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• Give me some of that old time religion…

  Russian tourists are flocking back to Cuba for some nostalgia from the good ol' days of Stalinist repression.

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• “It hasn’t worked.”

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  Guillermo Martinez in the Sun-Sentinel on why the scheme being carried out by the Cuban dictatorship and Spain hasn't worked.

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• Would you like some cheese with your whine?

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  Pastors for Peace whines like little female dogs when US Customs officials confiscate 5 computers bound for members of Cuba's glorious dictatorship of the proletariat.

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• They’ve gone completely mad

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  Every day that passes I'm convinced more and more that the Democrat Party has collectively gone off the deep end and lost all touch with reality and their constituents. Today's example comes from Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA):

  Each day, $4 trillion dollars of currency are traded. For international businesses and [...]

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• Quote of the day

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  "No one is punished for free speech in Cuba."

  -- Mariela Castro in an interview with Spiegel International

  Read more of Mariela Castro's fantastical and sickening answers to some tough questions HERE.

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• The hard-liners are right again

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  "Tretyakov's Warning" by J. R. Nyquist:

  Spymaster, double agent and Russian defector Sergei Tretyakov reportedly died on June 13 of cardiac arrest. The story of Tretyakov's life may be read in Pete Earley's book, Comrade J. According to Earley, Tretyakov was the most important defector in many years, and his [...]

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• It’s all about the cash

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  From AFP, "Cuba release 'could lead to US lifting embargo":

  Cuba's release of all its political prisoners would improve its relations with Europe and United States, and could lead to the lifting of a US embargo, the Spanish foreign minister said on Wednesday.

  Miguel Angel Moratinos welcomed as "good news" Cuban' [...]

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• A Miscalculation?

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  Can the recent events taking place in Cuba be the beginning of the end? I am almost frightened to contemplate the possibility. Too many times in the past freedom loving Cubans both on and off the island have been fooled into believing that the end of the tyranny was near [...]

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• There’s never an egg timer around when you need one

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  The real reason Spain, the Catholic Church and the castro regime colluded on the release of Cuba's political prisoners:

  Spain's foreign minister says the release of political prisoners by Cuba will lead to a thaw in U.S. relations with the Communist-run island, including the lifting of the decades-old embargo.

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• Are you going to believe the “Cuba Expert,” or your own lying eyes?

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  "Salida Definitiva" -- "Final Exit"

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