[Publib] Laura Bush Meets Cuban Librarians in Video Conference

[James Casey]

Now that administration fear mongering rhetoric concerning BOTH Iraq and
Iran has been proven to be baseless, greater attention might shift to
Cuba.   ALA's position has been responsible and measured.   James B.
Casey - Councilor-at-Large

 

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Kent's U.S. government supported propaganda is not the official ALA
position, obviously.  Read on to decide for yourself:

 

http://www.ala.org/ala/iro/iroactivities/alacubanlibrariesreportcuban.cf
m

 

  -- Kate

 

 

Currently reading:  

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

The Millennium Matrix by M. Rex Miller

 

Kathleen P. Horan, M.L.S.

Branch Manager

Palm View Branch Library

McAllen, TX

956-688-3322

 

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Subject: [Publib] Laura Bush Meets Cuban Librarians in Video Conference 

                      PRESS RELEASE
         The Friends of Cuban Libraries
(http://www.friendsofcubanlibraries.org )

Laura Bush Meets Cuban Librarians in Video Conference

NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2007 (Friends of Cuban Libraries) - On November 27
Laura Bush held a video conference with members of Cuba's independent
library movement [residing in Havana]....

.... According to a White House statement, during the conversation Mrs.
Bush "spoke of her admiration for the work of the independent librarians
in Cuba who provide a source of uncensored information to their
countrymen at great personal risk, and expressed solidarity with them
and their cause."

For the full text of the press release, with a photo, see the "Recent
News" section of our website at:

( HTTP://WWW.FRIENDSOFCUBANLIBRARIES.ORG ) 

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