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Obama Should Put the Castros in Their Place
pajamasmedia.com - 12/10/2008
Obama Should Put the Castros in Their Place
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The U.S. must not change to improve bilateral relations. Cuba must change.
uk.reuters.com - 12/17/2008
Latin America summit excludes U.S. and welcomes Cuba | World
— uk.reuters.com — COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil (Reuters) - Latin American leaders on Tuesday blamed the global economic crisis on... rich countries and welcomed Communist-run Cuba at a summit meeting designed to weaken U.S. influence in the region. The presence of Cuban ... (more) Latin America summit excludes U.S. and welcomes ...

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online.wsj.com - 12/5/2008
Cuba Tightens Restrictions on Bloggers
— online.wsj.com — As Cuba approaches the 50th anniversary of its revolution this New Year's Day, the island's Communist government... appears to be taking a harder line against a budding group of Cuban Internet bloggers pushing for greater freedoms. On Thursday, Cuban ... (more) Cuba Tightens Restrictions on Bloggers

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breitbart.com - 12/15/2008
Russian warships bound for Cuba in new show of strength
— breitbart.com — A group of Russian warships will from December 19-23 visit the Communist island of Cuba, a long-time... adversary of the United States and Moscow's ally in the Cold War, the Russian navy said on Monday. "This will be the first visit to Cuba by Russian ... (more) Russian warships bound for Cuba in new show of strength

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Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator — Don't legitimize the utterly illegitimate My latest column at Pajamas Media is about the current cry for President Obama to meet with raul castro to solve the conflict "between the U.S and Cuba." The problem, of course, is that the conflict is between the castro regime and the Cuban people. Posted by Henry Louis Gomez at December 10, 2008 12:47 PM Comments Post a comment

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