During the First World War, on December 24 and 25, 1914, an unusual and spontaneous event occurred between German and British soldiers who celebrated Christmas Eve and Christmas between the trenches that separated them. This action is known as “The Christmas truce” and it spread to various sectors of the battle front. At the beginning of …
In an interview during the presidential campaign, V.P. Joe Biden was asked about his Cuba policy if elected President. He responded that he would follow the Obama policy. Did Mr. Biden mean that he would offer General Raúl Castro more unilateral concessions with little or nothing in return? The Obama policies failed to secure any …
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Could President Kennedy’s assassination had been prevented if the CIA and the FBI had alerted the Secret Service and Dallas FBI office about Lee Harvey Oswald disturbing behavior at the Cuban Consulate in Mexico City? The answer given by FBI Director Clarence Kelly, is an emphatic YES! Kelly asserted that if the FBI Dallas’ Office …
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*Por: Vicente Morín Aguado. Joseph R. Biden sabe que la preposición contra no faltará en la agenda Cuba. Si hubiera dudas, fueron despejadas días atrás cuando Díaz-Canel, el presidente designado para los cubanos por el partido comunista, fue fotografiado consultando a Fidel Castro frente al pedrusco que le alberga en el cementerio santiaguero de Santa Ifigenia. De …
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* 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 …
* By Jesús R. Mercader Uguina All Member States of the International Labor Organization (ILO), including Cuba, are committed to the respect of the principles and fundamental rights established by international labor law, and in particular to those included in the Declaration of the ILO with regards to labor principles and basic rights. The Declaration …
Labor Conditions in Cuba and the Social Responsibility of Foreign Investors** Read More »
Dear Friend: Following is a copy of my testimony “The Obama Administration Rapprochement with Cuba: Anatomy of a Policy Failure,” presented at the Subcommittee on National Security of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Hearing held in Miami on January 16, 2018. Saludos, Jaime Suchlicki Director “The Obama Administration Rapprochement with Cuba: Anatomy …
* Jaime Suchlicki Myth # 1: Fidel Castro was a naive, Robin Hood revolutionary when he reached power. Realities:• Fidel Castro was a seasoned revolutionary by the time he reached power in 1959.• He had received military training during preparations in Cuba in 1947 for an expedition against Dominican Republic’s dictator Rafael Trujillo.• He participated in …
* Jaime Suchlicki U.S. investors hoping to do business in Cuba face numerous problems/issues which include the resolution of U.S. properties confiscated by the Cuban government in the early 1960s; an arbitrary legal system controlled by Gen. Raul Castro and the military; widespread corruption; a value system that includes stealing from enterprises and working as …
* Jaime Suchlicki • Over the past decades hundreds of thousands of Canadian, European, and Latin American tourists as well as Cuban-Americans have visited the island. Cuba is not more democratic today. If anything, Cuba is more totalitarian, with the state and its control apparatus having been strengthened as a result of the influx of …
