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Never mind I was born snub-nosed…
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Never mind I was born snub-nosed...
By Manuel Alberto Ramyramymanuel@yahoo.com
Never mind I was born snub-nosed; what's important is that I breathe. An old saying in…
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The campaigns against Cuba and the war of yawns
By Elíades Acosta Matos
Much more than economic, diplomatic or military, the war against Cuba has been and is a total cultural war, and that explains its duration and viciousness. If…
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Cuba: The danger in not putting on one’s boots
By Luis Sexto
I invite to polemics and urge honesty when I say that a real, palpable ghost is still haunting Cuba: the debate.
In figures that for now seem indefinable, Cubans are…
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The vicious circle returns to Cuba
By Dalia Acosta
HAVANA TIMES, March 19 (IPS) — Cuba shouldn’t have let dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo die. Nor should it have gone to the extreme of shooting the three hijackers…
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Havana does not negotiate under pressure, politologist says
La Jornada interviews Cuban politologist Rafael Hernández
By Gerardo Arreola
From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada
HAVANA, March 15 – The case of the dissidents on hunger strikes…
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Moscow and Havana: Friends forever?
By Leonardo Padura
(HAVANA - IPS) With books in hand, the Russians have returned to Cuba. For 30 years they were an indispensable presence on the island. The then Soviets provided…
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Time for changes … and responsibility
By Ariel Terreroariel@cubaprofunda.org
From the blog Cubaprofunda
I have a friend who is irritated by the word “change,” when used to describe transformations begun in Cuba's economic…
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The Fariñas-Castro arm-wrestling match
By Aurelio Pedroso
Guillermo Fariñas' life is in imminent danger after almost two weeks on a hunger-and- thirst strike. His demand is unlikely to be met: the release of more than 20…
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Dancing with wolves?
By Elsa Claro
In 2004, dramatic messages and photos about four American contractors executed in Iraq were released. The event led the unaware to think that these were civilians trying…
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Current economic interests in Cuba
By Mercedes Varona Graupera
Taking a look at Cuban society today you will notice an important failure in the system of economic interests. This failure in the efficient functioning of…
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