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Alberto Miguel Fernandez
@AlbertoMiguelF5
Retired US diplomat, Havana, Miami and the Middle East. Contributor, @EuroConOfficial. Tweets in English, Arabic and Spanish. Views my own. #KofC
Jan 13 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
This is, frankly, idiotic. As if there hasn't been a target on America's back already for decades. And there have been times recently - when Trump moved the embassy to Jerusalem or took out Soleimani- when the naysayers predicted the same thing. I've actually heard people make this argument for decades. And yet, not one Arab or Muslim regime was so distraught to break relations with the US. That is not to discount popular anger against the Americans - that exists - but we've heard this before.
May 9, 2024 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Just like the Ukraine War sent a huge warning signal to states about where to put your money and the need to blunt sanctions, Biden's latest actions with Israel will underscore for many the need to have, as much as possible, your own weapons and ammo/alternatives to US supply. If you weren't thinking about these things already, if you are Israel or India or Saudi Arabia, you will certainly be asking yourself: How can I safeguard myself, as much as possible when it comes to my wealth or defense, from American fecklessness?
Aug 6, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
August 6th is the 50th anniversary of the death of Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (1901-1973), an important, notorious figure in Cuban history. Democratically elected in 1940 (with the support of the Communists), he gave up power in 1944. In 1952, he overthrew the civilian… https://t.co/6ifzUvKkqEtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Image Of Spanish, African, Chinese, and possibly some Taíno Indian descent, he was the only "person of color" to rule in Cuban history. His life is controversial to this day. Among his deeds was freeing a young rebel named Fidel Castro who tried to overthrow his government in 1953. Image
Oct 10, 2019 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Don't know about Normandy, but actually some of the ethnic groups being shelled today in NE Syria did fight on the allied side in the Second World War, against pro-Nazi Iraqis in 1941 and throughout the war. It is a tenuous but very real connection through the "Iraqi Levies." 1/3 The Iraqi Levies/RAF Levies were colonial troops raised by the British in Iraq from the 1920s to the 1940s. Eventually they were made up mostly of Assyrian Christians but during WW2 also included Kurdish and Yazidi units. And hundreds of Syrian Assyrians joined up too. 2/3