British Soldier Beheaded

Date: 01-May-2013

From: News Center Publications

Dear Friends:

It’s a shocking story.

Two men with butcher knives, a machete and a meat cleaver attacked and killed a British soldier—identified as 25-yearold Lee Rigby, of the 2nd Battalion of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, who served in Afghanistan in 2009.

The incident occurred near his military barracks in the south London neighborhood of Woolwich.

One of the two men, shot and wounded by police, was identified as Michael Adebolajo, a Christian who converted to Islam around 2003.

Adebolajo gave this reason for his action. "We swear by almighty Allah. We will never stop fighting for you. We must fight them as they fight us."

He added: “I killed him because he killed Muslims and I am fed up with people killing Muslims in Afghanistan. They have nothing to do there.”

Apparently he had forgotten or did not know history.

From the beginning, Muslims have waged war against non-Muslims.

After the conquest of North Africa and the conversion of the Berbers to Islam, the Arabs decided to dominate Europe. Their first attempt was a success with the invasion of Spain  [710-711],  but their goal ended in failure with the end of the Battle of Tours near Paris.

French general Charles Martel set a trap for the over-confident Arabs. Their dream officially ended on Oct. 10, 732.

It was a defeat Islamic extremists would never forget. And it was the main reason for the Sept. 11, 2001 attack in New York City. In short, they want to make up for that long-ago loss and more on to rule the world.

We say these things because we're interested in telling a story largely centered on the Caribbean and Latin America.

And we think we've done that in six historical-political novels. They can be viewed on our WebSite:natcarnes.com.

One of our six novels, ‘Al-Maghred, the Barbary Lion’ is A  Look at Islam.

A Caribbean Memo collection can also be viewed on the Website by clicking ‘Memo’.

Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.

And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.

The Editors

VENEZUELA'S CLOSE ELECTION

April Caribbean Memo 2013

Date: 01-April-2013

From: News Center Publications

Dear Friends,

 

It may be that opposition leader Henrique Capriles won the April 14^th presidential election in Venezuela and not Nicolas Maduro.

 

We’ll never know after calls for a recount and an investigation into possible election fraud complaints were  turned down by government election officials.

 

Even with those doubts about election results following the death of Socialist President Hugo Chavez last month, government officials did announce the results of a surprisingly close election race.

 

Of the 14.9 million votes cast, Maduro was declared winner by 267,000 votes or a percentage win of less than two percent.

 

After government officials refused to investigate fraud  charges, they announced instead all votes would be audited, nothing more.

 

So with that officially settled by the government, Maduro was sworn into office.    

We talk about these matters because of our interest in the Caribbean, Latin American and its extension to other parts of the world.

As a result, we have six novels backing up the point and they can be found quickly. To find them, click News Center Publications after reaching the Web address ‘www.natcarnes.com.’ Once there click: Amazon.com.     

This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.

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And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.

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VENEZUELA TO ELECT A NEW PRESIDENT

March Caribbean Memo 2013

Date: 01-March-2013

From: News Center Publications

Dear Friends,

President Hugo Chavez is dead after 14 years in office and his successor will be elected April 14^th.

Here is the basic decision to be made by voters in this northern South American country with a population of 28 million.

Elect Chavez’s vice president and currently appointed acting President Nicolas Maduro to continue current leftist and socialist programs.

Or elect Henrique Capriles, who would move to end leftist control of the nation. Chavez wanted Venezuela to be a Fidel Castro-type Cuba.  

A major problem, Capriles says, is crime. He claims daily murders, armed robberies and kidnappings have made the country one of the most dangerous in the world.

Maduro has pledged to continue providing free health care clinics and subsidized food stores for the poor.

Chavez paid for those programs with oil money earned by a state-owned oil and natural gas company, PDVSA or Petróleos de Venezuela, meaning Petroleum of Venezuela. As South America’s largest oil producer, it is the world's fifth largest oil exporter.

After Chavez took over PDVSA following a 2002-2003 oil strike, thousands of oil engineers emigrated to Canada, Colombia, Saudi Arabia and the United States.

We talk about these matters because of our interest in the Caribbean, Latin American and its extension to other parts of the world.

As a result, we have six novels backing up the point and they can be found quickly. To find them, click News Center Publications after reaching the Web address ‘www.natcarnes.com.’ Once there click: Amazon.com.     

This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.

Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.

And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.

The Editors

 

 

POSSIBLE STATEHOOD FOR PUERTO RICO

February Caribbean Memo 2013
Date: 01-February-2013
From: News Center Publications

Dear Friends,

A Southern Baptist religious leader had something interesting and perhaps very important to say about Puerto Rico in late January.

Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, said he favored U.S. statehood for the island during a Washington, DC, news conference.

Land called “statehood for Puerto Rico a moral and human rights issue.”

Former island Gov. Luis Fortuno, with Land when he made the statement, called the issue a "moral imperative."

Their comments came after 61 percent of islanders voting last November on a non-binding resolution said they favored U.S. statehood.

Another 33 percent said they wanted to become a free associated state of the United States. Five percent said Puerto Rico should be politically independent like Cuba and the Philippines.

For a final political decision to be made, the U.S. Congress would have to pass legislation calling on the island of 3.7 million residents to vote for or against statehood. 

Puerto Rico, along with Cuba and the Philippines, became part of the United States at the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898. Islanders have been U.S. citizens since 1917.

Currently, the island is a U.S. Commonwealth.

We talk about these matters because of our interest in the Caribbean, Latin American and its extension to other parts of the world.

As a result, we have six novels backing up the point and they can be found quickly. To find them, click News Center Publications after reaching the Web address ‘www.natcarnes.com.’ Once there click: Amazon.com.     

This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.

Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.

And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.

The Editors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CARIBBEAN MEMO 2013

The Left Doesn’t Work

Date: 01-January-2013
From: News Center Publications

Dear Friends,

As we start a new year, it’s important to be clear on an important political point.

It’s short and it’s sweet.

Simply put: governments fail when they choose to push programs and policy based on a POLITICAL LEFT philosophy. In other words, they fail. There are many examples.

Starting with the old Soviet Union and moving on to the Russian carbon copy in Cuba and then on to Europe, members of the EU or European Union, and finishing up with Latin America. Venezuela tops the list.

Even England’s prime minister has announced he favors a resolution cutting off that country’s relationship with the EU.

Here might be a simple reason: the political left has left Spain’s unemployment rate at 26 percent and France’s at 10.

Unfortunately, the United States may soon be included on the list. And like those other countries, President Barrack Obama’s leftist policies will and have so far failed.

If you don’t believe he is a leftist, please take a little time to study his family background and those friends who have influenced him the most. Books describing his leftist story are easy enough to find. We invite you to look them up and give them careful consideration if you have not yet done so.

We talk about these matters because of our interest in the Caribbean, Latin American and its extension to other parts of the world.

As a result, we have six novels backing up the point and they can be found quickly. To find them, click News Center Publications after reaching the Web address ‘www.natcarnes.com.’ Once there click: Amazon.com.

This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.

Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.

And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.

The Editors

NEW ELECTION POSSIBLE IN VENEZUELA

December Caribbean Memo 2012
New Election Possible In Venezuela
Date: 01-December-2012
From: News Center Publications

Dear Friends,

If Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez dies before January 10th of next year, a new election will be called within 30 days, according to the South American country’s constitution.

The possibility surfaced after one news report concluded: “All signs are pointing to his health failing him very, very soon.” Chavez’s vice president, Nicolas Maduro added: “it was a difficult and complex operation.”

The 58-year-old socialist leader has had four cancer operations in Cuba since mid-2011, the last one coming Tuesday, December 11, when he returned to Havana to receive treatment normally used to alleviate bone decay from radiation therapy, according to a British news service.

Re-elected for a third time October 7th and scheduled to be sworn in January 10th, Chavez's new six-year term would extend through February of 2019 if he survives and is able to take the oath of office.

One might also ask another important question about Chavez.

Why be treated in Havana rather than by superior doctors in Venezuela?

Here is for us what seems like a logical answer.

In Cuba, all information related to his true physical condition can easily be controlled by the Communist government.

Chavez reportedly feared that would not be the case in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, despite his many attempts to control the press there.

We talk about these matters because of our interest in the Caribbean, Latin American and its extension to other parts of the world.

As a result, we have six novels backing up the point and they can be found quickly. To find them, click News Center Publications after reaching the Web address ‘www.natcarnes.com.’ Once there click: Amazon.com.

This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.

Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.

And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.

The Editors

A POSITIVE SIDE OF U.S. ELECTION

November Caribbean Memo 2012
Date: 01-November-2012
From: News Center Publications

Dear Friends,

There is a positive side to Barack Obama’s re-election as president of the United States. And we believe to have learned that from our Latin American experience.

To know about the region, it’s helpful to know a second language in order to help get to the heart of how those in Latin America think and operate. Without Spanish, in our opinion, it’s more difficult to get there.

Obama’s election for the second time opens an incredible opportunity for a real discussion about African Americans and slavery in the United States. To date, in our opinion, such a discussion has yet to really begin.

Most--both black and white--have feared to talk about those responsible for slavery in the United States. Here is what history tells us.

Blacks in Africa sold slaves to the English and French, who brought them for use in Brazil and the United States.

If you are interested in knowing more about this important history, we invite you to read our just published novel, “Al-Maghred, The Barbary Lion.” While looking at Islam, it also deals with slavery.

We talk about these matters because of our interest in the Caribbean, Latin American and its extension to other parts of the world.

As a result, we have six novels backing up the point and they can be found quickly. To find them, click News Center Publications after reaching the Web address ‘www.natcarnes.com.’ Once there click: Amazon.com.

This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.

Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.

And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.

The Editors