CUBA POLITICS SECTION - Havana Journal
I have to admit I was extremely disappointed with the selection of Vice Presidents under Raul Castro. It gave the me and the world a very strong impression that Cuban politics would remain the same since Raul surrounded himself with comrades from La Revolucion.
I have remained skeptical about change in Cuba (as we all should) but I must admit that I am surprised by the rapid fire announcements of new or eased policies in Cuba since Raul became President. All the reforms listed below have been announced in the past 30 days. I have to admit I…
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The Miami Herald - Opinion
As a practical matter, it is impossible for this or any other newspaper to set the record straight every time the Cuban government tells a whopper. Orchestrating lies is the specialty of police states. Anyone who has ever listened to Radio Havana or watched a Cuban TV “news” program knows that Cuban leaders lie to their own people and lie to the outside world. They even lie to each other. But sometimes the lie is so blatant, so malign, so far removed from the painful reality of life in Cuba that it must…
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AP
President Bush has reached out to Cuban dissidents, speaking by videoconference with activists on the communist island who are still struggling for change there, the White House said Wednesday.
The conversation between Bush and three dissidents took place on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday, Bush also was using a speech at the State Department to call on Cuba’s leaders to begin a process of democratic change.
Those remarks were being made at the State Department, before the Council of the Americas, an international business organization committed to economic and social development, open markets, the…
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(Original title) Supporters seek money to defend Luis Posada Carriles
Alfonso Chardy | Cuban Colada Blog
One reason several traditional Cuban exile groups organized a tribute dinner to Luis Posada Carriles, the Cuban exile militant, emerged during the Friday night event when one of his closest supporters rose to introduce the guest of honor.
Nelly Rojas, a longtime Posada friend, told the packed banquet hall at the Big Five Club in west Miami-Dade, that supporters will soon be asked to contribute money for the Cuban…
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On a recent trip to Manhattan, I went to Madame Tussaud’s wax museum in Times Square. It was actually more fun than I thought. Most of the figures are very life like. I had no idea that Fidel Castro would be there let alone in the same room with JFK along with other historic figures.
This is the exact inscription on the sign next to Castro:
Fidel Castro 1927 -
“A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is the struggle to the death between the future and the past.”
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On a recent trip to Manhattan, I took these photos of the Jose Marti statue located at the Artists’ Gate which is the entrance to the Park at 59th Street and Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue).
The inscription reads:
Apostle of Cuban Independence, Leader of the People’s of America and defender of human dignity.
His literary genius and with his political foresight he was born in Havana on January 28 1853 for fifteen years of his life he lived in the city of New York.
He died in action at Dos…
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I took these photos on a recent trip to New York City.
The USS Maine monument is located at Columbus circle at the south west corner of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City.
It is across from the CNN/Time Warner building and Trump International
This is a VERY impressive monument with several statues around the base and a magnificent gold covered statue at the top.
Also see our post featuring the Jose Marti monument in Central Park, New York City.
So, here we go. This is the street map…
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Email received
Dear friend,
Please find hereunder the text of the e-mail sent by Mr. José Ribeiro e Castro to all Members of the European Parliament
Dear all,
See by yourself what they are doing to the “Damas de Blanco”, our 2005 Sakharov Prize laureates.
This happened last April 21st. They were taken to jail.
YOU TUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFyMs1vjUL8
It was not the first time. And it will not be the last, if we do nothing. Up to…
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By Marc Frank | Reuters
New Cuban President Raul Castro announced on Monday that all death sentences had been commuted to prison terms of 30 years to life, with the exception of three people charged with terrorism.
“The Council of State decided to commute the death penalty imposed on a group of prisoners,” Raul Castro announced at a Communist party Central Committee meeting, in a speech broadcast by state-run television.
Castro said two Central Americans charged with hotel bombings in the 1990s that took the life of an Italian tourist, and a Cuban…
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You might wonder what this post is all about? Well, the original title is “Fidel Castro Delegate to CDR Congress” from Prensa Latina but what struck me about the wording is the title of Fidel Castro. As you read below, Fidel Castro is not referred to as former President but as “historic leader of the Cuban Revolution”.
I read this as his new title. A title that is much more glorious than a simple “former President” but more importantly I read this as being the absolute first mention of Fidel in the historic sense.
Here’s the…
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