PL's cheap, imitation cubafaq site axed for violation of terms of service?

On Mar 6, 4:43 am, PL <pl.nos...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 6/03/2011 7:56, CubaFAQ wrote:> On Mar 5, 4:18 pm, PL<pl.nos...@xxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
On 5/03/2011 21:59, CubaFAQ wrote:
On Mar 5, 2:49 pm, PL<pl.nos...@xxxxxxxxxx>   wrote:
On 5/03/2011 18:08, CubaFAQ wrote:

On Mar 5, 5:46 am, PL<pl.nos...@xxxxxxxxxx>     wrote:
On 5/03/2011 7:31, CubaFAQ wrote:>     To summarize:

(snip)

Dan Christensen false claimed I was ever the owner of the "Cubafaq"
website that bears the same name behind which he hides.

Again, there is the incredible coincidence(snip)

No coincidence.
Like many other blogs he took the feed.

In addition to your identical postings here and at your

not mine.

  >   cheap,

not cheap, the guy builds stuff technically far superior that anything
you ever eid, Dan

imitation

No imitation, Dan, you taking the name here is the "imitation".
Yor website isn't called "Cubfaq" it is called "Cuba: issues and answers".

My Cuba page has always been CubaFAQ.html.

(snip)

What the cowardly PL snipped and refused to address:

My Cuba page has always been CubaFAQ.html. Your cheap, imitation
cubafaq website actually had no Frequently Asked Questions as the name
misleadingly suggests. There was no original material whatsoever.
Nothing but copy-and-paste news clippings -- another of your "instant"
websites. It seems you chose the name simply to confuse readers here.

That is just the file extension of a page

Nevertheless, I have been using it for 10's years or more. And unlike
your misleadingly named "cubafaq" site, it actually has answers to
Frequently Asked Questions and a lot of original material. Your cheap,
imitation website was nothing but copy-and-paste news clippings to
drive traffic to your other websites. Half the links at your now
defunct website where to them! And that, as you know now, is not what
WordPress wants to see. From there Terms of Service, it is required
that:

"The Content is not spam, is not machine- or randomly-generated, and
does not contain unethical or unwanted commercial content designed to
drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings
of third party sites, or to further unlawful acts (such as phishing)
or mislead recipients as to the source of the material (such as
spoofing)"
http://en.wordpress.com/tos/

cubafaq website,

Up now I was told.

Sadly, no longer at WordPress.

actually the guys seems very happy.
I won't bother you with

Note the database now goes back to 2005.http://cubafaq.impela.net/

Why bother? Google News goes back to 1990.

A lot easier,

Bullshit!

more to the point (all about Cuba),

All you have to do is search on "Cuba." And now you can even get
articles from Cuban sources.


there is the matter of their timing.(snip)-

Idiot.
If someone subscribes to a feed posts are instantaneous.y

What does this have to do with anything?

The publication of the feed determines when file is uploaded and published.
No "push" technology though. the blog pings the feed for updates.

nothing in the
weeks between December 21 and February 3(snip)

What the cowardly PL also snipped and refused to address:

You posted nothing in the weeks between December 21 and February 3
here, and nothing was posted at your imitation cubafaq website during
that time. Your postings stopped here; the postings stopped there. And
they started up again on the same day (February 3) in both places with
identical postings. This continued as before for another month --
until WordPress pulled the plug for what seems to be a violation of
terms of service earlier this week.


and the feed was indeed completely down, the wordpress sites were down
and being moved and the feed server itself was being moved aand upgraded
in software.

Sorry, Mr. Lobbyist, but this does not begin to explain why the
content and timing of your postings in both places match exactly --
even the same downtime from December 21 to February 3. There is some
obvious connection between your postings here and at the cheap,
imitation cubafaq site. And that connection is you, Mr. Lobbyist.

Now he got the database.
Lots of third parties use the full - or part of - the feed.
It is a simple process.
People us the feed and add their sources to it or they just go with what
people post in to the feed. Their decisions.

All of your usual sources were up and running in your time off here
from December 21 to February 3. D(snip)

Nope.
Nothing was running at the time as servers were changed and blogs were
moved.

Bullshit.

Fact.

All the newspapers were still publishing online.(snip)

But the feedserver that is NOT fed by downloading RSS feeds from the
newspapers but by posts from the interested members was down.

[snip]

You are simply making excuses for the fact that you have no
explanation for the content and timing of your postings here and at
your cheap, imitation cubafaq site being virtually identical. Why
won't you admit that it was your website? Time to be a man for once,
Mr. Lobbyist.


I just pointed out the fact that, according to WordPress,(snip)

What the cowardly PL snipped:

(snip)

Replied to and I have shown that this message also is posted for sites
that are archived i.e. abandoned.

You simply made the claim.

Nope.
I have shown that the claim you made is a lie.

Very evasive, Mr. Lobbyist. But thanks for confirming you lied when
you said, "I have shown that this message also is posted for sites
that are archived i.e. abandoned."


Even the text on the deleted sites doesn't confirm what you way.
It is the standard "404" page.

Actually it STILL says:

"cubafaq.wordpress.com is no longer available. This blog has been
archived or suspended for a violation of our Terms of Service."
http://cubafaq.wordpress.com/


They don't say that.
They say it was archived.

Archived or suspended for a violation of Terms of Service.

Yep.
And in this case the first applies as there are no violations.

Again, the message at your old imitation website states:

"cubafaq.wordpress.com is no longer available. This blog has been
archived or suspended for a violation of our Terms of Service."

(snip)

What the cowardly PL also snipped and refused to address:

It seems clear to me that you violated their terms of service. The
blog was either archived with the possibility of some kind of appeal,
or the owner's privileges were immediately suspended and the blog
deleted.

Why would WordPress archive your website if, as you kept saying, the
owner shut it down and deleted it? They wouldn't, of course. And if
what you say was true, why wouldn't they just say the blog was no
longer available? Why any mention of archives and violations of terms
of service? It just doesn't add it, Mr. Lobbyist.


and here you have the whole truth posted by Dan Christensen.


Indeed. Yet another truth that the cowardly apologist PL refuses to
face up to.

Get back to us when you have your story straight. There are just too
many coincidences to believe that cheap, imitation cubafaq site wasn't
yours, Mr. Lobbyist. And suddenly it's not there. Only a message about
some violation of terms of service. Time to come clean, I think. Until
you are able to do so, do not expect a reply from me on this matter.

What Dan claimed on his website (the misquote):
"Today, for the first time, Amnesty International has explicitly
denounced the US embargo on Cuba in humanitarian terms, and made clear
its support for the immediate and unconditional lifting of these cruel
sanctions"http://members.allstream.net/~dchris/CubaFAQ215.html
now moved to:http://www3.sympatico.ca/danchristienses/CubaFAQ215.html

Just couldn't resist promoting your Final Solution one more time, eh,
Mr. Lobbyist?

The cowardly apologist PL would actually have readers believe that
Amnesty International actually supports his beloved embargo. Yes, he
really is THAT stupid, and THAT desperate! Sadly for him and all his
fellow embargo-Nazis, Amnesty has repeatedly condemned these cruel and
inhumane sanctions and called for them to be lifted immediately and
unconditionally:

"The US government is acting CONTRARY to the Charter of the United
Nations by restricting the direct import of medicine and medical
equipment and supplies, and by imposing those restrictions on
companies operating in third countries."

“The RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE EMBARGO help to deprive Cuba of vital
access to medicines, new scientific and medical technology, food,
chemical water treatment and electricity.”

"The US embargo against Cuba is IMMORAL and should be lifted. It’s
preventing millions of Cubans from benefiting from vital medicines and
medical equipment essential for their health."

"Amnesty International calls on the US Congress to take, WITHOUT
FURTHER DELAY, the necessary steps towards lifting the economic,
financial and trade embargo against Cuba."

For links, etc. see footnotes.

As I suspect, the cowardly apologist PL will snip all this and
mindlessly repeat word-for-word his already failed lies and
rationalizations that have been repeatedly exposed and debunked here.
(Most recently, see the discussion in the thread, "Amnesty
International slams US embargo... AGAIN!" at
http://groups.google.ca/group/soc.culture.cuba/browse_frm/thread/98fc46eed826e79b/64c519418e0ca6c6?hl=en&q=#64c519418e0ca6c6

Time to be a man for once, Mr. Lobbyist. Time to finally stand up for
what you REALLY believe. And we both know it has absolutely NOTHING to
do with "democracy" and "human rights," don't we?

Dan
Visit my CUBA: Issues & Answers website at its new home:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/danchristienses/CubaFAQ.html
(The original CubaFAQ website. Don't be fooled by PL's cheap
imitations at WordPress or wherever else he may be hiding.)

PS: As an antidote to each of PL's venomous personal attacks here, and
to his lies and evasions on everything from his lobbying exploits to
the international condemnation of his beloved embargo, see: "PL's same
tired old lies and evasions EXPOSED" at
http://groups.google.ca/group/soc.culture.cuba/msg/36c96cf26743ccca?hl=en

**************
Footnotes

The facts as documented in reports recently released by Amnesty
International (my emphasis):

March 2009

"Amnesty International urges the US government to lift the nearly five-
decade long economic and trade embargo against Cuba as it is
detrimental to the fulfillment of the economic and social rights of
the Cuban people. It OBSTRUCTS AND CONSTRAINS efforts by the Cuban
government to purchase essential medicines, medical equipment and
supplies, food and agricultural products, construction materials and
access to new technologies.

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AMR25/002/2009/en/e7b1efe4-27f4-4b2c-9a39-23c88749e39e/amr250022009en.html

September 2009

"The US embargo against Cuba is IMMORAL and should be lifted. It’s
preventing millions of Cubans from benefiting from vital medicines and
medical equipment essential for their health."

"Because of the US embargo, Cuba faces SEVERE RESTRICTIONS in
importing medicines, medical equipment or technologies from the USA or
from any US company abroad. The sanctions also limit other imports to
the island and restrict travel and the transfer of money."

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/president-obama-should-take-lead-lifting-embargo-against-cuba-20090902

"Amnesty International calls on the US Congress to take, WITHOUT
FURTHER DELAY, the necessary steps towards lifting the economic,
financial and trade embargo against Cuba...

"The US government is acting CONTRARY to the Charter of the United
Nations by restricting the direct import of medicine and medical
equipment and supplies, and by imposing those restrictions on
companies operating in third countries."

"The UN General Assembly has repeatedly CONDEMNED the US embargo as
contrary to the Charter of the United Nations and international law.
On 29 October 2008 the UN General Assembly passed a resolution
reiterating for the 17th time its call on the USA to end its embargo
against Cuba. That resolution was adopted with 185 votes in favour,
three against and two abstentions. The Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights has also reiterated its position regarding “the impact of
such sanctions on the human rights of the Cuban people and, therefore,
INSISTS THAT THE EMBARGO BE LIFTED.”

[Follow-up: In November 2009, with the exceptions of only the USA,
Israel and a handful of tiny, US island-colonies in the South Pacific,
representatives of EVERY nation on the planet voted at the UN General
Assembly to condemn these cruel and inhumane sanctions.]

[Follow-up: On October 26, 2010 the UN General Assembly voted
overwhelmingly again to condemn the US embargo. Only Israel voted with
the US against the resolution. Israel trades freely with Cuba, so even
this single vote cannot be seen as support for these cruel and
inhumane sanctions. On this the US is truly isolated in the world. The
only abstentions were the tiny US-island colonies in the South
Pacific: Palau (pop. 20,000), Micronesia (pop. 110,000) and the
Marshall Islands (pop. 60,000).]

"[E]xports of food and agricultural products to Cuba remain regulated
by the Department of Commerce and require a licence for export or re-
export. The export of medicines and medical supplies continues to be
SEVERELY LIMITED....

“The RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE EMBARGO help to deprive Cuba of vital
access to medicines, new scientific and medical technology, food,
chemical water treatment and electricity.”

"The provision of health care has suffered from the LIMITATIONS AND
RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE EMBARGO on the procurement of basic and
specialized medical equipment and chemical components needed for the
production of generic medicines....

"Cuba was UNABLE TO IMPORT nutritional products destined for children
and for consumption at schools, hospitals and day care centres. This
had an adverse effect on the health and nutritional status of the
population.

"Children’s health was also put at risk by a decision from syringe
suppliers to CANCEL an order for 3 million disposable syringes by
UNICEF’s Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization when it became
known that the units were destined for the implementation of the
programme in Cuba.

"The number of children suffering from heart conditions who are
waiting for appropriate treatment at a pediatric hospital has
increased after Cuba was unable to buy from the US-based companies the
necessary medical equipment for their treatment. The companies
allegedly refused to negotiate with Cuba because of the RESTRICTIONS
SET BY THE US EMBARGO.

"LACK OF ACCESS to products manufactured by United States companies
such as St. Jude Medical, Boston Scientific and Amplatzer prevents the
provision of proper care to seriously ill patients who need a
pacemaker, St. Jude prosthetic valves or septal occluders, forcing
their treatment with alternative, riskier surgical techniques.

"It has been IMPOSSIBLE TO PURCHASE a positron emission tomography/
computerized tomography (PET/CT) scanner, a state-of-the-art piece of
medical equipment needed for treatment that is made by only three
manufacturers worldwide, all unauthorized to negotiate with Cuba."

The impact of economic sanctions on health and health services is not
limited to difficulties in the supply of medicine. Health and health
services depend on functioning water and sanitation infrastructure, on
electricity and other functioning equipment such as X-ray facilities
or refrigerators to store vaccines. The financial burden and
commercial barriers have led to shortages or intermittent availability
of drugs, medicines, equipment and spare parts. It has also hindered
the renovation of hospitals, clinics and care centres for the elderly.

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AMR25/007/2009/en/51469f8b-73f8-47a2-a5bd-f839adf50488/amr250072009eng.pdf
(PDF format)

September 2010

"[The US embargo's is] negatively affecting Cubans’ access to
medicines and medical technologies and endangering the health of
millions. United Nations agencies and programs operating in Cuba, such
as UNICEF, UNAIDS and UNFPA, have reported that the US embargo has
undermined the implementation of programs aimed at improving the
living conditions of Cubans."

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AMR25/015/2010/en/cbd3149a-da47-4044-a28f-40f33b7bda28/amr250152010en.html

From other sources:

"[US Congressional] House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Collin
Peterson and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar joined members of the National
Farmers Union (NFU) this week to call for passage of the Travel
Restriction and Export Enhancement Act. It would boost U.S.
agriculture by easing restrictions on the sale of homegrown food and
commodities to Cuba....

"The U.S. International Trade Commission estimated that U.S. exports
to Cuba could increase by nearly $500 million a year if provisions in
this legislation were enacted. In addition to the National Farmers
Union, the bill is supported by a broad coalition of national business
and agriculture industry groups."

Source: "Peterson, Klobuchar call for increased U.S. food and
commodity exports to Cuba," Echo Press, September 18, 2010
http://http://www.echopress.com/event/article/id/78097/group/homepage/

Note that Article 2c of the UN Genocide Convention states that the
crime of genocide includes, among other things, "deliberately
inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about
its physical destruction in whole or in part."

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/genocide.htm

Again, as Amnesty International has reported, “The restrictions
imposed by the embargo help to deprive Cuba of vital access to
medicines, new scientific and medical technology, food, chemical water
treatment and electricity.” These are deliberate acts, the only
purpose of which can be to bring about the physical destruction of the
Cuban people in whole or in part. These cruel sanctions can,
therefore, even be seen as a form of genocide under international law!
Makes you proud, don't it, America?

Also, according to at least one US expert, in addition to blocking
essential imports, the US embargo is also a major impediment to the
development of agriculture and food production in Cuba:

"William A. Messina Jr., of the University of Florida's Agriculture
Science Institute, said that the communist island 'has such good soil
and it represents a challenge of such magnitude that, with the END OF
THE EMBARGO, the agricultural market impact on the continent would be
larger that of the Free Trade Treaty [North American Free Trade
Agreement].'''

Source: "Cuba's agriculture shows promise," Miami Herald, Sept. 9,
2009
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/1258504.html

Contrary to PL's self-serving lies and rationalizations then, no
amount of US exports (or anything else) can possibly let his political
masters off the hook for deliberately depriving Cubans of "vital
access to medicines, new scientific and medical technology, food,
chemical water treatment and electricity” and impeding the
development of food production. Morally and legally, this is genocide.





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