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Series
- Cuba's Reasons
- Cuban Five
- El Paso Diary
The El Paso Diary is written by José Pertierra--an attorney who represents the government of Venezuela in its request for the extradition of Luis Posada Carriles. Pertierra´s journals describe the testimony, evidence, legal skirmishes, quirks and follies of this very historic trial that features for the first time the close collaboration of the United States government with Cuban authorities to prosecute an ex CIA agent who is one of the masterminds of the fifty-year old dirty war against Cuba.
Authors
- Bernie Dwyer
- Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla
- Deisy Francis Mexidor
- Fidel Castro Ruz
- José Pertierra
- Raúl Castro Ruz
- Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada
- Amy Goodman
- Arleen Rodríguez Derivet
- Frei Betto
- Hugo Chávez Frías
- Josh R. Nelson
- Juan Gelman
- Luis Rumbaut
- Michael Moore
- Mumia Abu-Jamal
- Noam Chomsky
- Reinaldo Taladrid Herrero
- Richard Gott
- Tom Hayden
Articles of United States
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Trump to appear in court for assault on Capitol Hill
The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on Capitol Hill formally issued a subpoena for former President Donald Trump, who lawmakers say “personally orchestrated” a coordinated effort to nullify the results of the 2020 election. Hours earlier, Steve Bannon, a Trump ally, was sentenced to four months in prison for refusing to testify in the committee’s investigation into the insurrection.
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Cuba does not sponsor terrorism, former US officials say
Former United States intelligence officials consider the inclusion of Cuba on the list of countries that sponsor terrorism to be unjustified, according to a news source from the northern country. Half a dozen people related to the design of the policy towards the island in both the Republican and Democratic administrations, alleged how the “consensus position” in the US intelligence community coincides in that the nation does not sponsor terrorism.
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Chapeando: Culture, donations and contrasts
“We are going to win, we are going to win…” sings Nsila Cheche, starting our podcast. The cajon touch sounds with the invincible optimism of the Cuban, who in the worst moments laughs and dances, scaring away the bad omen. Well chosen musical greeting to the Day of Cuban Culture. And also the celebration of the date by artists and intellectuals, who did not go to a theater to celebrate themselves. They walk through the towns of Pinar del Río where Ian’s winds took away the roofs and the souls of many people.
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The United States “is ruining” economies in the world, accuses Petro
The United States “is ruining” economies around the world, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Thursday, given the strong devaluation of the local currency against the dollar as a consequence, according to the president, of Washington’s economic policy. Petro, the first left-wing president of Colombia, predicted a global crisis due to the “stagnation” of activity and what he called the “gas war” in Europe, after the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla: “The world would be better without the blockade against Cuba”
Transcript of the words of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, in the presentation to the national and foreign press, of the update of the national report by virtue of resolution 75/289 of the General Assembly of the Nations Nations, entitled “Need to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.” (Period August 2021- February 2022)
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Cuban Foreign Minister thanks humanitarian aid from the United States through the Red Cross
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla thanked the humanitarian aid from the United States through the Red Cross to support the victims caused by the passage of Hurricane Ian through the west of the country, in particular in the province of Pinar del Río. On his account on the social network Twitter he wrote: “We appreciate the offer of humanitarian aid from the US. The material contribution valued at 2 million USD through the International Federation of the Red Cross will contribute to our recovery efforts and support to those affected by the ravages of Hurricane Ian”.
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Scandal: The excessive fees paid by the Secret Service to stay in Trump hotels
According to bills seen by the Committee, federal employees paid up to five times the budgeted rate for one night’s stay. There are more and more documents that show how the Trump Organization benefited greatly from the presidency of Donald Trump during the tycoon’s four years in power. One of the benefits came through hosting hundreds of federal officials in the president’s properties, sometimes with “exorbitant” charges.
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Polar cold wave will cause winter temperatures this week in the US
Some 70 million people in the United States are suffering this week from the polar cold resulting from a wave of low pressure coming from Canada and pushing cold air south. The cold air will imply low temperatures mainly in the mornings and at nights, both for the Midwest, South and East of the country. The winter in the middle of autumn has led since Monday to temperature records 15 to 25 degrees below what is normal for this time, according to the head of meteorology for Telemundo Noticias, Carlos Robles.
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Unconventional war against Cuba: What are its most recent manifestations?
Unconventional warfare has evolved over time. In a work on strategic intelligence, written in 1948 by Sherman Kent, a professor at Yale University, it would be defined that from then on wars, influenced by the United States, would be unconventional. Other theorists have also referred to this concept, according to Elio Perera Pena, a researcher at the Center for International Policy Research (CIPI). Speaking at the Round Table, the expert pointed out that the United States conceptualized this type of war through the terminology dictionary of the Department of Defense.
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Nancy Pelosi claimed to want to “break Trump’s face” during the assault on the Capitol
“I hope he comes. I want to kick his ass for trespassing on Capitol Hill. I want to break his face, and then go to jail happy.” This was expressed by the president of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, on January 6, 2021, when a mob of supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol. The person Pelosi was referring to was Donald Trump. The congresswoman launched those words when an aide informed her that the Secret Service – the police force that protects the US president – had refused to allow Trump to go to Capitol Hill to support his supporters, who were in full coup attempt.