Cuban officials, under diplomatic cover in Hanoi during the Vietnam War, brutally tortured and killed American POW’s whom they beat brutally in a submission program ordered by Fidel Castro and sanctioned by the North Vietnamese. [1] This was dubbed the “Cuban Program” by the Department of Defense and the CIA, and it involved 19 American …
Fidel Castro’s crimes against American pilots (POW’s) in Vietnam Read More »
In a message to Raul Castro in December 2016, North Korea ruler Kim Jong emphasized the above. Fast forward a year later, on November 20, 2017; the same day the White House announced the return of Pyongyang to the list of countries sponsoring terrorism, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho visited Havana. The minister’s …
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In Russia, for several years, generals and legislators have been advocating the opening of a military base in Cuba. The first mention of returning to a permanent Russian base in Cuba occurred in February 2014. It was in the midst of the political crisis in Ukraine and the plans of a Russian invasion of Crimea. …
by Jaime Suchlicki* United Nations during the Cuban missile crisis In 1962, the Soviet Union surreptitiously introduced nuclear missiles into Cuba. A surprised, embarrassed and angry President John F. Kennedy blockaded the island and after eleven tense days the Soviet Union withdrew its missiles. The crisis, which brought the world to the brink of a nuclear …
Iran’s Head of State, Hassan Rouhani, with General Raul Castro. The Israel’s Minister of Culture recent visit to Cuba has generated speculation regarding Cuba-Israeli relations. The catastrophic destruction of Hurricane Irma on the island’s economic infrastructure combined with the decline of Venezuela’s multimillion subsidy, has generated a desperate need for new aid and investors to …
Eli Weisel, Holocaust survivor, noble laureate and world-renowned author, passionately proclaimed, “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.” I chose Weisel’s words to underscore the continuing philosophical and political debate on Cuba’s commitment to its people. I want to be clear; I do not intend to compare past or present …
