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Cardenas: Cuba visa issue is a matter of principle
Jose Cardenas in Foreign Policy’s Shadow Government: Cuba visa issue is a matter of principle The usually sober editorial board of the Washington Post misfired badly in a recent editorial, “The refuseniks of Cuba,” in which it lambasted the Obama administration for denying visas to a few Cuban academic apparatchiks who wanted to attend an upcoming conference of [...]
Continue reading...Cuba 2012: Remnants
24 May 2012 – 12:32 am PDT
The humor of Santana: Translation: “If the water is never running here, why does the faucet have a hot and cold handle?” “Remnants of capitalism.” “But you’re self-employed now. Don’t you make enough money now to fix the plumbing?” “Remnants of socialism.”
Continue reading...Visagate: The plot thickens as Mariela Castro’s American tour kicks off
24 May 2012 – 12:32 am PDT
The daughter of dictator Raul Castro and Cuba’s self-proclaimed princess Mariela Castro arrived in San Francisco yesterday to the cheers of the city’s gay community. The Associated Press is hailing her as Cuba’s “first daughter,” which is not only a ridiculous stretch, it is an insult to the 11-million Cubans who in more than five [...]
Continue reading...Photo of the Day: Hidden Inflation
24 May 2012 – 12:31 am PDT
Not sure when they changed the size of the bag (I don’t buy candy very often) but if it went to 11.4 ounces from 12 ounces and the price stayed the same, that’s the same as a 5% price increase. I also think it’s funny that the bag is a lot bigger than it needs [...]
Continue reading...Cuban pitcher who recently defected sued by Cuban American
24 May 2012 – 12:31 am PDT
Aroldis Chapman, the left-handed pitching phenom who recently defected from Cuba and signed a multi-million dollar contract with the Cincinnati Reds, is being sued by a Cuban American for allegedly reporting him to Cuban State Security, which led to a prison sentence when they both lived on the island. Via The Spokesman-Review: Cuban-American files lawsuit [...]
Continue reading...Alan Gross for the ‘Cuban Five’: Why not?
24 May 2012 – 12:31 am PDT
Rabbi Arthur Schneier, left, meets with U.S. subcontractor Alan Gross in the Havana prison facility where Gross is being held, March 6, 2012. (Courtesy Appeal of Conscience Foundation) Everyone — including the Cuban dictatorship — knows there is no comparison between Alan Gross and the “Cuban Five.” Gross is an American aid worker being held [...]
Continue reading...UN Panel on Torture calls on Cuba to explain prison deaths and dissident arrests
24 May 2012 – 12:31 am PDT
Considering the total and complete uselessness and corruption of the United Nations, this inquiry into the deaths of political prisoners and dissident arrests carried out by the Castro dictatorship in Cuba will most likely go nowhere. Nevertheless, at least we get a break from the incessant good press Cuba’s murderous regime enjoys on an almost [...]
Continue reading...Recommending Reading for Young Entrepreneurs (from the WSJ)
24 May 2012 – 12:31 am PDT
Looking for something interesting and beneficial for your kids to read this summer? Check out this list I have summarized from this WSJ article in Monday’s paper: BOOKS • “Teen Business Blasts Off!” by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Amy Rosen – After researching, I found the book can be purchased for $5 here. • “The [...]
Continue reading...The Anti-Americanism of Mariela Castro
24 May 2012 – 12:30 am PDT
While the media hails Mariela Castro as a sensible “gay-rights activist,” they completely ignore the Cuban dictator’s daughter’s strikingly anti-American views and statements. Fortunately, the Cuba Transition Project at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at UM has the facts: _____________________________ CUBA FACTS Issue 57- May 2012 Cuba Facts is an ongoing series of [...]
Continue reading...Cuban refugees who escaped from Cayman Islands detention center captured
24 May 2012 – 12:30 am PDT
Two Cubans who had escaped a Cayman Islands detention where they were being held awaiting deportation back to communist Cuba have been captured by authorities: Remaining Cuban escapees caught The two remaining Cuban escapees who went on the lam from the George Town Immigration Detention Centre on Saturday night have been recaptured. According to the [...]
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24 May 2012 – 12:33 am PDT
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