How does Cuba view the ground that socialism is winning in so many countries?
AP: In his victory address following his (most recent) re-election, Chavez noted that the people didnt vote for an individual, but for socialism. The word socialism is no longer a dirty word. It is being revitalized, and Cuba, the work of the Revolution, is a reference point in this rebirth, in the socialism of the XXI Century. Moreover, the United States can no longer trust its manipulated electoral processes. They are already talking about training more Latin American soldierstheir electoral system is all worn out. Question: How does it view the criticism made by the European Left toward Cuba? AP: Many begin from a basic error. They feel that what is being built is part of that old family (the USSR) which collapsed. They see us as an expression of that old socialism which collapsed and that we represent something outdated, an historic hand-me-down, outdated like the dinosaur or a shipwreck like the Titanic. We can say that the European left sees a phenomenon that they want to distanc
