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• Venecuba or Cubazuela

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  Take your pick. Either way, both countries - or the "one" - are screwed.

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• A Cuban Hero for Black History Month

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  When during a 1959 press conference a Cuban black named Luis Pons asked Che Guevara, “what his Revolution would do for blacks?” Che sneered: “we’ll do for blacks exactly what blacks did for the Cuban revolution. By which I mean: NOTHING!”

  Che was much too modest.....Eusebio Peñalver's incarceration [...]

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• Lincoln Diaz-Balart to retire

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  Politico is reporting Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart will not seek re-election.

  Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) will announce his retirement this afternoon at a press conference at Florida International University, according to two Republican sources familiar with his decision.

  I'd heard rumors but had no confirmation until now.

  Update: The Congressman's statement is below [...]

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• Iran a nuclear power

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  "Iran is now a 'nuclear state' says Ahmadinejad as thousands take to the streets."

  This is news? Those of us who live in the real world knew this would happen a long, long time ago. 1979, to be exact...

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• It’s the economy, estupido.

  Cuba "sharply" reduces US food imports.

  Imports fell 26 percent in 2009 to $528 million, after peaking at $710 million the year before, according to a report Wednesday by the New York-based U.S.-Cuba Economic Trade Council, which provides nonpartisan commercial and economic information about the island and claims to have [...]

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• “Sanctions?”

  Apparently, Barry O didn't get the "unilateral sanctions don't work" memo.

  Somebody at the "Cuba Experts Warehouse" sure did drop the ball on this one.

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• Courage

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• Planet Iran

  Tomorrow marks the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and word is that freedom loving Iranians will once again risk life and limb and take to the streets to protest their government's oppression.

  Planet Iran will be the place to get all the latest news and information,

  We [...]

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• Indian Ambassador to Cuba Rhapsodizes over Fidel and Che

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  Miter Vasisht, India's ambassador in Cuba, points out that Fidel is a very dear person in her country and the name of Che Guevara is something beloved by millions of Indians.... I would like Cuba and India to have exceptional bonds in all spheres...India has helped Cuba in development through [...]

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• No Business with Evil

  A nice column by Myriam Marquez of the Miami Herald (yes, THAT Herald) published last Sunday reminding us that evil can't be negotiated with:

  Two wise men who stood up to evil brought their seedlings of hope and peace and planted them firmly on Miami soil. Stand your ground, don't [...]

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