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 …
President Johnson: “Fidel Castro Got Kennedy First” Read More »
*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 …
Biden presidente versus Cuba: entre la retórica y la evidencia Read More »
“Havana Odyssey: Chasing Ochoa’s Ghost is an insightful look at modern-day Cuba. The book is sympathetic to the Cuban people yet critical of the inner workings of the authoritarian state. This historical novel reads well, offering romance, treachery, and personal redemption. I like it.” —Dr. Jaime Suchlicki, Director, The Cuban Studies Institute (Coral Gables, FL). …
Un general disidente de Fidel Castro irrumpe en la literatura norteamericana Read More »
*Por Pedro Roig ¿Por qué existen los Colegios Electorales? Esta respuesta está íntimamente unida a la creación de los Estados Unidos como República Federal en el contexto histórico de la época para negociar los intereses económicos, políticos y culturales de las trece colonias, celosamente soberanas entre ellas, enfatizando las ventajas de la Unión en un …
* 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 …
Por: Vicente Morín Aguado. Antes de estallar la crisis de los cohetes en 1962 una flotilla de 4 submarinos llegó a Cuba, con la misión inicial de crear una base operativa en la isla. Al apartarse Krushev de la nefasta seducción castrista, el fue pospuesto, pero jamás abandonado. Resurgió a finales de los “setenta” al …
Los submarinos amenazan devolverle a Cuba la condición de territorio ruso en el Caribe Read More »
* 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 …
