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Help For Critical Treatment In Venezuela - For Nelson

Help for Critical Treatment in Venezuela - Ayuda a Nelson

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Hello everyone,

My dad, Nelson, 83 years old with dementia has been in the hospital for the past couple of days in Venezuela, where my parents have been staying since May. He suddenly became ill and was diagnosed with a severe respiratory infection (influenza B and pneumonia) as well as gastric bleeding. The bleeding caused fluid to go into his lungs, and his condition became critical very quickly.

Because of the state of the public health system in Venezuela, we had no choice but to admit him to a private clinic so he could receive the urgent care he needed. Given that no provider will insure him at his age or with his pre-existing conditions, neither my parents have health insurance, hence, his admision, every test, specialist, and treatment must be prepaid out of pocket.

He's currently being treated at the Policlinica Mendez Gimon by a neumonologist, a gastric specialist, and a cardiologist. His condition and care are stable but ongoing as an evolving situation. We expect him to get better so he's able to go home later this week to continue treatment, where we can arrange for a nurse to help administer IV medicines and care at a lower cost.

I’ve been covering expenses as best I can with over $5,000 spent so far. The average daily cost in the clinic is around $1,000 to $1,500, depending on studies and treatment needed that need to be prepaid. This is beyond what I can manage alone, especially as I've been unemployed since April.

I’m asking for help so we can continue to care for him until he recovers. If you can contribute, any amount truly helps and makes a real difference. My mom and I are deeply grateful for your support, your kindness, and for keeping my dad in your thoughts and prayers.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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Mi gente,

Mi papá, Nelson, de 83 años y con demencia, ha estado hospitalizado durante los últimos días en Venezuela, donde mis padres se encuentran desde el pasado mes de mayo. Se enfermó de manera repentina y fue diagnosticado con una infección respiratoria severa (influenza B y neumonía), además de un sangrado gástrico. El sangrado hizo que líquido pasara a sus pulmones, y su condición se volvió crítica muy rápidamente.

Debido al estado del sistema público de salud en Venezuela, no tuvimos otra opción que ingresarlo en una clínica privada para que pudiera recibir la atención urgente que necesitaba sin las dificultades y la incertidumbre de los hospitales públicos. Dado que ninguna aseguradora lo cubre a su edad ni con sus condiciones preexistentes, mis padres no tienen seguro médico, por lo que cada examen, consulta de especialistas y tratamiento debe pagarse completamente de su bolsillo y por adelantado.

Actualmente está siendo tratado en la Policlínica Méndez Gimón por un neumonólogo, un especialista gástrico y un cardiólogo. Su condición está estable, pero requiere monitoreo constante del equipo médico. Esperamos que mejore lo suficiente para poder regresar a casa y continuar el tratamiento con una enfermera que administre los medicamentos intravenosos y brinde cuidados a un costo menor.

Hasta ahora he cubierto los gastos lo mejor posible (más de $5,000), sin embargo, el costo diario promedio de la clínica oscila entre $1,000 y $1,500, dependiendo de los estudios y tratamientos necesarios. Esto es más de lo que puedo manejar en el momento, considerando que estoy desempleado desde abril y por eso pido su ayuda.

Si puedes contribuir, cualquier ayuda realmente suma y hace una gran diferencia. Mi mamá y yo estamos profundamente agradecidos por tu apoyo y por mantener a mi papá en tus pensamientos y oraciones.

Gracias de corazón!

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Diplomacy in the Trump Era

the AZEL

PERSPECTIVE

Commentary on Cuba's Future, U.S. Foreign Policy & Individual Freedoms - Issue 437B
 
José Azel's latest books "On Freedom" and "Sobre La Libertad" are now available on Amazon. 

Diplomacy in the Trump Era (Previously published)

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To some, diplomacy and Donald Trump is an oxymoron similar to “controlled chaos,” “open secret “or “organized mess.” Certainly, President Trump does not appear diplomatic in the sense of being tactful or subtle. He projects a brashness that challenges conventional diplomatic protocols. 
Diplomacy relies on misdirection and ambiguousness. Recall, for example, that during the Vietnam conflict a reporter asked, then Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger how long he thought the war would last. To which Kissinger replied, “We are not at war in Vietnam.”
 
The dumbfounded reporter countered. “How can you say we are not at war? Nearly 50,000 Americans have been killed.”
 
“We are not at war until Congress declares war, “Kissinger replied. 
 
Clearly, by the reporter’s definition of war we were at war in Vietnam. By Kissinger’s slight of hand definition we were not. Such is the oblique language of diplomacy.
 
Diplomacy is defined as the practice of negotiation to secure foreign policy objectives without resort to force. It was not until 1796 that British parliamentarian Edmund Burke coined the term diplomacy to identify what was then simply called negotiation or négociation continuelle, in the term used by Cardinal Richelieu, the legendary First Minister of French King Louis XIII. In other words, the activity of negotiation represents the most important function of diplomacy. Thus, an administration’s diplomacy should be assessed, not on its rhetoric, but on its results in advancing U.S. foreign policy goals. 
 
In a recent article I argued that President Trump’s foreign policy would not embrace the traditional political orthodoxies of Idealism or Realism. That is, it would not be a foreign policy in the Idealist approach of military interventions or nation building designed to foment freedom and democracy throughout the world. Nor, would it be a foreign policy of pursuing national interests devoid of moral principles as in the Realisttradition. I then labeled the new foreign policy approach U.S.-Centrism.  
 
Two recent overt military actions by the Administration substantiate my argument.  First, the attack with 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles, launched from U.S. warships, on the Al Shayrat airbase, home of the Syrian warplanes that had carried out chemical attacks against civilians. The attack was timely, focused and proportional.
 
And, the first use ever, in eastern Afghanistan, of the BBU-43, or Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB) that targeted an ISIS tunnel and cave complex.  According to military analysts, the BBU-43 was precisely the right weapon for that target. 
 
President Trump, in his remarks on the Syrian attack, straddled the Realist and Idealist arguments noting in Realist fashion that:  “It is in the vital national interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons,” and adding, in Idealist language, that “No child of God should ever suffer such horror.” 
 
Independently of their military efficacy, both of these actions signal a U.S-centric approach that, while in-line with our values, does not commit U.S. resources beyond what is necessary to protect our national interest and to make a point. Most importantly, these actions frame the future diplomatic efforts of the new Administration.   
 
The obvious message of these military actions is that the Administration is prepared to act independently, and will not be shy about using military means. The more subtle message is that it will act guided by U.S.-Centrism. That is, it will do what it needs to do to protect U.S national interests and no more than that. 
 
This U.S-centric approach opens up diplomatic possibilities not anchored on ideology but on the critical intersection of our values and our interests. It will not be a foreign policy that will put fear in the minds of oppressive regimes as some had hoped. Dictatorships offend our values, but not necessarily our national interests.  However, the equation changes when U.S. national interests are threatened. 
 
Thus, diplomacy in the Trump era is likely to be misunderstood and unsatisfying to the usual constituencies. It will be a diplomacy that emphasizes negotiations, unbounded by ideological conceptions of good and evil, but responsive to the requirements of U.S. national interests.  It will be an undiplomatic diplomacy.   


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José Azel, Ph.D.

José Azel left Cuba in 1961 as a 13 year-old political exile in what has been dubbed Operation Pedro Pan - the largest unaccompanied child refugee movement in the history of the Western Hemisphere.  

He is currently dedicated to the in-depth analyses of Cuba's economic, social and political state, with a keen interest in post-Castro-Cuba strategies. Dr. Azel was a Senior Scholar at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS) at the University of Miami, Jose Azel has published extensively on Cuba related topics.

In 2012 and 2015, Dr. Azel testified in the U.S. Congress on U.S.-Cuba Policy, and U.S. National Security.  He is a frequent speaker and commentator on these and related topics on local, national and international media.  He holds undergraduate and masters degrees in business administration and a Ph.D. in International Affairs from the University of Miami.

José along with his wife Lily are avid skiers and adventure travelers.  In recent years they have climbed Grand Teton in Wyoming, trekked Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Machu Pichu in Peru.  They have also hiked in Tibet and in the Himalayas to Mt. Everest Base Camp.

They cycled St. James Way (
El Camino de Santiago de Compostela) and cycled alongside the Danube from Germany to Hungary and throughout southern France.  They have scuba dived in the Bay Islands off the Honduran coast and in the Galapagos Islands. Most recently, they rafted for 17 days 220 miles in the Grand Canyon. 

Their adventurers are normally dedicated to raise funds for causes that are dear to them. 

Watch Joe & Lily summit Kilimanjaro.

Books by Dr. José Azel
José Azel’s writings are touched with the wisdom of a master, and the charm of an excellent communicator. Anyone who wishes to understand why countries do, or do not, progress will find in this book the best explanations. And, from these readings emerge numerous inferences: How and why do the good intentions of leftist collectivism lead countries to hell? Why is liberty not a sub product of prosperity, but rather one of its causes?

If it was in my power, this work would be required reading for all college and university students, and I would also recommend its reading to all politicians, journalists, and policymakers. With his writings Azel accomplishes what was achieved in France by Frédéric Bastiat, and in the United States by Henry Hazlitt: Azel brings together common sense with intelligent observation, and academic substance. Stupendous,

Carlos Alberto Montaner
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Los escritos de José Azel están tocados por la sabiduría de un maestro y la amenidad de un excelente comunicador. Cualquiera que desee entender por qué los países progresan, o no, encontrará en este libro las mejores explicaciones. De estas lecturas surgen numerosas inferencias: ¿Cómo y por qué las buenas intenciones del colectivismo de izquierda llevan a los países al infierno? ¿Por qué la libertad no es un subproducto de la prosperidad, sino una de sus causas?

Si estuviera en mis manos, esta obra sería de obligada lectura de todos los estudiantes universitarios, pero además, le recomendaría su lectura a todos los políticos, periodistas y policy makers. Con sus escritos Azel logra lo que Frédéric Bastiat consiguiera en Francia y Henry Hazlitt en Estados Unidos: aunar el sentido común, la observación inteligente y la enjundia académica. Estupendo.

Carlos Alberto Montaner
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"Liberty for beginners is much more than what the title promises. It is eighty themes touched with the wisdom of a master, and the charm of an excellent communicator. Anyone that wishes to understand why countries do, or do not progress, will find in this book the best explanations. Stupendous"

Carlos Alberto Montaner

"Libertad para novatos es mucho más de lo que promete el título. Son ochenta temas tocados con la sabiduría de un maestro y la amenidad de un excelente comunicador. Cualquier adulto que desee saber por qué progresan o se estancan los pueblos aquí encontrará las mejores explicaciones. Estupendo."

Carlos Alberto Montaner

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In Reflections on FreedomJosé Azel brings together a collection of his columns published in prestigious newspapers.  Each article reveals his heartfelt and personal awareness of the importance of freedom in our lives.  They are his reflections after nearly sixty years of living and learning as a Cuban outside Cuba. In what has become his stylistic trademark, Professor Azel brilliantly introduces complex topics in brief journalistic articles.
En Reflexiones sobre la libertad José Azel reúne una colección de sus columnas publicadas en prestigiosos periódicos. Cada artículo revela su percepción sincera y personal de la importancia de la libertad en nuestras vidas. Son sus reflexiones después de casi sesenta años viviendo y aprendiendo como cubano fuera de Cuba.  En lo que ha resultado ser característica distintiva de sus artículos, el Profesor Azel introduce con brillantez complejos temas en  breves artículos de carácter periodístico.
Mañana in Cuba is a comprehensive analysis of contemporary Cuba with an incisive perspective of the Cuban frame of mind and its relevancy for Cuba's future.
Pedazos y Vacíos is a collection of poems written in by Dr. Azel in his youth. Poems are in Spanish.