I still remember the Cold War as a child in the 1960's, an adolescent in the 1970's, and an adult in the 1980s. While the Republicans, Democrats, and Communists were playing mind games with people, Latin America was being destroyed including Cuba.

Cuba in heart and soul was destroyed by Castro who with the help and cooperation of Russia and the USA managed to tear up families, destroy a country, and impose an apartheid on the Cuban people.

I myself was in Germany [as an 11 year old exchange student] in 1973 and crossed the border with Switzerland to see my Grandfather who had come from Cuba to do a lecture on Biochemistry.

I myself almost created a crisis with my family in the USA flying over to Switzerland. Regardless, I had three weeks with my grandfather before he went back to Cuba and I went back to the USA [via Italy, France, and Spain]. I was unable to see family in Cuba or even visit Cuba because of these stupid laws practiced by the governing elites.

What helped me through it all was the BBC. Another result of the changes of the Cold War; On Christmas Eve 1989: as Romania overthrew its dictator Ceaucescu, the Republicans and Democrats in my family sitting on the Dinner Table that Christmas Eve declared that the Cold War was all pre arranged.

My Uncle and Aunt who had come from Cuba on a humanitarian visa were there to have their first Christmas Dinner in thirty years.

My response to the Republicans and Democrats in that table was to declare myself a member of the Libertarian Party in America. The Republicans and Democrats choked on their food. My uncle and aunt returned to Cuba to announce that I had declared my independence.

Copei responsabiliza al presidente por niveles de corrupción en Venezuela
El miembro de la Dirección Nacional de COPEI, Roberto Enriquez, afirmó este lunes que el Ejecutivo Nacional conoce sobre la corrupción que hay en el país. A juicio del dirigente copeyano, es tan corrupto el que roba como el que deja robar.

Primero Justicia afirma que la presencia de la Guardia Nacional en la calle no resolverá la inseguridad
Carlos Ocariz, secretario general de Primero Justicia, reiteró la preocupación del partido ante los altos niveles de inseguridad y de homicidio que ocurren en Venezuela. “La presencia de la Guardia Nacional en los barrios no garantiza que disminuyan los asesinatos. Hemos visto como se ha tratado de aplicar esta medida hace décadas y que puede funcionar dos, tres o cinco semanas, pero cuando pasa el tiempo esa medida se va desgastando, la delincuencia vuelve a subir y también las estadísticas rojas”, explicó Ocariz.

Right now in the afternoon in Miami, Florida; I was at a CD Shop and the CD Player was playing the Bob Marley Concert with a song about Zimbabwe.

Bob Marley recorded the reggae before dying in 1980 [which is the same year that Mugabe came to power after Independence]. I was thinking about the verses in the song and the current reality of Zimbabwe today.

It also reminded me of a reggae recorded by Stevie Wonder in the same year titled: "Jammin.." which he said: "Peace has come to Zimbabwe....". The Theories of 1980 collide with realities of today as Mugabe holds on to power and Zimbabwe is on the brink of collapse.

As this article is being written, The Zimbabwean reports about a Press Statement of arbitrary detentions and assaults against 243 National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) members in Harare, the “nationalisation” of water by the Mugabe Government, the suspension of three student activists, and 11 demonstrations by MOZA [Men of Zimbabwe Arise] and WOZA [Women of Zimbabwe Arise] in Bulawayo. Bulawayo is one of the principal cities in Zimbabwe second to Harare.

I can only think how long will the agonies last and when finally Zimbabwe comes out of it nightmare, how long will the reconstruction last and at what price. Regardless, Mugabe has cancelled any positive achievements with his megalomania and desire to hold on to power.

For those who want more information, please feel free to contact the following: www.wozazimbabwe.org. +263 912 898
110/2, +263 912 300 456 , +263 912 362 668 or MOZA on
+263 11 213 885 . Email info@wozazimbabwe.org or visit
www.wozazimbabwe.org

REFERENCE:
The Zimbabwean: “Press Statement: Beatings of Zimbabwean Pro-Democracy Activists (30-07-07)
http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/viewinfo.cfm?id=5438
The Zimbabwean: “Take over of water management by ZINWA irreversible-Mugabe(30-07-07)”
http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/viewinfo.cfm?id=5436
The Zimbabwean: “Three student leaders suspended (30-07-07)”
http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/viewinfo.cfm?id=5439

Alvarez has just finished the BBC WHYS article by Fiona Crack titled: “Joking about Jihadists”. The bottom paragraph was a comment submitted by Alvarez:

It is OK to make fun of politicians and personalities in music, theater, even the news. It is in bad taste to make fun of someone because of their religion, place of birth, ethnicity, social status, or race. These sorts of things are the equivalent of throwing gasoline at a burning house.
BBC WHYS also left some websites for those interested in reading can do so at their leisure. A Petition Website has been added for residents and subjects of the United Kingdom so that they could sign it.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/jihadmusical/

http://www.jihad-the-musical.com/

Crack, Fiona; BBC News; BBC World Have Your Say: “Joking about Jihadists”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/worldhaveyoursay/2007/07/joking_about_jihadists.html

We might be a witness to history repeating itself inversely. In 1821, Mexico became Independent and allowed immigration. People from the Eastern United States in search of opportunities came to what is now Texas.

The more people heard about Texas, the more people went to Texas [which was actually Mexican Territory] and soon the Anglo-American Population was predominant in Texas than the Mexican Population. The Anglo-Americans became increasingly restless under Mexican Rule and started fighting for their independence. Remember, these were people who left states such as Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee to move into a foreign country. The Texans as they cam to be called fought in the Alamo where Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett were killed.

In 1836, Texas became independent from Mexico only to convert into another state in 1845. Afterwards, Mexico and the USA fought a war in which the USA invaded Mexico and arrived all the way to Mexico City. The result was Santa Ana [Mexican President at that time] was forced to give up almost half of Mexico [now California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas] to the USA.

The Mexican that remained in these territories voluntarily were treated with discriminatory laws even though most had assimiliated into the "American" Culture. The same applied to the African-American Slaves, Asians, and Native Americans [who were almost entirely wiped out in an act of genocide].

After World War II, Truman decided that the USA needed "Guest Workers" to work in America and many Mexicans applied. [Truman deserves some blame as well].

All of this the author learned while studying US History in his native Ohio.

Who cannot forget Alberto Gonzales the embattled Attorney General? Alberto Gonzales was born and raised in Texas. Alberto Gonzales played by the rules in the USA. What is the response of the USA to one of its citizens? The Congress enacts accusations against him and want to crucify him because he is a Mexican American [excuse me, American of Mexican Decent].

This is the same White Anglo-Saxon Congress of Republicans and Democrats who talk about patriotism but are traitors, thieves, pedophiles [one Congress Person was removed for Cybersex with minors] and prostitutes [remember Senator Chenowith making love in the Idaho Room one night and she did not have a potato in her vagina].

I would like to add that there is a need for Latin America to clean its mess. Cuba has the same problem. Cuba was destroyed by Castro but now the people who are leaving Cuba are the ones who destroyed Cuba. People like Del Pino, Castro's Daughter [Alina Fernandez Revuelta] are welcomed with open arms by the US Government while those who have lived in Florida are marginalized.

These people have increased the price of property in Miami Florida and now instead of fighting, those who lived in Miami Florida are moving to Georgia and North Carolina where the cycle can repeat itself [unless something is done]. These are the people who should be screened and deported. All of this should have happened before but again the Republicans and Democrats needed their cheep labor.

Having finished the history and civic section, I agree with the need for a unified America with a unified culture and one language. I challenge the people of America to do five things:

1. Do the work of undocumented workers.

2. Create a climate of love where American Citizens can marry amongst each other without regard to race, ethnicity, and ideology. [Right now two US Citizens by Birth were married in their home town of Boise Idaho under armed guard. The groom was African-American [Sorry, American of African Ancestry] and the bride was a White European American [Sorry, American of European Ancestry].

3. Vote out the root cause of the problems in immigration, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid which are the Republicans and Democrats and replace them with a Multiracial, Multiethnic Libertarian Green Government.

4. Privatize the US Government.

5. Strip the Republicans, Democrats, Communists, Nazis, and Racists of US Citizenship for having created a climate of hate in the world and for starting this mess.

6. Instead of making a new amnesty, and new laws which could be enforced selectivly by the Republican and Democratic Monster misgoverning our country; existing laws should be enforced and there should be requirements [including the above]

The reason is that most of the abuse in government has also been committed by our corrupt and inept officials as well as Insurance Companies, and businesses whose loyalty is Money. [The Money part is true because I remember while at Public School in Ohio, we were told to show loyalty to the almighty US Dollar as part of being "American".]

Arzobispo de San Salvador dice que Chávez "aburre" con "insultos" a la Iglesia
El arzobispo de San Salvador, Fernando Sáenz Lacalle, declaró hoy que el presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, "ya aburre" con sus "insultos" contra la Iglesia Católica, por lo que no hay que darle "mucha importancia".

Borges cree que la reforma Constitucional no debe ser el tema prioritario en la agenda de los venezolanos
El Coordinador Nacional de Primero Justicia, cuestionó hoy el camino en el que está yendo Venezuela en los últimos años. Según el dirigente político, lo más importante no es la reforma a la Carta Magna, sino actuar sobre los temas concretos que afecta a la población en la actualidad.

Copei asegura que el gobierno ha fracasado en Plan Nacional de Vivienda
De acuerdo a Luis Ignacio Planas, secretario general nacional de COPEI, los venezolanos estamos cansados de escuchar promesas del gobierno que no cumple y que no resuelva los verdaderos problemas de la gente, como la falta de viviendas, inseguridad, desempleo y salud. Recordó que el jefe de Estado lleva casi nueve años de gobierno y no ha cumplido con la promesa de construir viviendas dignas para solucionar los “graves” problemas habitacionales que existen en el país.

Roberto entero de las noticias de la victoria iraqui en la Copa Asiatica 2007. Fue la primera vez que Irak gano esa contienda.

Para Roberto, la victoria de Irak fue una bendicion de Dios. Irak [aunque Hussein fue un dictador cruel] sufrio trauma fisica y sicologica desde la invasion de los EEUU. Irak es escena de una guerra entre tendencias politicas y etnicas con la amenaza de acabar con la union de los EEUU.

La victoria de Irak en la Copa Asiatica es una muestra de un equipo con diciplina, fortaleza, y un deseo de jugar el futbol ganando a pesar de los obstaculos. Younis Mahmoud y el equipo Nacional de Futbol de Irak merece la victoria y mucho mas. Incluso, la historia merece ser una pelicula.

Sin nada mas, FELICIDADES IRAK EN SU VICTORIA!!!!!

REFERENCIA:
Press TV: "Soccer triumph makes Iraqis happy"
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=17808§ionid=351020201

Congratulations Iraq

After reading about Iraq’s victory over Saudi Arabia, Roberto decided to write an article in Socca Critics concerning Iraq’s Victory.

Iraq deserves its First Historic Victory in the AFC Asian Cup 2007. Since the US Invasion of Iraq, Iraq has known nothing except sectarian violence, and hatred. The fact that the Iraqi National Team exists and was strong enough to defeat many countries including Saudi Arabia is proof that the impossible can be achieved.

While most of the credit goes to Younis Mahmoud, the rest of the Iraqi National Football Team deserves credit in the face of adversity. Iraq’s Victory is further proof that a country divided among political and ethnic lines can be united in the area of football.

Roberto is extremely happy about Iraq’s Victory and he hopes that Iraq can win more victories and maybe even the World Cup in 2010 or 2014. It is possible if the Iraqi National Football Team maintains the unity, discipline, and tenacity that it had during the AFC Asian Cup of 2007.

Instead of teaching Iraq, the world should learn from Iraq.

REFERENCE:
Press TV: “Soccer triumph makes Iraqis happy”
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=17808&sectionid=351020201

FC Dallas and Pachuca played the Superliga at Pizza Hut Stadium in Dallas Texas.

Before continuing, Roberto thinks that the name Pizza Hut Stadium is a funny name for a stadium. Pizza Hut Stadium should have another name like the Selena Stadium, the Lamar Hunt Stadium, or the Freddy Fender Stadium.

The game between Pachuca and FC Dallas was an exercise in monotony until 75:00 minutes into the game. The only exception was when the referree Samir Osman cancelled the first goal of FC Dallas when the first half was ending. Mr. Osman had the nerve to say that the goal was illegitimate. Roberto was angered to the point that he screamed every expletive and his wife had to close the door so that no one could hear Roberto.

Samir Osman was also applying bookings like if the whole game deserved bookings. It appears that this referee’s favorite colour is yellow.

Ruiz finally got revenge for FC Dallas when he scored the first goal of the game at 75:00 minutes. Roberto felt relieved and was happy until Gimenez scored an equalizer for Pachuca at 86:00 Minutes. The rest of the game was an attempt to win a game with Roberto drinking more cold latte to relieve his anxiety.

Regardless, the last minutes of the games were exciting with the people shouting their support for their team and Roberto was shouting “Dallas, Dallas, Dallas”. Yet the game remained equalized.

FC Dallas 1-1 Pachuca

FC Dallas: 5/10
Pachuca: 5/10

Pachuca.- Miguel Calero, Gerardo Rodríguez, Leobardo López, Aquivaldo Mosquera, Fernando Salazar, Marvin Cabrera (Paul Aguilar, 83), Gabriel Caballero, Christian Giménez, Damián Alvarez, Rafael Márquez y Luis Gabriel Rey (Andrés Chitiva, 68). DT. Enrique Meza.

Dallas.- Darío Sala, Bobby Rhine, Clarece Goodson, Adrián Serioux, Chris Gbandi, Arturo Alvarez, Pablo Ricchetti, Marcelo Saragosa, Juan Toja, Ricardinho (Dominic Oduro, 70) y Carlos Ruiz. DT. Steve Morrow.

Afterwards, Roberto saw the LA Galaxy play the Chivas of Guadalajara Club at the LA Collisuem. There were mixed loyalties since Roberto supported the MLS but also supported Chivas of Guadalajara since they are the sister team of Chivas USA [One of Roberto’s favourite teams].

It appeared that the game between LA Galaxy and Chivas of Guadalajara was becoming to routine with Roberto wanting action. Roberto asked himself the question of when will Becks play?

The two teams appeared to be doing little to nothing until the goals of Rodriguez at 59:00 minutes followed by Bravo at 82:00 Minutes for Chivas of Guadalajara. Chivas of Guadalajara dominated the game after these goals. LA Galaxy was surprised while it was being made to look like fools in front of 37,337 people. It was a lot of agony. Roberto saw Becks sitting around, attempting to walk only to return to his bench.

Donovan was able to goal at 88:00 Minutes only to have a symbolic goal since Chivas was winning it. Roberto had mixed emotions but was happy with the Chivas Victory to the point that he drunk another cup of cold latte.

Los Angeles has to reorganize itself and have Becks sent to an intensive rehabilitation so that he could play. Donovan appeared fatigued while Rodriguez and Bravo appeared recharged.

Chivas Guadalajara 2-1 LA Galaxy

Chivas Guadalajara: 7/10
LA Galaxy: 3/10

LA Galaxy.- Joe Cannon, Ante Jazic, Abel Xavier, Ty Harden, Troy Roberts (Gavin Glinton, 78), Alan Gordon (Peter Vagenas, 40), Quavas Kirk (Kevin Harmse, 64), Chris Klein, Kelly Gray (Edson Bulle, 90), Landon Donovan y Carlos Pavón. DT: Frank Yallop.

Guadalajara.- Luis Michel, Ramón Morales, Héctor Reynoso, Jhonny Magallón, Francisco Javier Rodríguez, Omar Esparza, Edgar Mejía, Gonzalo Pineda, Jesús Padilla (Patricio Araujo, 68), Omar Arellano (Julio César Nava, 56) y Sergio Santana (Omar Bravo, 74). DT: José Manuel de la Torre.

Univision: “Pachuca empató ante FC Dallas”
http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?chid=4&schid=21740&secid=21744&cid=1245704

Univision: “Chivas ganó en la SuperLiga
http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=1245312

USA Today: “CF Pachuca 1, FC Dallas 1”
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2007-07-28-1762660459_x.htm

SignOnSanDiego.com: “Goats Makes Galaxy Look Like Kids”
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/soccer/20070729-9999-1s29galaxy.html

Parece que Chavez y sus seguidores [que han sido instruido por sus maestros los Hermanos Castro en Cuba y sus Maestros en Washington los Republicanos y Democratas] ahora quieren amenazar a RCTV Internacional.

No estoy sorprendido y mas en este mundo que nos toco a vivir cuando la clase gobernante quieren censurar lo que no entienden. Para aquellos que quieren lanzar acusaciones falsas contra RCTV y RCTV Internacional: les dire que cuando vivi en Venezuela en los 1970’s, RCTV tenia mas en el entretenimiento y la television en Venezuela era superior a los medios de comunicaciones en EEUU.

La clausura de RCTV y las amenazas contra RCTV Internacional son una inspiracion para los gobiernos como Zimbabwe, Belarusia, Cuba, y Corea del Norte seguir su repression contra sus pueblos.

La clausura de RCTV y las amenazas contra RCTV Internacional son una inspiracion para la clase gobernante de los EEUU en sus amenazas contra emisoras de habla hispana como Univision, emisoras independientes como El Canal de La Libertad [una emisora de los Independientes de habla inglesa] y emisoras como la BBC, Radio Nederlands, Radio Television Portuguesa, y Press TV.

Los que quieren intentar contra la libertad de la prensa les tengo un consejo, no podras detener el deseo de la libertad. Por sus crimenes, seran arrestados, llevado a juicio, y recibiras el castigo maximo.

REFERENCIA:
Univision.com: “RCTV otra vez en riesgo”
http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?chid=3&schid=0&secid=181&cid=1244434

Chavez and his followers [under inspiration from his masters in Washington DC called Republicans and Democrats, Harare and La Habana called Mugabe and Castro] is already threatening RCTV Internacional.

As it written, Chavez closed RCTV accusing it of “masterminding a coup”. [Personally when I lived in Venezuela in the 1970’s, I saw RCTV and it was superior to the US Mainstream Media of the time and it was mostly a station dedicated to entertainment and comedy].

After Chavez closed down RCTV, RCTV started transmitting via Radio, You Tube, and the Internet. RCTV also started transmitting via cable. The news of the closure of RCTV was well received by Castro and Mugabe. The same news was well received by the President of Honduras [who was once a Communist but declared himself “more Bushist” than Bush is now doing the same thing in his country], the Republicans and Democrats.

Bloomberg and other members of the US Mainstream Media [with the blessing of the Republicans and Democrats] wanted to use the occasion to censor independent media in the USA [including Spanish Language Television Stations such as Univision, Progressive News Network, Liberty News Network, even The Alvarez-Galloso News Hour.

Newly inspired by the threat to close RCTV Internacional, The Republicans, Democrats, the US Mainstream Media, Mugabe, even Castro wants to act against Press TV, BBC, and other stations outside their national territories.

Those who want to commit acts of totalitarianism against journalists and the media should be arrested and taken before an International Court to be given life sentences or at least be made to do the work of undocumented workers.

REFERENCE:
Univision.com: “RCTV otra vez en riesgo”
http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?chid=3&schid=0&secid=181&cid=1244434

Ian Johnson [quien es un jugador de futbol para la Universidad Bosie State en Idaho] vas a casar con su novia la porrista Chrissy Popadics el 28 de Julio de 2,007. Ambos nacieron y criaron en EEUU.
Cualquier individuo hubiese celebrado la boda de un jugador del futbol americano con su novia porrista pero existe un detalle. Ian Johnson es Afro-Americano y Chrissy Popadics es Anglo-Sajona. Ian Johnson ha recibido amenaazas de muerte mediante el correo ordinario, el correo electronico, visitas, y visita personal. Incluso Ian Johnston tuvo que contratar guardaespaldas.
Existe una contradiccion en la sociedad de los EEUU. La Clase Gobernante, sus seguidores, y la mayoria de los anglo-sajones quieren una bandera, una nacion, un pueblo, un idioma, un Dios pero quiere entrometerse en la vida de una pareja a base de su raza y/o etnia. La Clase Gobernante, sus seguidores, y la mayoria de los anglo-sajones hablan de los derechos humanos y "exportar la democracia" en paises ajenos pero no lo quieren practicar en su propio pais.
Si una pareja nacido y criado bajo el mismo cielo, la misma ciudad, el mismo estado, y el mismo pais quiere casarse, dejanlos. Si una pareja que cumpla con las reglas de la sociedad en EEUU y no han creado problemas y quieren casarse, dejanlos.
Para la pareja tengo un consejo: si amas uno a los otros para toda la vida, casate pues el amor es mas fuerte que el odio. Incluso debes buscar otro sitio que no sea Boise Idaho.
Para la Sociedad Estadounidense: si quieres predicar el concepto de una bandera, una nacion, un idioma, y un Dios, debes practicarlo y aceptar el derecho de los ciuadadanos nacido y criado en EEUU para casarse sin tomar en cuenta la raza y la etnia. Si no quieres practicar ese concepto, deja de hablar de "exportar democracia", convoca elecciones anticipadas, y escribe su carta de renuncia a favor de un gobierno multiracial multietnico de Libertarios y/o Verdes.
Personalmente votare para George Phillies para Presidente de los EEUU en el 2008 o cualquier partido que no sea Comunista, Republicano, y/o Democrata.

REFERENCIA:
Associated Press:
"Fiesta Bowl star Ian Johnson says he's hired wedding security because of racist threats"
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=ap-boisestate-johnson&prov=ap&type=lgns

Ian Johnson who is the Boise State Running Back and helped Boise State win the Fiesta Bowl is going to marry his girlfriend Chrissy Popadics in Boise Idaho this Saturday the 28th of July 2007. Ian Johnson and Chrissy Popadics were born and raised in the USA.

It would have been a great wedding day for any couple but since Ian Johnson is African-American and Chrissy Popadics is White European, Ian Johnson has received death threats in the form of letters, buggering, telephone calls, and personal visits. Ian Johnson has had to hire security guards.

It is surreal that the same US Society that wants unity through one flag, one language, one God, and preaches human rights throughout the world wants to suppress the freedom of two people in love who want to marry.

For those who want ONE USA, please practice it. If two US Citizens who share the same country, state, city, the same football team, the same lifestyle of being moral, decent “All American” Kids want to unite their lives in matrimony, let them!

For the US Society that talks the talk but does not want to walk the walk, the best thing for you is to either resign and give way to a Libertarian Green Multiracial Multiethnic Government or allow the USA to divide itself into different enclaves based on race, ethnicity.

I myself will stick with my choice, a Libertarian Government that does not believe in the restriction of a person’s choice whether good or bad [as long as violence is not the issue].

This news segment reinforces my vote for George Phillies.

REFERENCE:
Associated Press:
“Fiesta Bowl star Ian Johnson says he's hired wedding security because of racist threats”
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=ap-boisestate-johnson&prov=ap&type=lgns

For those who are wandering about the origins of Old Firm, Roberto has decided to discuss the definition, origins and evolution of Old Firm with the inclusion of honours and records.

Definition and History
Old Firm deals with the rivalry between two football clubs located in Glasgow, Scotland: Rangers and Celtic. The first game between the two teams occurred at Celtic Park on the 28th of May in 1,888. Since then, both teams have won 63 Scottish Cups and 93 Scottish Premiership League Championships at the time of writing this article.

The domination of the Old Firm in Scottish Football was interrupted briefly by the New Firm of Aberdeen and Dundee United in the early 1,980’s and the 2,005-2,006 season with Hearts being second place to the Celtics.

Motives of Rivalry and Unity
The motives of the rivalry have been branded as sectarian, religious, or political but they have not been proven. This rivalry had lead to deaths and injuries until recent years. It is fair to say that the rivalry exists just like rivalries exists between opposing teams like Manchester United VS Chelsea.

Regardless, there have been an attempt to eliminate the sectarian violence in spite of disagreements over which songs and verses are sectarian. The Old Firm have found common ground in charitable work and in the desire of leaving the SPL for the EPL. The Old Firm have also found common ground in that their petition to move from SPL and EPL may have opposition from the Scottish Football Association and the UEFA Governing Body.

Ten Classic Matches According to Rangers
Even though Roberto is a supporter of Celtic FC, he decided to take a look at the Rangers Webpage to see the ten classic matches of Old Firm in which the Rangers defeated the Celtic.
1. Scottish Cup Final at Second Hampden Park on the 17th of February 1,894: Rangers 3-1 Celtic
2. Scottish Cup Final at Hampden on the 14th of April 1,894: Rangers 4-0 Celtic
3. Scottish League First Division. Ibrox on the 1st of January 1,949: Rangers 4-0 Celtic
4. Scottish Cup Final Replay Hampden on the 27th of April 1,966: Rangers 1-0 Celtics
5. League Cup Final Hampden on the 24th of October 1,970: Rangers 1-0 Celtics
6. Scottish Cup Final at Hampden on the 5th of May 1,973: Rangers 3-2 Celtic
7. Skol Cup Final at Hampden on the 25th of March 1,984: Rangers 3-2 Celtic
8. Scottish Premier Division. Ibrox on the 27st of August 1,988: Rangers 5-1 Celtic
9. Scottish Premier Division. Parkhead on the 4th of November 1,996: Rangers 1-0 Celtic
10. SPL Parkhead on the 2nd of May 1,999: Rangers 3-0 Celtic

Major honours of Rangers

League
Scottish League championships (51):
1891, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924,
1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1947, 1949,
1950, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1989,
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997*, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005
* Equalled Celtic's record of nine championships in a row (commonly known as "9-in-a-row")

Cups
European Cup Winners’ Cup winners:
1972
Scottish Cup winners (31):
1894, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1949, 1950,
1953, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1992, 1993,
1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
League Cup winners (24):
1947, 1949, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985,
1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005

Other honours of Rangers

League
Emergency War League (1): 1940
Southern League (6): 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
Glasgow League (2): 1895-96, 1897-98

Cups
Milk Cup (3): (Premier) 1984, 1992; (Junior) 1985
Drybrough Cup (1): 1979
Tennents' Sixes (2): 1984, 1989
Glasgow Cup (44):
1893, 1894, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1919,
1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942,
1943, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1975*, 1976,
1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
* 1975 trophy shared with Celtic after 2-2 draw
Glasgow Merchants and Charity Cup (32):
1878-79, 1896-97, 1899-00, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1906-07, 1908-09, 1910-11, 1918-19,
1921-22, 1922-23, 1924-25, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33,
1933-34, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47,
1947-48, 1950-51, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1959-60

Ranger Club Records
Record home attendance: 118,567 vs Celtic, January 1939
Record victory: 13-0 vs Possilpark, Scottish Cup, October 1877
Record league victory: 10-0 vs Hibernian, December 1898
Record defeat: 2-10 vs Airdrieonians, 1886
Record league defeat: 0-6 vs Dumbarton, May 1892
Record appearances: John Greig, 755, 1960-1978
Record league appearances: Sandy Archibald, 513, 1917-1934
Record Scottish Cup appearances: Alec Smith, 74
Record Scottish League Cup appearances: John Greig, 121
Record European football appearances: John Greig, Barry Ferguson, 64
Record goalscorer: Ally McCoist, 355 goals, 1983-1998
Most goals in one season: Sam English, 44 goals, 1931/1932
Most league goals: Ally McCoist, 251 goals

Most Scottish Cup goals: Jimmy Fleming, 44 goals
Most League Cup goals: Ally McCoist, 54 goals
Most European goals: Ally McCoist, 21 goals
Shutout record: Chris Woods, 1196 minutes, 1986/87 (British record)
Most capped player: Frank de Boer, 112 caps for The Netherlands
Highest transfer fee received: Giovanni van Bronckhorst, £8.5m, Arsenal, 2001
Highest transfer fee paid: Tore André Flo, £12.5m, Chelsea, 2000

Celtic’s Turn

Celtic FC was founded in St Mary’s Church Hall in Forbes Street [formerly East Rose Street] at the Carlton District of Glasgow Scotland on the 6th of November 1,887.

On the 28th of May 1,888; Celtic 5-2 Rangers in its first game at Celtic Park.

In 1,957, Celtic 7-1 Rangers to retain the League Cup it won for the first time in 1,956.

1,979: Celtic 4-2 Rangers at Celtic Park

1,989: Scottish Cup; Celtic wins it the 29th time after defeating Rangers 1-0.

27th of August 2,000: The Millenium starts well for Celtic after defeating the Rangers 6-2 at Celtic Park

2,007: Celtic 2-0 Rangers at Celtic Park

Major Honours of Celtics

European Cup (1):
1967
Scottish Premier League (41):
1893, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919,
1922, 1926, 1936, 1938, 1954, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974*, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007
*Set a then world record of nine championships in a row. This now Scottish record was equalled by Rangers in 1997.

Scottish Cup (34):
1892, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1937,
1951, 1954, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995,
2001, 2004, 2005, 2007
Scottish League Cup (13):
1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1983, 1998, 2000, 2001,

Celtic Records
1967 European Champions: The Lisbon Lions
The Scottish Cup final win against Aberdeen F.C. in 1937 was attended by a crowd of 146,433 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, which remains a record for a club match in European football.
Celtic currently hold the UK record for an unbeaten run in professional football: 62 games (49 won, 13 drawn), from 13 November 1915 until 21 April 1917- a total of 17 months and four days in all (they lost at home to Kilmarnock F.C. on the last day of the season).
Celtic also hold the SPL record for an unbeaten run of home matches (77), spanning from 2001 to 2004 (this run was ended by a 2-1 defeat to Aberdeen on 21 April 2004), and the record for the longest run of consecutive wins in a single season (25 matches).
Record victory: 11-0, against Dundee in 1895.
Record defeat: 0-8 against Motherwell in 1937.
Record home defeat: 0-8 against Dumbarton F.C. in 1892.
Record post war home defeat 1-5 Aberdeen 1948.
Record European victory 9-0 KPV Kokkola (Finland), 1970.
Record European defeat: 0-5 against FC Artmedia Bratislava on 27 July 2005.
Record victory against Rangers: 7-1 1957 Scottish league cup final.
Complete record v Rangers P371 W91 D133 L147 F508 A529
Record points earned in a season: 72 (Premier Division, 1987/88, 2 points for a win); 103 (Scottish Premier League, 2001/02, 3 points for a win), also the SPL points tally record.
Record home attendance: 92,000 against Rangers in 1938. A 3-0 victory for Celtic.
Most capped player: 102, Kenny Dalglish: Scotland.
Record appearances: Billy McNeill, 790 from 1957 - 1975.
Most goals in a season: Henrik Larsson, 53.

Record scorer: Jimmy McGrory, 468 (plus 13 whilst on loan at Clydebank).
First British club to reach the final of the European Cup.
First and only Scottish club to reach the final of the European Cup.
First Scottish, British and northern European team to win the European Cup.
Only club in history to have won the European Cup with a team comprised entirely of home-grown players.
Hold the record for the highest score in a domestic cup final: Celtic 7 - 1 Rangers, Scottish League Cup Final 1957
Hold the record for the highest attendance for a European club competition match: Celtic v Leeds United in the European Cup semi-final 1970 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Official attendance 136,505.
Fastest hat-trick in European Club Football - [[Luxembourg in 2000.
Earliest SPL Championship won. Won with 6 games to go against Kilmarnock on 18 April 2004 and Hearts on 5 April 2006.
First weekly club publication in the UK, The Celtic View.
Biggest margin of victory in the SPL. 8-1 against Dunfermline, February 2006.
First stadium in the UK to stage motorcycle speedway racing on 28 April 1928.
Celtic and Hibernian hold the record for the biggest transfer fee between two Scottish clubs. Celtic bought Scott Brown from Hibernian on 16 May 2007 for £4.4m

Old Firm [Celtic and Rangers] have a tradition that supporters of both teams and the world can be proud of. For those who criticize Old Firm and Football, Old Firm will never die. Old Firm will continue to amaze all who support football and be a light for its supporters.

Roberto will go further in his assessment of Old Firm. Imagine the Human Race having to do what Stephan Hawkings suggested in moving people to outer space. Now imagine Old Firm playing in places like the Saturnian Moon of Titan. We could say that Old Firm like Football is truly universal.

REFERENCE:
Rangers Official Club Site: “Old Firm”
http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/OldFirm/0,,5,00.html

Wikipedia: “Old Firm”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Firm

Celtics Official Club Site: “Brief History”
http://www.celticfc.net/home/about/briefHistory.aspx

Más irreverente que nunca, retorna Luis Olavarrieta a "Ají Picante". En conversaciones con RCTV.net nos expresó su felicidad de ser parte de este canal en estos momentos de crisis "porque se ve quién es el verdadero amigo y esa palabra para los chinos significa oportunidad y así me siento".

- ¿Te sientes privilegiado de recibir propuestas para animar y actuar?
- Lejos de sentirme privilegiado me siento agradecido. Sé que los momentos actuales son adversos pero mantengo la esperanza y estoy dispuesto a hacer lo que sea para contribuir con el canal desde mi trabajo.

- ¿Qué te motivó a quedarte con la animación de "Ají Picante"?
- Tomé la decisión porque siento un doble compromiso. Por un lado con la Gerencia de Especiales e Informativos, de la cual me fui de una manera que yo no deseaba, y por otro con el canal. Además en este momento necesito reencontrarme con mis inicios y poner en práctica todo lo que he aprendido.

- ¿Te consideras actor o animador?
- Antes que cualquier cosa soy Comunicador Social y busco ser un talento integral.

- Te ganaste el repudio de algunos por el estilo de animación, ¿retornas bajo el mismo concepto?
- Yo creo que el estilo de Ají demanda el regreso del ácido, tal vez de una manera más madura y no tan ofensiva. Esta vez vengo con comentarios menos crudos y más jocosos, dándole la vuelta para que el televidente se sienta cómplice. La gente todavía me identifica más como el de "Ají Picante", aunque también por mis papeles en las telenovelas.

- ¿Te molesta tener la imagen de Ají como "tatuaje"?
- Para nada, más bien lo veo como un logro y un orgullo.

- ¿Cuáles serán los elementos novedosos del programa?
- El concepto del programa viene basado en el acontecer social, desde una rumba hasta una marcha, intentando involucrar nuevos targets. Lo que más me llama la atención de esto es saber que puedo ser partícipe de la creación del programa. Estoy dispuesto a cargar una cámara, escribir un libreto o hacer lo que sea para que el programa salga de la mejor manera.

- ¿Vienes con algún cambio de imagen?
- Yo no puedo cambiar mucho, fisonómicamente hablando. Vengo de un personaje en "Te tengo en salsa" con el coco rapado y una ceja mocha así que ahora tengo que esperar que todo crezca.

- ¿Si te dieran a escoger el retorno de uno de los antiguos Ajicitos cuál sería?
- Creo que todos dimos un aporte muy grande para que el público aceptara y siguiera el éxito del programa. Basado en ello, sin lugar a dudas mi favorita sería Andreína Álvarez.

- ¿Trabajarías junto a Arturo de los Ríos?
- Fue muy cómico porque al reunirme con Rita Núñez y Teo Castro yo propuse que llamaran a Andreína y Arturo. Yo a él no le guardo ningún rencor, al contrario, lo admiro como pana, colega y le tengo mucha estima. En ese momento éramos muy chamos y se supone que ahora volvemos más maduros.

- ¿Piensas profundizar en la faceta de animador o no descartas retornar a los dramáticos?
- En este momento pienso que tengo la posibilidad de reivindicarme con un público que quedó picado con un ácido y que realmente quiere el retorno de un programa de ese estilo, después veremos…

- ¿Qué opinión te merece el refrán "el que mucho abarca poco aprieta"?
- Hay que ser hombre de medio. Las oportunidades son de los valientes que las toman.

- El retorno de Ají por cable no será visto por todos los venezolanos, ¿qué le dice a esa gente que ahora no ve la programación de RCTV en forma gratuita?
- La gente ahora tiene que padecer lo que representa perder un medio como RCTV. Lastimosamente ahora no lo tiene, pero mantengo la esperanza en que el canal va a conseguir la forma de volver.

Roberto has just received the news about the death of Danny Bergara.

Danny Bergara was born in Montevideo, Uruguay and played in some of the games of the various teams in his country before moving to Spain in 1962.

In Spain, he played for Sevilla and Mallorca until he married an English Travel Guide and moved to England. He coached in teams such as Rochdale, Rotherham and Doncaster with a brief spell with the Brunei National Team.

He was a scout in Sunderland, as well as a coach for Luton, Sheffield United, and Stockport where he played a role in promoting Stockport to League Two.

He will be missed by the football world.

BBC Sport: “Stockport Hero Danny Bergara Dies”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/6917615.stm

The following was from my participation in the Radio Netherlands Worldwide Programme: "Amsterdam Forum". The references can be appreciated in the bottom part of this blog if readers want to visit RNW. I have also invited Radio Netherlands to visit blogs related to the coverage of Zimbabwe.

"The US working to undermine Zimbabwe's Government? That's a new one. The US Media never mentions Zimbabwe or Mugabe."

"Whatever information I receive is from Radio Netherlands, SABC, ABC [Australia], RCI [Canada], and the BBC. Mugabe was a creation of the Republicans and Democrats of Washington as well as the West. But to attempt a regime change in the style of Iraq and Afghanistan would be counterproductive. South Africa must lead the way to force a regime change especially since South Africa is the powerhouse in southern Africa and they are going to host the 2010 World Cup."

"South Africa must not do it [regime change] alone but in conjunction with Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, and Swaziland. According to SABC [South Africa Broadcasting Corporation], many small and big businesses are leaving Zimbabwe."

REFERENCE:
Radio Netherlands: “The Zimbabwean Crisis”
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/features/amsterdamforum/070722af

Irak derroto a Corea del Sur para poder clasificar en los finales de la Copa Asiatica 2007 contra Arabia Saudita. En otra sociedad, habra fiestas con la gente cantando y festejando.

En Irak, hubo una fiesta en un barrio en Bagdad que fue interrumpido por coche bombas que dejaron 27 muertos y 122 heridos.

Parece mentira que Irak no puede escapar de su cultura de muerte aun en las buenas noticias. Envie una carta mediante el correo electronico a Younis Mahmoud. Younis Mahmoud es el jugador principal del equipo nacional de Irak acerca de la Gloria y Muerte en el futbol iraqui.

Ojala si puede ganar Irak el campeonato de la Copa Asiatica y que esa victoria podia resultar en una duradera paz. Quizas soy un so~nador pero soy creyente en los poderes curativos de un juego de futbol. Entiendo que el futbol como cualquier deporte no es perfecto pero en donde hay los deportes, hay un camino hacia la paz.

Referencia:
Younis Mahmoud
http://www.younismahmoud.com/main.shtml

Press TV: "Bombers kill 27 Iraqi soccer fans"
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=17424§ionid=351020201

In the AFC Asian Cup 2007, Iraq defeated South Korea to classify for the final game against Saudi Arabia.

In any place, it would have been good news. In Iraq, the good news was marred by the killing of 27 and injury of 122 people by car bombs.

It is an injustice that Iraq has to have death in the midst of its glory of reaching the AFC Asian Cup Championships.

The following was an E Mail sent to Younis Mahmoud of Iraq’s Team with the hope of an interview.:

“I work as a writer for Socca Critics.

While Iraq deserved its victory over South Korea, what has happened in after victory is a disgrace.

After this, it is hoped that Iraq will win the AFC Asian Cup for 2007.

I would like to extend to you an invitation to be interviewed by the underwriter in Socca Critics.

Without much, best wishes from Florida“.

The footballers of the world must unite with the Iraqi Team in the hopes of a victory over Saudi Arabia. It would be one of the best news and proof that Unity may come through football.

Reference:
Younis Mahmoud
http://www.younismahmoud.com/main.shtml

Press TV: “Bombers kill 27 Iraqi soccer fans”
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=17424&sectionid=351020201

Desde el 2001, el gobierno de los EEUU bajo Bush [junto con otros Republicanos y Democratas] firmaron un convenio con la Cuba de Castro para aquellos estudiantes de bajo recursos que quieren estudiar medicina.

La condicion era que los estudiantes tenian que regresar a los EEUU para ejercer en los barrios marginados donde los medicos entrenado en EEUU no quieren ir. Incluso son tratados como graduados de colegios de medicina de EEUU.

Todo parece bonito pero hubo una epoca cuando existia estudiantes de EEUU sin oportunidades y fueron a estudiar la carrera de medicina en Granada, Republica Dominicana. Muchos regresaron y tenian que examiner otra vez para revalidar su titulo y aun fueron puesto en los barrios marginados para hacer el internado.

Muchos superaron y han aportado a la comunidad que lo rechazo. Jamas olvidare cuando el Gobernador Celeste de Ohio rechazo los graduados de Granada y Republica Dominicana en los 1980’s. Hubo otros estados que hicieron igual incluyendo la Florida.

Fui uno de esos estudiantes graduados de la Republica Dominicana aunque estoy ejerciendo la esfera administrativa . Apretaron y aprobe la revalida pero lo hicieron dificil. Los que ya estaban en internado tenian que revalidar de Nuevo su titulo aunque aprobaron la revlaida Antigua [algo que no tiene que hacer los “bendecidos” de los politicos de EEUU/Cuba].

Resolvi con examinarme en la esfera administrativa donde lo aprobe con 92%. Con eso, mande lejos todos los que querian hacernos la vida dificil. Aun hubo gente graduados de Republica Dominicana y otros paises pero las autoridadaes estadounidenses ven los otros graduados con malos ojos.

El Gobierno de EEUU debe acatar a las leyes existente y ser justo en el campo de salud en vez de hacer politiqueria con eso. En eso veremos.

I am often reminded about the confrontation between Castro and Bush, or other US Presidents. But there is a growing awareness in the USA that Bush [as well as other Republicans and Democrats] have maintained Castro, Chavez and others in power in order to sustain their slave minded economy.

An article by the BBC about the graduation of US Citizens from Cuban Medical Schools under an agreement between the Republicans/Democrats in the USA and Communist Authorities in Cuba underscores this. Of course, the deal is that these Physicians practice in marginalized areas. These Graduates receive the same status that graduates of a US School receive.

What about the US Citizens who had the same deal with Grenada and the Dominican Republic? US Citizens who study in those countries were classified as International Medical Graduates, forced to pass rigorous examinations and then undergo the struggle to undergo residency/internship training, and obtaining a license to practice medicine.

Even now, [as the news of Doctors involved in terrorist activities is circulating] the USA has one set of laws for one group, another set of laws for another group with laws piling upon laws. The same thing occurs in other areas such as immigration.

What is needed is not to change the laws to enforce the existing ones with regard to health care. Encourage people to go into the medical field by removing the excessive restriction