Representatives of 118 Non-aligned Movement nations, including some of America's staunchest foes came together in Havana to....
- Sign declarations against America's foreign policies and its model of democracy.
- Condemn Israel’s attacks on Lebanon.
- Support Iran's right to have nuclear capability.
- Condemn terrorism, however, not a word was said about the world's #1 menace: Islamofscist movements - as they are considered movements for self-determination who battle against foreign occupiers.
Read more about the axis of Castro's non-aligned politics here.
See? This is exactly why people like the Pope need to step up to the plate. No one else seems to have the guts to point to the real problem obviously. The only problem with the Pope though, is that he seems to think that equal opportunity insults is the way to go, although it does depend on how the Jews decide to take it.
In reply to his rhetorical question, he quoted a verse from St Paul, the New Testament author most often accused of anti-semitism.
In the Italian translation, used by the Pope, it runs as follows: "We preach the crucified Christ - a scandal for the Jews, a folly for the pagans".