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The Conspiracy Exposed: Who is Behind Estado de Sats?
Younger Castro steers Cuba to a new revolution
My Wish for 2012: Outraged People in Cuba / Miriam Celaya
Cuban communists OK term limits for party and government officials
The Castros and the Kims: Historic Parallels / Iván García
Eleven News Stories Not Reported in Cuba in 2011 / Ernesto Morales Licea
Cuba Will Have Casinos, Again
Cuba Will Have Casinos, Again
I. Nelson Rose, Encino, California
President Obama has just announced that he is easing restrictions on
visits to Cuba; the second time he will be relaxing travel rules imposed
on Americans by Pres. George W.… Continue reading
Post-Gaddafi, is Cuba next?
Venezuela without Chávez
Man in the News: Raúl Castro
Man in the News: Raúl Castro
Published: September 17 2010 22:08
There are two very different visions of the young Raúl Castro who fought
alongside his older brother Fidel and Che Guevara against the Cuban
dictator Fulgencio Batista more than… Continue reading
Castro's Retraction
Castro's Retraction
Posted 09/13/2010 07:00 PM ET
Socialism: Dictator Fidel Castro's frantic bid to walk back his
statement about the failure of communism in Cuba was laughable, given
the state of his worker's para dise. What will show it… Continue reading
Fidel absent, Raul silent at Cuba's Revolution Day
Posted on Sunday, 07.25.10
Fidel absent, Raul silent at Cuba's Revolution Day
By PAUL HAVEN
Associated Press Writer
SANTA CLARA, Cuba — A B-team of socialist speakers spent Cuba's
Revolution Day bashing the United States for everything from its drug… Continue reading
Cuba sets shake-up for powerful health minister
Posted on Thursday, 07.22.10
Cuba sets shake-up for powerful health minister
The Associated Press
HAVANA — Cuba has replaced its long-serving health minister, the latest
in a flurry of recent leadership changes by the government of President
Raul Castro.… Continue reading
Fidel appears with Cuban ambassadors, warns of war
Posted on Thursday, 07.15.10
Fidel appears with Cuban ambassadors, warns of war
By PAUL HAVEN
Associated Press Writer
HAVANA — Fidel Castro took questions from Cuban ambassadors at the
Foreign Ministry on Friday and warned them of the threat of… Continue reading
Castro reshuffles Cabinet again
Castro reshuffles Cabinet again
04/05/2010 – 07:35:20
President Raul Castro has fired Cuba's Transportation Minister for
professional mistakes and replaced the head of the Sugar Ministry after
he admitted incompetence, the latest in a growing series of leadership
shake-ups.
Cuba dismisses transportation, sugar ministers
Posted on Monday, 05.03.10
Cuba dismisses transportation, sugar ministers
By WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press Writer
HAVANA — President Raul Castro has fired Cuba's transportation minister
for professional mistakes and replaced the head of the Sugar Ministry
after he admitted incompetence,… Continue reading
Understanding Dictatorships
Understanding Dictatorships
From Iran to Cuba, the question of legitimacy is paramount
Jon Basil Utley | September 1, 2009
Recent anti-government demonstrations in Iran have raised our
consciousness about the dangers of misunderstanding Third World
dictatorships. To most Americans, the… Continue reading
Castro says Cuba to cut spending, communism secure
Castro says Cuba to cut spending, communism secure
By WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press Writer
HAVANA — Raul Castro announced Saturday that Cuba will cut spending on
education and health care, potentially weakening the building blocks of
its communist system in… Continue reading
Cuba Doesn't Belong in a Democratic Club
Cuba Doesn't Belong in a Democratic Club
Castro's apologists make a move at the OAS.
By MARY ANASTASIA O'GRADY
The Organization of American States claims to be "the region's principal
multilateral forum for strengthening democracy, promoting human rights,
and… Continue reading
Small Jewish enclave thrives in Cuba after languishing
Published Saturday, May 10, 2008
Small Jewish enclave thrives in Cuba after languishing
By Mike Williams
Cox News Service
HAVANA, Cuba | The synagogue has been proudly and lovingly restored.
Services that for the past 40 years attracted only a… Continue reading
Time for Washington to get creative with Castro's Cuba
John Metzler Archive
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Time for Washington to get creative with Castro's Cuba
UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to end the
American economic embargo on Castro's Cuba. In an embarrassingly
lopsided outcome, the… Continue reading
PRESIDENT BUSH ADDRESSES U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY: "IN CUBA, THE LONG RULE OF A CRUEL DICTATOR IS NEARING ITS END"
PRESIDENT BUSH ADDRESSES U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY: "IN CUBA, THE LONG RULE
OF A CRUEL DICTATOR IS NEARING ITS END"
2007-09-26. US Fed News, 25 September 2007
NEW YORK, Sept. 25 — The White House released the following transcript:
The United… Continue reading
Lead Cuba to democracy
Posted on Tue, Mar. 27, 2007
ARMED FORCES
Lead Cuba to democracy
BY ERNEIDO OLIVA
mgeoliva@aol.com
It is clearly evident that the Cuban Revolution is fading without its
leader, Fidel Castro, even though his critical health issues over the… Continue reading
Venezuela: Chronicle of a wreck foretold
Raul Looks to the East
Raúl Looks to the East
Fidel is still around, and officially in charge. But his brother Raúl
may be about to ditch Cuba's Soviet economics in favor of Beijing's
free-market model.
By Joseph Contreras
Newsweek International
Feb. 12, 2007 issue… Continue reading
Ruins after revolution
Ruins after revolution
Decaying Havana is a mirror of Cuba’s economy.
By JOHN FENTON WHEELER
Published Friday, September 29, 2006
A giant poster of Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s face covering the front of
Sears, one of Havana’s many empty stores, had… Continue reading