all the heavy lifting.  In 1949, it made sense to some voters to defend Europe after it was devastated by World War II.  In 2019, it makes no sense to defend prosperous countries that would rather spend money in social programs.
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Cubans have indeed left their footprints across America

Remember that folk song "Where have all the flowers gone"?

Well, some Cuban artist should consider one called "Where have all the Cubans gone"?

Fernando Hernandez' "The Cubans: Our footprints across America" will tell you about a lot of Cubans and their stories.

One of my favorite Cuban stories is Marta Darby, also known as the #1 Cuban food lady in the US.  Marta is a great example of a young girl who came to the US and reconnected to her Cuban roots by cooking.   (I'm sure that her husband and family are very happy about that)

My other favorite Cuban story is Camilo Pascual, my boyhood baseball idol and the "author" of one of the best "curve balls" in baseball history.  Pascual had great seasons with the Senators/Twins.   He was one of the best right handed pitchers in baseball between 1960-65.  I repeat that his "curve ball" was legendary as any hitter of that era will confirm.

Get yourself a copy of this fun book.  You will enjoy Fernando's research and learn a thing or two about "Cubanos". 

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