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UCD a Cold House for Caleb Charles McCarry and U.S plans for Cuba.

category dublin | miscellaneous | feature author Monday April 30, 2007 19:35author by Red Wedge Report this post to the editors

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A Deflated McCarry Gets An Escort Out .

Caleb McCarry is the senior U.S. official responsible for U.S. government planning to support a "transition to democracy" in Cuba through the President's Commission for Assistance to a "Free" Cuba.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice chairs the Commission for Assistance to a "Free" Cuba and named Mr. McCarry as Transition Coordinator in July 2005. The Transition Coordinator reports to the Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs on a day-to-day basis and to the Secretary of State on important policy matters.

McCarry previously served on the majority professional staff of the International Relations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Shortly after two o'clock today, Caleb McCarry visited the UCD arts block to give a talk on the invitation of the UCD Politics department. About 50 people-the great bulk of whom were protestors-turned out to see him.

The speaker from the UCD politics department welcomed those present to an "academic meeting". She introduced Celeb-now looking a bit concerned-on behalf of UCD and said that the university was delighted altogether to have him out.

Less keen on Caleb was a protestor in the front row who said "This man expects to find himself as governor general of Cuba”. The material being circulated by the Free the Miami Five campaign and the Cuban solidarity group reminded those present of what such a prospect might mean.

Some of the protestors held signs on the effects of the US blockade of Cuba. Other placards highlighted the acts of terrorism carries out by US government against the Cuban people. UCD students from a range of political groups were present. Eirigi, Labour Youth and Orga Sinn Fein were all well represented. There was alsoa a decent turnout of non aligned activists and some activists from the UCD SIPTU branch. The protestor’s numbers were swollen by friends of the Cuban people and members of the Communist party of Ireland.

The staff member introducing Caleb alluded to the "outsiders". The "outsiders" responded saying that they were taxpayers, graduates, concerned citizens and activists opposed to US aggression in Latin America. They asked the others in the room to remember that UCD did not exist in a bubble and that universities could not isolate themselves from society. One protestor insisted that the academics present remember the victims of US aggression in Latin American universities.

Things started to heat up when a CPI activist declared from the back "there will be no meeting here today". Another activist in the back row threw stink bombs. There was roaring and shouting as altercations broke out between some members of the UCD academic community and protestors. "We are here to develop or critical capacities" said one academic. There was discussion and debate amongst protestors as to the tactics that ought to be adapted, some insisting that they would like to question Caleb, others insisting he should never have been invited out to speak in the first place.

The staff member in charge then announced that the meeting would be postponed. With that in came the Gards to escort Caleb. There was much jeering as Caleb was led away under escort.

An eagle eyed activist reportedly witnessed the handing over of Caleb from the care of the Gardai to the care of the US marines.

One thing is for certain-Caleb got a warmer reception when he met officials from the Department of foreign affairs earlier today. One wonders whet they made of his plans for a “free” Cuba.

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
   What the hell happened!!!!!!     Arise    Mon Apr 30, 2007 17:48 
   Authoritarians shut down meeting     Squirrel    Mon Apr 30, 2007 17:58 
   Death to imperialists!!     Celia S    Mon Apr 30, 2007 18:40 
   To Celia     Squirrel    Mon Apr 30, 2007 19:48 
   silenced again.......     Elisa O'Donovan    Mon Apr 30, 2007 19:50 
   sigh     Arise    Mon Apr 30, 2007 20:06 
   WRONG AGAIN     Arise    Mon Apr 30, 2007 20:09 
   Who wanted to listen to this guy     Paul    Mon Apr 30, 2007 20:32 
   Justice for Cuba! Free the Miami 5!     Biker    Tue May 01, 2007 07:35 
 10   Response     Jane    Tue May 01, 2007 09:42 
 11   Biker     Observer    Tue May 01, 2007 10:00 
 12   Dictatorship     Squirrel    Tue May 01, 2007 11:48 
 13   ...     Blah    Tue May 01, 2007 11:54 
 14   apology....     Elisa O'Donovan    Tue May 01, 2007 14:02 
 15   The difference..     Jane    Tue May 01, 2007 14:06 
 16   Squirrell     Observer    Tue May 01, 2007 14:37 
 17   re: Observer     T    Tue May 01, 2007 14:44 
 18   Cuban internet     Observer    Tue May 01, 2007 14:49 
 19   Let's be clear about who was in UCD yesterday and why ...     SP    Tue May 01, 2007 14:57 
 20   Intenet access to CUBA is barred BY THE USA     Simon McGuinness    Tue May 01, 2007 15:32 
 21   Reporters Without Borders says otherwise, Simon     redjade    Tue May 01, 2007 15:58 
 22   re: SP     Jane    Tue May 01, 2007 16:37 
 23   Reporters without Borders? - don't make me laugh     Simon McGuinness    Tue May 01, 2007 17:19 
 24   A lecture backed up by propaganda in support of terrorism     Simon McGuinness    Tue May 01, 2007 17:28 
 25   Re: Above     Jane    Tue May 01, 2007 17:36 
 26   CIA stooges     Michael Corleone    Tue May 01, 2007 17:51 
 27   to some, Fidel can do no wrong     redjade    Tue May 01, 2007 17:52 
 28   Cold warriors thawing out     Simon McGuinness    Tue May 01, 2007 18:26 
 29   There are human rights abuses in Cuba alright     Ali H.    Tue May 01, 2007 18:32 
 30   freedom?     zuni    Tue May 01, 2007 19:55 
 31   Brainless!     Richard Lanigan    Tue May 01, 2007 20:46 
 32   Well done CPI     Steven J    Tue May 01, 2007 22:03 
 33   Long live the Imperialist pigs !     PaddyK    Wed May 02, 2007 00:54 
 34   Simon     Observer    Wed May 02, 2007 08:48 
 35   The American Doctrine.     PaddyK    Wed May 02, 2007 09:56 
 36   Cuba deserves the same chance as every other country     G    Wed May 02, 2007 10:10 
 37   Internet access is rationed - make the link dude - duhhh     SP    Wed May 02, 2007 10:44 
 38   Some thoughts     Cogsy (M-L)    Wed May 02, 2007 11:04 
 39   squirrel, allow me to offer you a different view if the insident     Simon McGuinness    Wed May 02, 2007 12:38 
 40   Fascism     Niall O'Neill    Wed May 02, 2007 12:57 
 41   Should We Ration TCP/IP Packets in Solidarity with Cuba?     redjade    Wed May 02, 2007 13:31 
 42   McCarry meets students in Finland     Tomi Kuhanen    Wed May 02, 2007 13:46 
 43   SP     Observer    Wed May 02, 2007 16:57 
 44   Facism or common sense?     Nil O'Nobhead    Wed May 02, 2007 17:33 
 45   Some observer     SP    Wed May 02, 2007 20:21 
 46   Tomi, interesting that the same format was applied in Helsinki     Simon McGuinness    Wed May 02, 2007 23:27 
 47   Simon and Cogsy     Squirrel    Thu May 03, 2007 02:09 
 48   SP     Observer    Thu May 03, 2007 08:57 
 49   Marines     Glab    Thu May 03, 2007 10:26 
 50   Squirrel, sorry - you are confusing me with someone else     Simon McGuinness    Thu May 03, 2007 10:29 
 51   70 year old marines?     holidaymaker    Thu May 03, 2007 14:01 
 52   Vests     Glab    Thu May 03, 2007 14:51 
 53   Reply to Squirrel     Cogsy (M-L)    Thu May 03, 2007 15:47 
 54   What ever happended to the left being democratic?     Ex UCD libertarian left    Thu May 03, 2007 17:01 
 55   this is depressing     UCD student    Thu May 03, 2007 17:19 
 56   Reply to Cogsy     Squirrel    Thu May 03, 2007 18:12 
 57   What the hell are you talking about "ex UCD libertarian left"?     Ex UCD pseudoantidiestablishmentarian left    Thu May 03, 2007 19:40 
 58   To Observer, Elections in Cuba     EL    Thu May 03, 2007 22:04 
 59   President for life     Election schmection    Fri May 04, 2007 07:44 
 60   Nobody prevented Contemptible McCarry speaking .. he quickly chickened out rather than face the Heat     Presente!    Fri May 04, 2007 09:15 
 61   EL     Observer    Fri May 04, 2007 09:45 
 62   the cream floats in cuba - the opposite applies in usa     sp    Fri May 04, 2007 09:52 
 63   The Terrorist We Caught But Won’t Prosecute     Simon McGuinness    Fri May 04, 2007 11:01 
 64   UCD called off the meeting     AH    Fri May 04, 2007 11:40 
 65   Reply to Squirrel: Who's on Trial? McCarry or the CPI?     Cogsy (M-L)    Fri May 04, 2007 13:32 
 66   Dis an Dat.     Dr Bill    Fri May 04, 2007 13:40 
 67   Observer, Cuban Elections     EL    Fri May 04, 2007 13:41 
 68   Even Cuban Opposition Rejects Caleb McCarry     Simon McGuinness    Fri May 04, 2007 14:01 
 69   apologies     Ex UCD libertarian left    Fri May 04, 2007 15:05 
 70   ex UCD Libertarian left     sp    Fri May 04, 2007 16:09 
 71   SP & Democracy     Libertarianism    Fri May 04, 2007 17:02 
 72   The Right gets too much air play     Rayo    Fri May 04, 2007 18:27 
 73   Libertarian +/- Democracy     sp    Fri May 04, 2007 22:52 
 74   to cogsy     Squirrel    Sat May 05, 2007 12:53 
 75   Reply to those who subverted the meeting     John Q    Sat May 05, 2007 14:34 
 76   john q     sp    Sat May 05, 2007 19:17 


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