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The truth and the mirages
By Luis Sexto
From his blog Patria y Humanidad
HAVANA – Those who still insist that Cuba had one of the “most enviable” economies in Latin America before 1959 risk…
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Cuban missile crisis (Third of four parts)
How the U.S. played Russian roulette with nuclear war
By Noam Chomsky
From guardian.co.uk
The problem with Castro
In the case of Cuba, the State Department policy planning…
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Cuban Missile Crisis – 2nd of 4 parts
How the U.S. played Russian roulette with nuclear war
By Noam Chomsky
From guardian.co.uk
A serious dilemma
The planners therefore faced a serious dilemma: they had in hand…
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What happens if Fidel Castro dies?
By Aurelio Pedroso
HAVANA – Last Saturday, round about noon, a Mexican radio station phoned me to ask if I’d be willing to participate live in some program and comment about the…
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Cuban Missile Crisis – First of four parts
How the U.S. played Russian roulette with nuclear war
(Editor’s Note: Due to the importance of the analysis by the author, Progreso Weekly has decided to publish the entire…
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The reformation of Cuba’s immigration policy
By Jesús Arboleya Cervera
HAVANA – The long-awaited measures that reform Cuba’s immigration policy have just been announced. According to the government’s announcement, “other…
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Another absurd prohibition falls
By Elsa Claro
HAVANA – They say it’s never too late, but sometimes 20 years is just too long a wait – and may Carlos Gardel forgive me for contradicting him.
Several of…
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After the sentence, what?
By Manuel Alberto Ramy
HAVANA – Ángel Carromero Barrios has been sentenced by the Provincial Tribunal of Granma to four years’ imprisonment for imprudent homicide. Initially,…
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Cuba scraps exit permit to travel
Migration amendment will come into force in January 2013
From Granma
As part of the work undertaken to update the current migration policy adjusting it to prevailing conditions in…
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Viet Nam strengthens ties with Cuba
HA NOI (VNS) - Viet Nam will continue to cooperate with Cuba, developing the fraternal solidarity between the two nations.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc made this…
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