Sewers of Babel : braineel

Officials from Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Syria, Venezuela, and 100 or more other countries are to meet in Cuba. Their reason for gatehering is to further define the term terrorism, and very likely to implicate U.S. foriegn policy as a major cause of the perpetuity of terrorist attacks. From the title link:

"I would not say that the draft has very strong elements ... They are simply the NAM principles of international law, principles contained in the UN Charter," Deputy Foreign Minister Moreno said this week. In a clear reference to the US, Moreno added that anyone who considers the draft too strong disagrees with the principles of international law.

Weighing in at this meeting:

North Korea

Kim Jong-il

Correction: Kim Jong Il sent a representative.

Iran

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Venezuela

Hugo Chavez

Syria

President Assad

Cuba

Fidel Castro