Another Empire Lie: That Cuba Hinders Internet Access

R.M.E.: Fidel saw it clearly. Already in 1999, he said that the Internet opened unimaginable possibilities for the left against the multinationals and their control of information. A decade before that, the Youth Computer Club had been created to promote awareness and social use of the net. Now there are over 600 Youth Club members in Cuba, which offers courses for all ages, These places have enabled an intensive social use of computers.

With our limitations, there were only two choices: either give it to a bunch of people, or seek alternatives to ensure the broadest and most rational use of resources. The 134,000 Cuban doctors and other health personnel use the net for infomation and nearly half do so from their homes, with open international mail and intranet browsing. Cuban journalists, about 4,000, also have access to international navigation.

http://www.diagonalperiodico.net/Estados-Unidos-bloquea-el-acceso-a.html

Translated from the Spanish version by:

Lisa KARPOVA

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