Cuba Blogs
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Cuba: Media tries to sew a silk purse out of a sow’s ear
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For the media, Cuba under the repressive dictatorship of the Castro brothers presents a huge problem. How do they portray a brutal tyranny as a government committed to reform? Well, they ignore the past and the future and attempt to sew a silk purse out of a [...]
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The real fear in Cuba not seen in the ‘people-to-people’ travel brochures
An excerpt from the report on Cuba by ABC News reporter Christine Amanpour that shows the utter fear and despair of Cuba's youth. A reality you do not see in the "people-to-people" travel brochures because these tourist vacations are actually "people-to-dictatorship" exchanges.
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Cuba after Benedict
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An editorial from the Wall Street Journal:
Cuba After Benedict
Dissidents who asked to meet with the Pope are now being arrested.
Pope Benedict XVI's recent trip to Cuba was described by the Vatican as way to spread the gospel to a nation captured by an atheist state. And [...]
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Physician, heal thyself
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Pretty amazing stuff coming from someone who just weeks ago shook the hands of a mass murderer.
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Pope Benedict XVI, carrying a tall, lit candle, ushered in Christianity's most joyous celebration with an Easter vigil service Saturday night, but voiced fears that mankind is groping [...]
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Spy-Catcher Chris Simmons back on the hunt for Castro spies in the U.S.
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Former U.S. military intelligence officer Lt. Col. Chris Simmons is back on the hunt for Castro spies operating in the U.S. After taking some time off to write a book, Col. Simmons is turning his focus back onto the Cuban dictatorship's extensive intelligence apparatus, which seems to [...]
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Repression in Cuba for the week of April 4, 2012
The Coalition of Cuban-American Women has the weekly tally of repression in Cuba for the week of April 4th, 2012:
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THREATS, BRUTAL BEATINGS, ARBITRARY ARRESTS, AND HOME RAIDS CONTINUE AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
“I was dragged, and beaten repeatedly over the head, the stomach and breasts, just [...]
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Violence and repression mar Easter Sunday in Cuba
For Cuba's atheistic dictatorship, Easter Sunday is no different than any other day. Yesterday, as Cuba's human rights activists attempted to practice their faith on this holy day, the Castro regime unleashed its brutal repressive forces against them.
Persecution, Arrests, and Threats Mark [...]
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Fallout continues over Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen’s remarks praising Fidel Castro
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Even after the Marlins organization and Ozzie Guillen himself apologized, it is becoming more apparent that this controversy is not going to go away anytime soon.
This time Guillen has gone too far
The Miami Marlins should suspend Ozzie Guillen. A one-month suspension [...]
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Father Felix Varela declared ‘venerable’
According to the Miami Archdiocese, the Vatican has declared iconic Cuban priest Father Felix Varela as "venerable."
Pope Declares Father Felix Varela "Venerable"
Students and staff at Felix Varela Senior High School in southwest Miami-Dade have something to celebrate.
The Archdiocese of Miami announced Easter Sunday that [...]
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Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez back in Cuba, again
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Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez was in Caracas, then Cuba, then back to Caracas, and then on to Brazil, and back to Caracas after that, and now he is in Cuba... again.
Round and round the dictator goes, where he stops, nobody knows...
Venezuela's Chavez returns to' [...]
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