by Col. Lawrence Wilkerson (Ret., Colin Powell’s former Chief of Staff) — Apr 11, 2011 Several nights ago (6 April), I watched “Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up” at the West […]
Wis. Candidates’ Positions on our Right to Travel & US/Cuba Relations – Survey Results Released Oct. 28, 2010
In the midst of two wars and much publicized concern over the federal government’s intrusion into the liberties of US people, issues of foreign policy seem to have been largely overlooked in […]
Cuba and the Number of “Political Prisoners” -HuffPost
Salim Lamrani Lecturer, Paris Sorbonne Paris IV University Posted: August 24, 2010 04:48 PM Huffington Post The question of the number of “political prisoners” in Cuba is subject to controversy. According to […]
Orbitz Launches Campaign to End U.S. Travel Ban to Cuba
75,000 signatures gathered so far! Sign the Petition here: http://www.opencuba.org ————————————————————————————- Travel firm to Obama: open up Cuba By Andrew Clark, http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/andrew-clark-on-america/2009/may/13/cuba-cuba Who wants to go to Cuba? The US online travel […]
Cuba Caravan Crosses with 100 Tons of Aid & Venceremos Brigade Returns on Aug 3rd
Latin America Working Group http://www.lawg.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=464&Itemid=68 Written by Paulo Gusmao & Andy Turner Friday, 24 July 2009 Activist groups nation-wide continue to rally against the travel ban. The Inter-religious Foundation for Community Organization/ […]
Cuba Smolders Over Microsoft Messenger Withdrawal
By Andrea Rodriguez, AP, 06/02/09 Microsoft has nixed the use of its Messenger software in Cuba, stating that it’s complying with U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government. . While the Cuban government […]
Inept TV Marti has defenders, but no viewers
By Frank Cerabino, Palm Beach Post, 06/18/09 TV Marti launched on the afternoon of March 27, 1990. All went well for 23 minutes. Then Cuba started blocking the U.S. signal. And that’s […]
Act Now to Help Cuba
Devastated by three “Category 4” Hurricanes by Sept. 2008, and then Paloma in November Despite significant damage and a number of deaths and injuries in the US, our officials have openly expressed relief […]
Healthcare in Cuba and US
Recent articles Cuba: “Green” Medicine Flourishing in Eastern Cuba CUBA PRODUCES ANTI-RETROVIRAL MEDICINE FOR AIDS PATIENTS Another Cuban medical breakthrough — inexpensive synthetic vaccine against meningitis & pneumonia UN agency highlights work […]