Cuba's Youth Aim to Outfox its Aging Leaders

An article printed from the New York Times, published March 6, 2008, provides another example of the power of the Internet to transcend borders, and cultures in spite of all attempts to suppress the flow of information.  It states,  “In Havana, Cuba a  growing underground network of young people armed with computer memory sticks, digital cameras and clandestine Internet hookups has been mounting some challenges to the Cuban government in recent months, spreading news the official state media try to suppress. “  Link to Article

Pedro, a midlevel official with a Cuban government agency, predicted ”that the 10,000 students studying the Internet and programming at the University of Information Sciences would transform the country over time, opening up more and more avenues of information.” 

This article suggests that, if people want to communicate, short of restraining them and taking away their eyes and ears, they will communicate.  It is hoped that this mass communication and collaboration will result in a true worldview in which each person and country works cooperatively with others to transform our world into a peaceful self-sustaining community that will be a joy to live in.