Cuba Vows Communist Succession Post-Castro

What will Cuba be like when Fidel Castro is gone? Washington and Cuba have — no surprise — startlingly different versions of a post-Castro Cuba, and many dissidents on the island complain they will be caught in the middle.

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Exiles Concerned Over U.S. Plans in Cuba

A presidential commission's report on U.S. plans to promote democracy in Cuba has earned applause from Cuban exiles, particularly for an $80 million commitment to bolster civil society and independent media. But while many expressed broad support for the commission's message, some were wary of how, and if, the promised funds will be spent.

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Venezuela Leader Blasts U.S. Report

President Hugo Chavez rejected a U.S. government report accusing Venezuela of funding efforts by Cuba's Fidel Castro to subvert democracy in Latin America, saying it indicated Washington's aggressive intentions toward Havana.

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U.S. Panel Calls for More Spending in Cuba

A U.S. presidential commission on Monday urged Washington to spend $80 million to help nongovernmental groups hasten change in Cuba, but some dissidents here said the move would do them more harm than good.

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Cuban Librarians Chide Proposed Book Ban

Cuban librarians on Friday criticized attempts by the Miami-Dade County school board to ban a children's book that presents a positive depiction of life on the communist-run island.

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World Cup Fever Infects Cuban Children

Cuba, the land of baseball fanaticism, has caught World Cup fever. Children across the island are putting down their bats in favor of the ultimate foot game, turning patches of grass into soccer fields and using everything from basketballs to crumpled-up pieces of paper as balls.

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Cuban Migrants Anxious to Leave Island

One of 15 Cuban migrants sent home after reaching an abandoned bridge in the Florida Keys said Wednesday the group is growing desperate after three months awaiting final Cuban government approval to leave for good.

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Cuban Official Gets 12-Year Prison Term

A Communist official long held up as an example of the island's future leadership was sentenced to 12 years in prison for influence-peddling, the party said Wednesday.

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Woman Accused of Spying for Cuba Freed

A woman accused of spying for the Cuban government has been freed on bond after five months in jail.

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Castro's Brother: Cuba Will Stay Communist

Fidel Castro's brother said the Communist Party will remain in control of Cuba if there is a leadership change, according to comments published Thursday.

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Cuba's Alarcon Denies 24 Imprisonments

The head of Cuba's parliament denied his country had imprisoned more than two dozen journalists because they spoke out against his government in a rare interview that was broadcast Wednesday at a Hispanic media convention.

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Power Restored to U.S. Mission in Cuba

Electricity was restored Tuesday to the U.S. mission in Cuba after Washington accused Fidel Castro's government of deliberately cutting off the building's power and Havana angrily denied it.

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Tropical Storm Alberto Drenches Cuba

Tropical Storm Alberto drenched western Cuba Monday after a weekend of heavy rains prompted evacuations, caused some dilapidated buildings to collapse and flooded low-lying areas in Havana.

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Cuba Cuts U.S. Diplomatic Mission's Power

The Cuban government cut off electricity to the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana a week ago and U.S. requests for power to be restored have gone unanswered, U.S. officials said Monday.

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Castro: Al-Zarqawi Killing a 'Barbarity'

President Fidel Castro called the U.S. airstrike that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi a "barbarity," saying he should have been put on trial.

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Havana's China Immigrants Keep Traditions

They came as young men and women, and never left.

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British Lawmaker Praises Castro As 'Lion'

An outspoken British lawmaker appeared on Cuban television praising Fidel Castro as a "lion" of world politics and defending the Cuban leader against a magazine report naming him one of the world's wealthiest rulers.

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Project Seeks to Pay Tribute to Slavery

There's hardly a spot on Cuba untouched by its slavery past, not unlike most Caribbean islands.

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U.S. Tuner Doctors Cuban Pianos

When Benjamin Treuhaft first visited Cuba in 1993, he found that aging American cars weren't the only clunkers on the island. Years of neglect, humidity and termites were ravaging the dwindling piano population.

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Castro Denies Forbes Report on His Wealth

Cuban President Fidel Castro denounced a Forbes magazine report naming him one of the world's wealthiest rulers, putting in a special television appearance on Monday to rebut the story he called "rubbish."

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Cuban Activist Presents Constitution Plan

A Cuban pro-democracy activist presented a proposal Wednesday for a new constitution with expanded freedoms for Cubans, calling for the right to criticize the government and operate private businesses.

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Castro Touts Rosy Economic Outlook in Cuba

President Fidel Castro said on Monday that Cuba's economy grew at a rate of more than 12.5 percent in the past month, crediting the country's resilience in the face of the U.S. government's long-standing trade embargo.

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Cuba, Bolivia, Venezuela Reject U.S. Trade

Bolivia's new left-leaning president signed a pact with Cuba and Venezuela on Saturday rejecting U.S.-backed free trade and promising a socialist version of regional commerce and cooperation.

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Cuba's Communist Party Expels Member

Cuba's Communist Party leadership said Friday it has expelled one of its younger Politburo members for repeatedly failing to overcome "errors" such as abuse of authority and arrogance.

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Cuba to Purchase More Food From Nebraska

Cuba agreed Wednesday to buy another $30 million in food from Nebraska, strengthening trade relations with a U.S. farm state already selling corn, wheat, soybeans and other products to the communist island.

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GOP, Courts: Had Enough?

At a hearing Thursday of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Republican senators John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina , who have criticized the administration's military tribunals, voiced support for using the preexisting Uniform Code of Military Justice  …

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More money to combat Castro's hold on Cuba

Cuban President Fidel Castro turns 80 next month, and the Bush administration offered its version Monday of an early birthday present of sorts.

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Geneva Rights For US Detainees

All military detainees being held at US bases, including those at Guantanamo Bay, will be treated in line with Geneva Convention standards, in a major policy shift for the White House.

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US in $80m 'Cuba democracy' plan

This is a pretty provocative move given that Castro isn't even dead. The "loss of Cuba" has stuck in the American craw for nearly 60 years now. I guess Bush decided to remind Castro who the island's rightful owners are- the Mob.

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More money to combat Castro's hold on Cuba

Cuban President Fidel Castro turns 80 next month, and the Bush administration offered its version Monday of an early birthday present of sorts.

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Cuba Unmasks Links behind Bush Plan

The so-called Bush Plan, a US policy against Cuba and its political causes, curiously links the presidential family with the island, journalist Reynaldo Taladrid concluded Monday.

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President Bush approves Cuba policy report

From the Source: "The report demonstrates that we are actively working for change in Cuba, not simply waiting for change,'' Bush said in the statement. ``I call on all our democratic friends and allies around the world to join us in supporting freedom for the Cuban people.''

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Go to Venezuela, You Idiot!

Jeff Cohen: I don't usually take the advice of rightwingers. But I did this time. After receiving inflamed email messages from dozens of angry rightists that I should get the hell out of the USA and go to Venezuela, I accepted their challenge and flew to Caracas.

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Florida in cross hairs of US hunt for oil

Cuba's offshore plans rouse debate in US over whether to ease trade restrictions and a drilling ban. Less than 50 miles from Key West, below the waters of the North Cuban Basin, are potentially billions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of natural gas.

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Cuban officials charge US planning regime change

Two senior Cuban officials charged on Wednesday that a report on the communist nation delivered to the Bush administration's National Security Council amounted to a blueprint for an Iraq-style regime change in the Caribbean.

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Cuba concern over US Castro plans

A senior Cuban official has sharply criticised a US report on the future of Cuba after Fidel Castro leaves office. A draft of the report calls for a "democracy fund" to boost opposition to Cuba's communist government.

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Posada's CIA ties uncovered in papers

Details have emerged about Cuban exile militant Luis Posada Carriles' CIA links 40 years ago in South Florida. One revelation: his tie to the agency's Miami bureau.

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Dr Mahathir blasts Bush, Blair, Howard as war criminals

Dr Mahathir: "The leaders of countries which wage war must be labelled war criminals. Will Bush, Blair, Howard, Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice and others be arraigned before a war crimes tribunal?"

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MiamiHerald.com | 06/15/2006 | Miami-Dade Schools ban book on Cuba

Opponents of Vamos a Cuba pointed to several passages they considered inaccurate or misleading, including:

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Bush acknowledges Guantanamo damages US image

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Guantanamo suicides 'acts of war'

These are the first suicides at the base, despite dozens of attempts The suicides of three detainees at the US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amount to acts of war, the US military says.

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Chile's Michelle Bachelet resists US pressure over Venezuela

Dr Rice: Venezuela on UN Security Council seat "aims at the heart of US interests", "Chile could fall into a group of losers against US interests" and US "will not understand" a Chilean vote for Venezuela. Michelle resists bully

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Editorial: Mid-point in the Middle East?

Tariq Ali: As fears are voiced within the US establishment of impending debacle in Iraq, a survey of the embattled landscape from Baghdad, Ramallah and Tehran to Beirut and Damascus. American control is slipping, Ali argues—but it is too soon to count on imperial defeat.

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75 Guantanamo inmates join hunger strike: report

In a report by the Miami Herald citing US Navy Commander Robert Durand, the paper said a total of 75 new hunger strikers have joined three other inmates who have been refusing food since August 2005.

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Che at the Marches

Humberto Fontova makes you think twice before donning your Che Guevara t-shirt.

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Amnesty now a mouthpiece for hate-America left

Amnesty International looks more and more like an American anti-war group instead of a watchdog for the world.

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U.S. Hypocrisy in Cuba

Jacob Hornberger asks who is the freer people, Cubans or Americans?

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Cuba the Medical Miricle

Ginny Stien has excelled herself here. This video is essential viewing for any one who has questions about the Cuban health system. It will no doubt add to her collection of awards.

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Bin Laden: Two 9/11 plotters held at Guantanamo

The terror mastermind did indicate that two suspects had links to the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon: "All the prisoners to date have no connection to the Sept. 11 events or knew anything about them, except for two of the brothers," bin Laden said.

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Report to advise Bush on post-Castro Cuba

- A U.S. commission is preparing to advise President George W. Bush on how to inject democracy into a post-Castro Cuba, but critics say Washington's 40 years of isolating the island may limit its chances of heading off a communist succession.

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