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October 23, 2015
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Dear Friends,
Spoiler alert: On Tuesday, the United Nations General Assembly will consider Cuba's
resolution on the "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo
imposed by the United States of America on Cuba." The vote is not in doubt; a similar
resolution condemning the U.S. embargo was adopted by a 188-2 margin last year.
We freely admit that virtually no one takes this process as seriously as we do;
news organizations tend to yawn, since the General Assembly has adopted these measures
for 23 consecutive years, and are likely to yawn harder this year, now that the
State Department has denied the rumor the U.S. would abstain rather than vote against
the resolution, taking away any remaining mystery about next week's vote.
What's the big deal? If the press doesn't care, why should you? After all, we know
how the vote will go down and, at this new, more hopeful stage in U.S.-Cuba relations,
isn't the resolution, the vote, and the analysis just a set piece from another day?
That's apparently what U.S. officials believe, who say they tried to get the Cubans
to water down the resolution and take greater note of what diplomacy has produced
so far, but felt rebuffed. In their telling, that ended the chance for a U.S. abstention.
So, is there anything here that should concern any one of us?
Nerd Alert: We think so. Typically, the embargo resolutions request the UN Secretary-General
to compile a summary of how UN agencies and each member nation of the General Assembly
are affected by the global reach of U.S. economic sanctions. Every year, that report
is "embargoed" by the UN until the eve of the vote. When we get our copy, as we
did this week, the effect it has on one member of our team would remind Steve Martin
fans of Navin R. Johnson's reaction [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQ1g6kkhU9Qmu_g6L_6_mgC4Mmu-ud5cAG1Be1k5ui1mmfW_b_koTvbm0j2dhgyO2uG2w-Jxr1d6BJVEMQUrSKYj4l6_2olZuwyrEs0ViwNL1ED_ZlbJwzO9YgAHrafDuhUX99XOy9yOY=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
when he discovers his name in the phone book for the first time.
Getting serious for just a moment, we suggest you either read the report yourself
here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQB8c9qHCNxXmIDVkOsIUFq7vCS9nE9mF_wmGw6W2gvsLJoDbsJbQLpuktE3VCWSVp7yaGMCEZsa7kBCfX-5MbGV2NEnwRZGWxXPvAqmtWfgER6IMwVTkEzf4baWG3nQoGm9qdg8yiiPP16ti9fe-Jj8tO0LuCMTBV27GHMrpVFSVynFWDu5BJtfrqiXPU_IaCZs8au11xHAzmHfda6CUBE4IPy9lSGlThUeAo5-xj8HNl2C8lFe_03LiiC9UP-5LY10LhZ3oeKgoI1fPpJaWcoJ2ZdNN1vGPObeIEXhylCLP8x5Db7Zaf0tFxYHQcTziT&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
or take a look at the analysis that follows. In fact, what came back in the Secretary-General's
report is pretty interesting, and here are some of the big themes that captured
our attention.
The diplomatic breakthrough with Cuba bought the U.S. a lot of good will. Comments
filed by Member states - allies and adversaries alike - recognize the Obama administration
for talking to Cuba and making an effort to have a respectful policy. While President
Obama had in previous years made reforms on travel and remittances, and no country
took notice, several nations and UN agencies mentioned the opening of embassies,
ending Cuba's listing as a state sponsor of terror,reforms that allow greater travel,
the export of building materials to repair homes, and the like as welcomed steps
forward. The report has never praised the U.S. before.
But that goodwill stretches only so far. Japan, for example, expressed support for
the new,positive direction of the U.S.-Cuba relationship, but will support the resolution
condemning the embargo because it imposes hardships on Cubans and because the extraterritorial
reach of sanctions violates international law. Similarly, the European Union - allies
whose policy toward Cuba is most like ours and welcomed the bilateral breakthrough
- also believes "the United States measures are increasingly outdated and should
be ended."
Then, there are the comments by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights which says that coercive economic sanctions justified on human
rights grounds more often than not fail to improve those conditions, and punish
the poorest people, the intended beneficiaries,at the cost of increased unemployment
and poverty and risks to their health. It stings to read the example it offers that
there is increased risk of mortality in Cuba because our sanctions restrict its
access to chemicals that would otherwise protect Cuba's drinking water.
From Stinging to Strange to Stupid. Those who are cynical about the UN, those who
are bored writing or reading the annual stories on General Assembly vote, might
spend time reading the impact the embargo continues to have on vulnerable Cubans.
In the report, you can read about sanctions blocking Cuban access to diagnostic
equipment for monitoring the treatment of leukemia patients; how sanctions prevent
the sale to Cuban hospitals of devices critical for pediatric heart surgery patients;
how sanctions hinder efforts by the UN Development Program getting medicine and
support into Cuba for its 18,257 patients, people of all ages, living with HIV/AIDS.
You can read about the month-long cutoff of funds that Cuba's government needed
to pay for the housing and food costs for the Cuban doctors who were deployed in
West Africa to fight Ebola.
On a lighter note, Cuba wants you to know that while it could be buying baseballs
from the Wilson Sporting Goods Co., headquartered in Chicago, Illinois at $5.80
apiece, the embargo forces it to turn to a Japanese baseball manufacturer and spend
$9.50 so that each ball can make its way to Cuba.For some reason, Cuba would also
like you to know that because of the U.S. embargo, it has to spend over $35,000
more buying saxophones for 334 student musicians than it would if only it could
purchase instruments made by Selmer in Elkhart, Indiana. Cuba: Point taken!
The report lays bare the economic contradictions of our policy. The great change
in direction offered by President Obama's new policy is that we're supposed to
stop strangling Cuba economically and instead give support to what can help make
Cubans prosperous.
With the embargo, however, our new policy still has the old effects. For example,
the Secretary-General's report is a reminder that we close off to Cuba its natural,
most proximate export market.
The embargo stops Cuba from selling its biotechnology and medical services, its
nickel,rum, cigars, coffee, lobsters, and honey to the eager consumers it would
find in the U.S.A.The embargo stops Cuba from getting credit, it subjects Cuba to
exchange rate risk, it places Cuban bank accounts and its funds in jeopardy of being
seized, and it bans Cuba from using the U.S. dollar in international transactions.
On top of the well-known problems that are due to Cuba's own economic policies,
our embargo is a brake on Cuban economic growth and increases the struggles of the
Cuban people.
Next Steps? After a really exciting year for U.S.-Cuba diplomacy, and strong leadership
in the U.S.by President Obama on behalf of engagement, the Secretary-General's report
reminds us that the embargo is still in place and it cuts pretty sharp.
For its part, Cuba's resolution and its lengthy section in the UN Report is focused
on nudging President Obama to try harder, to use his executive authority again and
again, because Congress doesn't have the votes to lift the embargo.
Cuba wants President Obama to help Cuba secure credit, use the dollar, open the
banking system to Cuban entities and financial transactions, allow it to use the
International Financial Institutions, and permit U.S. investment. He can do those
things, and he should, but a year from now, are we going to be having the same debate,
over the same resolution, covered or ignored by the same cynical press corps? Or,
are there things that both governments are prepared to do in order to move the process
along, further and faster?
This week in Cuba News...
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U.S.-CUBA RELATIONS
U.S will not abstain from annual U.N. vote condemning the embargo on Cuba
Governor Chris Christie opposes flights between N.J. and Cuba, as new air and rail-to-cruise
services are unveiled
Update: Bill Introduced to Terminate the Wet Foot/ Dry Foot Policy
Confirmation of U.S. ambassador to Mexico delayed by politics
U.S. and Cuba agree to long-term shark protection plan
CUBA'S FOREIGN RELATIONS
State Department Refutes Claims of Cuba's Military Involvement in Syria
IN CUBA
Cuban artist released from jail after 10 months without a trial in Cuba
Cuba plans to resume deep water oil exploration in 2016
Fidel Castro's son blames bureaucratism, conservatives, and corruption for "immobility"
Recommended Reading
What It's Like to Launch an Independent News Outlet in Cuba [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQxgbXfyXqUrTcYwZEG1ehELT-m8D51VaixOQnfeOFHotMLummnCmY_LYXM3vUJAht3KB4gJ6NqArW-tKEb-Pu4h3AipctpZNzYz-ZMmj0VMn6UmzWXlAEOoZuqR0Mx0onGjQ4iLYITtVdnFNy9D4jd52jcOFx9E4HZii0pbSEsJyyuvjZ7x-XsqRiPgHTC7Eqb414RiPM37Jcfx03WuUhRJKVIvsvwqEsVQ2Yc81qVlcz4ljGNkYqIttxukjjFSEeFrr9FK5KgeKPnRMZGuC05-c626RoLXa-KgTADvcaUoSBO0bQswF821Q7FxPiLIHn24t0UUdsrQwhnvdFDe5HRknoLchTju5B_kimfOctTFYH1flOEMw7qTHwGpK8hdSwCMw2ndtFmVNh-AS6pf_qQoxri8NRD-yV&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
Ernesto London, New York Times
Capitol Facelift: Restoring a Cuban Landmark [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQDtjRj8XpBaDiQGoT5E_jEFgZgW2pRCubIGUJWGcDor_KXc5ehHHtlOFDDAxN4JHT7ISiLcToYEoXsJPaFGZKtYcWxy2J839_ftzcBMEPResZ91hLGaZ5jqjhqL1-q5Yv4Go6f9XIpYpsD20ujc3jYc3xKv8b16QFKIUf4eAdQKx-FFwsPJnEZyLM-9jY_jpR72joOOOHQsPNbbH4TyYa7cOn0jXQPAjovBbQ5wsSQRDDOYQbjy31mRRgg5CQ82KXpfYl8NHph5iTzlyrLFAQKNmD-I8Z1-ewcFLBeKh8TeV4jsrtoDenUvtbL-ApfTIjJoobJeo52aAm75kmLS0yHKTv2iOqDQwJ&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
Mark Trevor Burrel, Miami Herald
Cuba-Illinois trade could boost ag economy, U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos says [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQeSzw6UCqM06j0Kl-aHqkYDt_yLppOsrZQDiQBOHdjh3sekQdOY7MQYvGiHCvICcr-c_7cdtBqFWIlNtpdAMwM4woWBtaGrIMy4a5_SnDvUFjyPRV1o2ObmSlAjc4Rts-5kpkd6vM2pFr0A5iM8DDLGF2xiT0aYoaQ69qF4ZMZmxed7yGIfuURVZU9X5-944LYu6Zoixg1vb11BrJGddAeMiymJiEhe1E2X_l1RCiJZ0hogGo2QXAX6tsWyYBmRMbi92zloli-G_oab1XGOpcPnsac158le7WiXm0nShyFycvhzi5ch-fmg==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
Chuck Sweeny, rrstar.com
Cuba's Limited Absorptive Capacity Will Slow Normalization [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQfWqREPjOijxGE2MfaJLoNrT4Z1Qk0a_ywnm94vlzNjq4sEQrI51oWg3PiWCQeKiaQuApgxtk_6O9z1mUZUUluxqw_1y3zRjkqqyg6zcKTvHvxjuGdVYvQA95Kwp49Y2NfifcKoblJVO76zjCyewcrkUNk6cW1n-mnW-kyZcVcJYWMacFGBMoOlEQLw9-0eSuwiXzMIBxLB3BsnLE6sicY6GB592E5Fk5tNYxejilQ9AnedRB7EHsL9j3Zd7ZCq-UCMDbhH0JdhyWfhYU_aMRD3_Id6pTyvvIGFTPzr_3qHiwxz4nyc1315G664-aJiX-iY2iZmqdNzo=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
Fulton Armstrong, American University Center for Latin America and Latino Studies
Recommended Viewing
HBO showing film it saw on 'Cuba's Dylan' at Tampa Film Festival' [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQHHQnpX3KlV2XVmPCQBwxVqNA8NZmMorEGGftgCX6CvyFsxmJ207v50-b5b6HDyYjDTK4q5C3pzl-NfsB6wjN4TmbvRBbiK5SMZFujejHGWBVv6gH2Kq7V5BBx-PS5OLJwqWRy_szO_b6nQDaIZhBwh3-YRMLOoG_vBLOePsWLWXCvh9Ihbxw7KKwhF_6izZCM3LhKfSHJ8GlZWEZUatUsw-ql78f8kZ0qvUTDNdNXXF1MrLcmXLdoULFCtS-_FVv05QhvWkoDafzz6lXv_VymyTy_FtmSLonEEfZwBJXr5yMdlam6RjOelsC9smmKsskHvoRA9FjlGcoc0qVK3PYx6Cl4dHGeT5R&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
Paul Guzzo, The Tampa Tribune
The sensual photography of t [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQO9Wf2p1P4aIZTCtm_floY2k4p8zBaQjQ0286Zt6H32ltCY__HV1w7kL6mqBWWDqp-TEH_Z8vZPkTi1IiRYmzK9zoFKRg9JCx7-7MYcRjVFigUXlOUeWJZxKnZxigsP6lSgA44E2KBYSTQwy7gOGtpmd5blxDXdp2bwELtQ-lccwDeiw9d5kcB8f_wfpiPHR53o9Bq9NCf9wBxTGocKZtZIODKuVAE2zDckGOeL-vDLbyqEtxsDgV-mcUALjO-NcW8-99El3YPjMtiWhNdnrkxPRmfzhYwxaSg6eJUWztk_53xKI2QgbZKbfxkudGId2KBUT3Z7wkd1o=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]erican
artist loved by Cub [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQO9Wf2p1P4aIZTCtm_floY2k4p8zBaQjQ0286Zt6H32ltCY__HV1w7kL6mqBWWDqp-TEH_Z8vZPkTi1IiRYmzK9zoFKRg9JCx7-7MYcRjVFigUXlOUeWJZxKnZxigsP6lSgA44E2KBYSTQwy7gOGtpmd5blxDXdp2bwELtQ-lccwDeiw9d5kcB8f_wfpiPHR53o9Bq9NCf9wBxTGocKZtZIODKuVAE2zDckGOeL-vDLbyqEtxsDgV-mcUALjO-NcW8-99El3YPjMtiWhNdnrkxPRmfzhYwxaSg6eJUWztk_53xKI2QgbZKbfxkudGId2KBUT3Z7wkd1o=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]he
Ama [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQO9Wf2p1P4aIZTCtm_floY2k4p8zBaQjQ0286Zt6H32ltCY__HV1w7kL6mqBWWDqp-TEH_Z8vZPkTi1IiRYmzK9zoFKRg9JCx7-7MYcRjVFigUXlOUeWJZxKnZxigsP6lSgA44E2KBYSTQwy7gOGtpmd5blxDXdp2bwELtQ-lccwDeiw9d5kcB8f_wfpiPHR53o9Bq9NCf9wBxTGocKZtZIODKuVAE2zDckGOeL-vDLbyqEtxsDgV-mcUALjO-NcW8-99El3YPjMtiWhNdnrkxPRmfzhYwxaSg6eJUWztk_53xKI2QgbZKbfxkudGId2KBUT3Z7wkd1o=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
CNN
DIY drone video captures unseen views of Cuba [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQSCO4vYuDhwC0AyTBvA5YfVQ0DjTzi5Gh-7EgbygFd5gSFQLmlnFIEfP41bJQ0hddkNEDB8Gb553c4nVKjIqHAme8xG8qDLoiAbFILm7ZRLWB5x2qJwQXQR--XeXOZMIRDzdhKQOfQbEPPSc2YOC-ZWpJXc0jN-kIBQrHkVIThqauTT67xH6QNib5T8wlP5_Y9crorZgbzlIj8piZbdZyplPL1GwZ64ArXsx9ThpNo9wCv4HYC_nDhtGUqrgidDfhkaExqeRtT2dJEe4_VrdPnsBItZvv-RBNAv250Urbwh_hCeRWYZhtNKvjhnOIABCb36_E8NsFLsZrzpzS0D5xQQ==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
Patrick Oppman, CNN
Cuba: How A Nation Comes Online [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQ_ZXbd4qY0Jppa8XtppNtXJuKZoNnNjo4QRr4f66t3MYSyYou47dfmc_RgoFVy1PzTf0XWJ2gEsRvCs1OID7MYm5-QiF0_uY97Q2tHueK2RhdLR-9U1FJbfxVgkQ07p1kUFJwozVDeOlBG5zy5C9pCJ5kCtZEyQ1CFeJVia-Wm-Y=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
Social Media Week Miami
VIVA LA (DIGITAL) REVOLUCION [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQXzfLE8mzfUPJSX6cxIK7fHbos6sdqJq7TX_VyBo4uQmvxerEAdimOV192jdcAsUqYSw9fU6UENuXthlml5s5yQ9NmT-yaKvStJNw8b-RW1MOZMyjK2mMan_07WYKJbhVb3nM6eVeTq1-xE4tDUl8Ndr8EiKUFxsGBLdEQgDoSYX8SP6QZK2kivf04EXnkr2WaNav2dW8LJhYw5mvCcwuAUy6h7huSwxXGDY0HZzSrdL_hcjh-F2-E-OdnD6lpttTodIlm20tVOGTA8_RLYxx7ENr5Xl1PIizYFKKU2Wl8YR3FiAQD2iwgA==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
Desmond Boylan, Fusion
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U.S.-Cuba Relations
U.S. will not abstain from annual U.N. vote condemning the embargo on Cuba [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQcbAy7RlGtsSowIB9wz779hvTIkN7XE1MdUZNssSE0DaSx4dFTVUXsfZfweij-Jsz3412ObsHpVW3d4DpCF6XODssOzlZ0gAfKuQfxXm5Elx1dPysBtSF2I66luTovmCd-lKgkYYYn7CUv4D9LFmTBEHlFQRVdNwcuXvUrBssqFKNtwQT0sqRDad9XQzC7GVDBgHVBR2MTiqygrgNpORzc1RUBYmG2hZLsp0v2PDZ6dLKSZIy0jZp6x3flDsizpo0NYMiqOnX2Bs91aOu1EvsuYEOi4zN3UxB_3ymGDR-zVi068wJ7r-KLufOR1bhEiG2Rf1Tqnt0YUoNUqUOSjXs8wlpLciwUk_0yXKJ0sMkNBNOVbHYojCV9OnVc4IJxxUk&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
Despite last year's diplomatic breakthrough, the United States will oppose a U.N.
resolution condemning the embargo against Cuba because the draft doesn't "fully
reflect" the new spirit of engagement between the U.S. and Cuba, according to an
Obama administration official who spoke to the Associated Press this week on background.
"Regrettably the resolution tabled looks very similar to resolutions from previous
years, and doesn't appear to fully reflect the spirit of engagement that President
Obama has championed as the best way to advance our shared interests with Cuba,"
the official told the AP [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQcbAy7RlGtsSowIB9wz779hvTIkN7XE1MdUZNssSE0DaSx4dFTVUXsfZfweij-Jsz3412ObsHpVW3d4DpCF6XODssOzlZ0gAfKuQfxXm5Elx1dPysBtSF2I66luTovmCd-lKgkYYYn7CUv4D9LFmTBEHlFQRVdNwcuXvUrBssqFKNtwQT0sqRDad9XQzC7GVDBgHVBR2MTiqygrgNpORzc1RUBYmG2hZLsp0v2PDZ6dLKSZIy0jZp6x3flDsizpo0NYMiqOnX2Bs91aOu1EvsuYEOi4zN3UxB_3ymGDR-zVi068wJ7r-KLufOR1bhEiG2Rf1Tqnt0YUoNUqUOSjXs8wlpLciwUk_0yXKJ0sMkNBNOVbHYojCV9OnVc4IJxxUk&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
In the unlikely event Cuba amends the text, the official left open the possibility
that the U.S. would change its position and abstain. Last year, the resolution said
the embargo has cost the Cuban people $833.7 billion, "a number the U.S. would never
accept," according to AP.
In September, AP reported [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVK-Ecv_z0_9Vo-S7Cca8myOVBm8N5sFlC6DAy43UBceuoTQJLL1Xe0Ow0y6pbkcjKAP7qT9WzhY2X8k5NEOny9czPCLkEulgjT2GbFOUG1KrWzSu4k3Ghce-larf5Eve6Z8HFzYUT2zp28P1zKt4OrGHivR0vvmOdCIN0SqujPKUmMYJ6okJw4f-N1KqqlfnAf95qDR0t1BVQSrnj3tH4-IwlNMREWilCEmLg9v0RYOQamwFLVzEAKomzgIOM0VKRb9ivlHgakgl4GPP7B2zFbon8XlFSX23K_SC_e288o6OBzk0zrdJmJFeJAslxLa3sYNVeyBye06Dx5Dl0RDOFSz8kleMFGSKX1Gj2tcuFWIUZmxguAejo_NUdsiIBFAOsWrtC_lPyjn-ge_WI8CO6dw=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
that the Obama administration was considering an abstention from the annual U.N.
General Assembly vote on October 27, a move which could have sent a powerful signal
to Congress of Obama's commitment to end the 55--year--old embargo [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQCgjoYeW1SoWaabxrdvaVNDVHLFfE05A-K1kZ2FJix5I-RXrJqJilxR_-_FTGXuQu6SschpR-gDE11FxW7759nszAz9z5CZDNA3W0dOKR9qf2VHk1UJiL8smOdPxdEnYO13kx1u7DP5XzSW7r9wG6Dgt5RnEM9xa5XMGMMAjXDnN1M9yFvJBvrvuZvls73kVb2SbV5WAReY_s8h9aQhNA2nB2DdjH0CN0s1GwI-P1AhPknpRvwJnrfYHg-5vdV-jUHMhQdnPbgEJ3tqjK5Sm_NNnamsQp76Km&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
Governor Chris Christie opposes flights between N.J. and Cuba, as new air and rail-to-cruise
services are unveiled [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQG_2Zzfz-sOU0nmvv2Rlg7NqDWaz9dFShMIgyQN2cGc39KFW1sW1dBKwfzSljEfPKt6SESjgaR-_l9sWjMsd35FLQRSpfBZXLKgcjCsDDXdTz_QNt_tBZsgxtCX8q9szUijYT-zwQ-HXBb4a33jqCp-Ir4RZyK6abmVP3Jc11kj7rzbCapQTBGb9LYcR9GuOENwJZGKCYfOiLYLRzy9q8up16DCubsDwEWJAUQG8dAPUW3GS8SOgik97vFHpQ8kZs8JdlVHjjVYosf-VnlHGn62x-5DXWLkxtYY36JUpu-KZ0GUGleb3I2d_xPt0LSeQW&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
Governor Chris Christie sent a letter to the Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey this week demanding that no flights be allowed to leave New Jersey's Newark
Liberty Airport until Cuba extradites Joanne Chesimard, also known as Assata Shakur,
who fled to Cuba in 1984 seven years after her conviction in connection with the
killing of a New Jersey State Highway Patrol trooper.
"It is unacceptable to me as Governor to have any flights between New Jersey and
Cuba until and unless convicted cop--killer and escaped fugitive Joanne Chesimard
is returned to New Jersey to face justice," Christie wrote in a letter cited by
Fox News [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQ42ddGs_4YZGkjR9Qn_-5iZNgx_y6uxn3uMz7EwGgSYpkFS1KUkP7q-T4BKSUoELqlP8v5mUWiugzddKmjq7MgysX2Zc0i7PdDZ1PR5l7YVdOantiJQqUAXYHQR54sGISzwDsvPQglx1iBt-tAnrSeN31M0TcwQv6je3ZGvj-V-O8rOTr6splPg1h7tKOWaK-uaXqOpwygfCcr-MQGxkXNJT31g5GBjSeQH5NS9bHKElrhHiNk2Mbzb8_hPzQfk3R2NmldF54Vh1KsBzwPBOIQHJNUGgds-Z5tCMcNIgqK2GKnXV7EaIyxfHamy2RQtqJlXJunskP8K7a8QqBtNbiVBHwm26ueEB9XA2alLESn7uyuXtZzbAdHxhLe8al8fcBJXQUQji6DFs=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
During his presidential campaign, Christie called Obama "dead wrong" for allowing
the U.S. and Cuba to open embassies; he has also accused U.S. citizens traveling
to Cuba of "participating in the oppression" imposed by Cuba's rulers, according
to NJ.com [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQG_2Zzfz-sOU0nmvv2Rlg7NqDWaz9dFShMIgyQN2cGc39KFW1sW1dBKwfzSljEfPKt6SESjgaR-_l9sWjMsd35FLQRSpfBZXLKgcjCsDDXdTz_QNt_tBZsgxtCX8q9szUijYT-zwQ-HXBb4a33jqCp-Ir4RZyK6abmVP3Jc11kj7rzbCapQTBGb9LYcR9GuOENwJZGKCYfOiLYLRzy9q8up16DCubsDwEWJAUQG8dAPUW3GS8SOgik97vFHpQ8kZs8JdlVHjjVYosf-VnlHGn62x-5DXWLkxtYY36JUpu-KZ0GUGleb3I2d_xPt0LSeQW&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
His letter came after United Airlines applied for permission from the Port Authority
to start flights between Newark's Liberty Airport and Havana. "We remain very interested
in serving Cuba as soon as we are able to do so, and believe United's service would
benefit the airport and the region," United Airlines told NJ.com [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQG_2Zzfz-sOU0nmvv2Rlg7NqDWaz9dFShMIgyQN2cGc39KFW1sW1dBKwfzSljEfPKt6SESjgaR-_l9sWjMsd35FLQRSpfBZXLKgcjCsDDXdTz_QNt_tBZsgxtCX8q9szUijYT-zwQ-HXBb4a33jqCp-Ir4RZyK6abmVP3Jc11kj7rzbCapQTBGb9LYcR9GuOENwJZGKCYfOiLYLRzy9q8up16DCubsDwEWJAUQG8dAPUW3GS8SOgik97vFHpQ8kZs8JdlVHjjVYosf-VnlHGn62x-5DXWLkxtYY36JUpu-KZ0GUGleb3I2d_xPt0LSeQW&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
Although General John Degnan, Chairman of the Port Authority, asked United to reconsider
its service to Cuba after receiving the letter, the Port Authority Board met on
Thursday and "decided the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, not the Port Authority,
gets the final say on whether the flights can go ahead," according to the Washington
Times [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQEcJhjQXHP0bC7SHmTycml-ogGJ5Q53QBHv-6huuuz-Wyo2jbmpJobbxAZlLu99eux-EDTUc42Kp6C8hPN4QQoFXFRSxiwdQmjpvg_Xef5yjgmAMZjOEjrXZs98bfv-lGLsnme5RB07Q7Lkd9NiXO2AEXaV2DZg6CFVASNsB0-3GVeWPJFzW24IMr0Jnmh0p8GXiqTW7jsQreoCxAN0EUyPU-pOVJqTqIhNhwH50vKBr2Su-TnOnc-H_84gNqGig9sFrHZ4Pm9Mzh-WiXh2KOGGsTocytPmishhz4Hw3jegk7kYjFyLN9i9h1l9w7TTjSEqdE4wk3Yu1oSgQxUjfvfD9l8iYXQ0iyK_pmXJbzSH9Bckh1r6AwhA==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines hopes to expand services to Cuba, according to a published
report [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQ0ih5a9QAW5PjMGDlmdWzH-oxpm34aSi_NlGXFec9TIqtNW39mId0lhjjD094xGwUfzdGAyJp1S6fyS9jRnHUCflEBQfQ4R2CGO0EI75Ipv1t2RyqFSCrxsCa5Sno0Rba60-TwAnnk0aJKIO0252ruzla3IAyV3IIBSwNxpDzXwswK6W7atxu6rY-HCnOK2pz5nDLs8l6MUaAxcc3Fd3i7Ic5N-FBfHcppbsBukbw3gmGOxQi0tOpjO9v2v2RJ2gb7mUGBrmHt94RnUmOpTlliDp8-Dt4vEA1bwBVUt8qAeeVnm6tUqMjWVPQfcduO6vRiJ0TdGvq6oA=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
Delta recently placed Atlanta--Havana on its schedule and filed to operate on Saturdays
beginning April 2, 2016 with a Boeing 737--800, according to Airways News [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQ0ih5a9QAW5PjMGDlmdWzH-oxpm34aSi_NlGXFec9TIqtNW39mId0lhjjD094xGwUfzdGAyJp1S6fyS9jRnHUCflEBQfQ4R2CGO0EI75Ipv1t2RyqFSCrxsCa5Sno0Rba60-TwAnnk0aJKIO0252ruzla3IAyV3IIBSwNxpDzXwswK6W7atxu6rY-HCnOK2pz5nDLs8l6MUaAxcc3Fd3i7Ic5N-FBfHcppbsBukbw3gmGOxQi0tOpjO9v2v2RJ2gb7mUGBrmHt94RnUmOpTlliDp8-Dt4vEA1bwBVUt8qAeeVnm6tUqMjWVPQfcduO6vRiJ0TdGvq6oA=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
(There are no seats for sale yet, likely because a bilateral agreement leading to
commercial flights has yet to be approved.
Vacations by Rail [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQ-DmSEHx2ShrM2i42DVBJiqjbsyPo9GMkd0y-Sa7LEAVXf3kWKw2EJ08tTPUykufjmaxvKdlk7Xvx56BDyMzOVwjN8sue4N-2Rh64GTGFUqiUBZRxK32NUTlzWMgpzWAvbndIS2ifZ9_W0SVqXGd-E94iVzLOf2CouSm76GFF9_WO429q3LMwfQVg1OVWUIc9aaQfkwfAexyqlO7RF_542jzeRSA6MR7WkFfDnwx2uxf5yBKB5dDSwbKVfXrlq1M4sjngw9au6X8mMWLA0FUd1Dz_BnibrPjAaLgnWdpRmbHDwX3Hqi-vD8ETaFp2PGYMnZeqzJ-mJR2p4cy_762cPfQT1wySe9xhg5xSCpL1uKvKDkFiHyqXxlj2U-riStyp&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
also announced a new, New York--Miami--Cuba rail--cruise cultural exchange itinerary
with trips beginning in February of 2016. Prices for the nine--day cruise that includes
visits to Havana, Cienfuegos, Trinidad, Santiago de Cuba, and Baracoa start at $5,353.
Since the thaw in diplomatic relations, U.S. travel to Cuba has surged; in September
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVK-Ecv_z0_9VECFosnUfTvt6Ksf3mBbLq8pmQW9Tav3PgvvS2MZu1bbgfSL2AZfKuhgpp1mHhsTII0EK-2Lcsv8Z5325wHWU629Km0Ai_eg9kEe7aJSKWGXoTYWyrZk4o7bVIM-ZCdxuL7MPKX-aF5vXooo848jLPEaSJq_mgappOdkyCwiBUe3S3y9-_MYtEsFlUJ5WF7RqxDJCydhfRnpQr3NX5f2LKQFX87AUpS9zT5kG2OyrVPvpPh-vwBm63qCXfUMN11F-C9F_9lxOb-lmNVRvdhYhqdiem5AUnlfOmGNrDbu-jm1ZYEkEcx0fZAs8ZOWvxKVXeXPk__g14a-Uy9e8NPyPSA==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
U.S. visits in 2015, not related to family travel, reached 100,000, exceeding the
figure reached in all of 2014. The number of U.S. travelers is likely to rise as
more Americans find ways to travel there [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQ3uUCwcv2IsLdouRkBgd4zectrxXKGMKGjyejkRVVdrxUYgNVdilsRxzBZualiGT_rsvFmeJL0J6k1rGJLsAqOEStenjuBOXjPiKv4gdLLeOY4RY-UPRRR_14PgMPkHVjIJtgr1DqjLOr4V83kiRYT8fmgfNGk0sjGzhRIwpYWh9UDwcANwIZYGGNrPQKpxxNvdy1gjkxrIGONFu66l769pNdBfotPwTnTmDgjDyWR1MzgH5WJRO0tLsrInXiQWitZFKNw0AbsAYV4oAoRvjD_eO0t703w3PK1POGSGLpjLt8Nig6J0Ku_g==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
Update: Bill introduced to terminate the Wet Foot/Dry Foot Policy [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQcPxFv1ZnT9KueYlKh80-avl0YObAW8AD5-zbbvoEqk2wZRDn_y3m_A-WCuzawmL_HxgBFp0O79KwT0WNfnOFHCBoyGe2Q7icnf10j-O3hRwEDzgVlb9JgR7qScxi3l8QK2dwbH6c2Z8tcVt3No1FEh75TX5flcOrRPEMla9JaHozEVWu15HDtoNJA5D64qLAy5XLMxALPngpUG0F0LjjK2J-WxcMyBVTfQ-P95l8KPPyRsP7_o7E_sDBRSaC3U8m-VTAqzKRd4HBlOhhSDXsjZgodkhLGXjsPkj49Vz4cP2E73XQPGVTym7gSinbkjkCiAnQit7ZjBs=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) introduced a bill [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQcPxFv1ZnT9KueYlKh80-avl0YObAW8AD5-zbbvoEqk2wZRDn_y3m_A-WCuzawmL_HxgBFp0O79KwT0WNfnOFHCBoyGe2Q7icnf10j-O3hRwEDzgVlb9JgR7qScxi3l8QK2dwbH6c2Z8tcVt3No1FEh75TX5flcOrRPEMla9JaHozEVWu15HDtoNJA5D64qLAy5XLMxALPngpUG0F0LjjK2J-WxcMyBVTfQ-P95l8KPPyRsP7_o7E_sDBRSaC3U8m-VTAqzKRd4HBlOhhSDXsjZgodkhLGXjsPkj49Vz4cP2E73XQPGVTym7gSinbkjkCiAnQit7ZjBs=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
that aims to repeal the 1996 Cuban Adjustment Act, also known as the "Wet Foot/Dry
Foot" policy, for Cuban immigrants. The bill, the Ending Special National Origin-Based
Immigration Programs for Cubans Act of 2015 (H.R. 3818), would remove the special
status given to Cubans when they immigrate to the United States and reverse a policy
that has been maintained by nine U.S. presidents and Congress [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQIBPOCO4U9LN91LRDZzHA3R8Fsig2N1VrnJzgm6CmtjvY1GLTdEg1moX8Wq7MqxmcPVsX7qHVBINgnl6aTcs8L1-bysBDQdalY7abA_5JRipAxWjiv50fSSOjx7bLmiyhuzMBd-E93zmgv9llqle0CkFGWEDrBvTxyV_Vd4vrdcOwjDWeKyySQV9Vp4aPcEadUKT41AKjGqZJzJ8kvlDyagzCFBIkBVfl99l-BQ4gDb9uPcqZNWyqlEvWxdRxDIg_n2hm8eT7v7Vx9c6kW8MAQ7Agks1SK-eedWDCNRdyK6nKTQdmL7V8nOJJprn_5DA1OVxSRQUJGu1s3cvgMUZcpfddvcYjZad7RTvwoJ5eEJJ0LjGtq7nOJArKpsL8BF0vCuNt8jUPRnQ=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
Representatives Dave Brat, Mo Brooks, Scott DesJarlais, Trent Franks, Louie Gohmert,
Walter Jones, Steve King and Ted Poe are cosponsors on the bill, which is endorsed
by Federation of American Immigration Reform (FAIR) [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQAPckmZ1AiOqzn_QuPuEe7NRnHObgyFrxe9hNj79XQLkYAig2rZoMMLPfv49T76NLw_kboiIpPklLqbDZ2u7KXCkUIhTYnvOzLsUg_d9j38zEEWyARnzS7RlAwpXc-FvYy2iLp6KxBId24fSPVppqpO5Lan8ABhGgt0wqcRXffs3Izt56N_eLNaHQthMCQzAhdQuzdZz5CbHjqSuRNDh_McGcaUHVki-z7k60goLvA1Cwuh46MhG4cEytyVI7etwDt3d6SW1M0KzghbrzZ9CLlMTuPTK9-Cxp6WQkzEu3IFCvzCoPty6stRPSFBF2Z_yGjBqrEl00JKzC8KjgDGMRrEphCrA5BWyUj9U3n4kez7kbU5sY6tguLD7k7D8Y0h-m&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]and
NumbersUSA.
Confirmation of U.S. ambassador to Mexico delayed by politics [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQZ-M_uA_hWLLGpaJ5QCEJsVF00R7c0lHRgWzhTnkQkSO4Ukk5X8-FV9VOuK9rN9tsqraa98a7_pG8YY9JidTbSo9jTiMb1WWunu_m1LVqMYfO6kL6piRaQ6Hwe7BvxqdBxBNOvs8OmOhWDxvprJSzw7GchFoTP-i2QcZ8gXUUAI6jAXdTTvJXTWavlQapJ6B7o96sFm7Ys-Ae2dIMrnk1AdxapY8w8tO1Nil9m2D0gdWVBdYGLTbfvyTitSb5cVN6z5zku0eFraZXn-pOgTZOq42A4NVuIejHGl8tPKCTFf5rzdej1Uo4heK-xPh-RL3Baef7wMWDui1IykdjdGtKFcy3ae4g_ByhLUDhGZSEuk4IlAOb7WlitswU8zWOb-uPJl-lDDs_3NpG5VJ0BrfFNMVXQ8SOG93e&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson's appointment to serve as the next
U.S. ambassador in Mexico City has been held up in the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee since she was nominated by the Obama administration in June, Politico
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQZ-M_uA_hWLLGpaJ5QCEJsVF00R7c0lHRgWzhTnkQkSO4Ukk5X8-FV9VOuK9rN9tsqraa98a7_pG8YY9JidTbSo9jTiMb1WWunu_m1LVqMYfO6kL6piRaQ6Hwe7BvxqdBxBNOvs8OmOhWDxvprJSzw7GchFoTP-i2QcZ8gXUUAI6jAXdTTvJXTWavlQapJ6B7o96sFm7Ys-Ae2dIMrnk1AdxapY8w8tO1Nil9m2D0gdWVBdYGLTbfvyTitSb5cVN6z5zku0eFraZXn-pOgTZOq42A4NVuIejHGl8tPKCTFf5rzdej1Uo4heK-xPh-RL3Baef7wMWDui1IykdjdGtKFcy3ae4g_ByhLUDhGZSEuk4IlAOb7WlitswU8zWOb-uPJl-lDDs_3NpG5VJ0BrfFNMVXQ8SOG93e&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
reports. According to Sen. Ben Cardin (MD), the ranking Democrat on the committee,
the holdup has "everything to do with the Cuban policy." Jacobson, the State Department's
assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs, helped lead the negotiations
that reestablished U.S. diplomatic ties to Cuba.
Sen. Marco Rubio (FL) and Sen. Robert Menendez (NJ), both Members of the Foreign
Relations Committee, are both obstacles to Jacobson's appointment, according to
Politico [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQZ-M_uA_hWLLGpaJ5QCEJsVF00R7c0lHRgWzhTnkQkSO4Ukk5X8-FV9VOuK9rN9tsqraa98a7_pG8YY9JidTbSo9jTiMb1WWunu_m1LVqMYfO6kL6piRaQ6Hwe7BvxqdBxBNOvs8OmOhWDxvprJSzw7GchFoTP-i2QcZ8gXUUAI6jAXdTTvJXTWavlQapJ6B7o96sFm7Ys-Ae2dIMrnk1AdxapY8w8tO1Nil9m2D0gdWVBdYGLTbfvyTitSb5cVN6z5zku0eFraZXn-pOgTZOq42A4NVuIejHGl8tPKCTFf5rzdej1Uo4heK-xPh-RL3Baef7wMWDui1IykdjdGtKFcy3ae4g_ByhLUDhGZSEuk4IlAOb7WlitswU8zWOb-uPJl-lDDs_3NpG5VJ0BrfFNMVXQ8SOG93e&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
Menendez denied that his concerns over her nomination are connected to her participation
in the Cuba negotiations. However, Rubio and Menendez have historically opposed
and even blocked Obama administration's nominees due to their views on Cuba.
The New York Times Editorial Board condemned [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQK1AiMgePlzIXomw66JtVbolMBqyW9tREHv4YWuOdwsB7V7vB9tJr-N7M11_rK1BBAzPZIP6aOMe88e2CWYlizithFbMZWmrW1kCPWFht2UuALbWn-k_Y0ubuS-kPV2PwTlqJGU-TeRZIl8QGgXKdms-rwaIZF4eFNFgKpjZGA7guGoVRbFxSRMr1nH_GdIttzoSKA5G6uiYyuM3UVpWK3j8KfxbjSao3vJtRzpRbBTQ3RHhofEMIFh6u6njPIax15970-AaCHsGsK01Ewk6OxusEqpMS3e8BES1l-zYBCIBjsTx5uV4LK-_1LSkfR1sDDKoUyxxwGZ9t8cSwWsjbm8i2x6UR6ul4&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
"the pettiness of two senators," pointing to a July 15 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQcO-brR3NFxiZ9lCgf1gI5KepwSzizGZePCnWHWJzCzoZlVW2q2dkjLX-m8EvAXoO4dRtqHpExB_q0zSbSwPOBfKp0T96edq26Svg5egXRx48rKZyPdXMJ8jZPL4UJ-4Cs4HtroKnfkHg0F-I4TBPzCzVVF6XbKE3Q25AaOPzO6f7A-cL8K7cSPffxQ-qssrgblL5N7DTWUmyxeFlCRClB9fMlRywRUsxUWpyhOY0gRsC83XbwCdkutlGi9rcwB1IAjszC115clakp8gUPSyxZBKwCQ8RmH1LGKPiN3gDU9jEkTA0tWqaUQ==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]th
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQcO-brR3NFxiZ9lCgf1gI5KepwSzizGZePCnWHWJzCzoZlVW2q2dkjLX-m8EvAXoO4dRtqHpExB_q0zSbSwPOBfKp0T96edq26Svg5egXRx48rKZyPdXMJ8jZPL4UJ-4Cs4HtroKnfkHg0F-I4TBPzCzVVF6XbKE3Q25AaOPzO6f7A-cL8K7cSPffxQ-qssrgblL5N7DTWUmyxeFlCRClB9fMlRywRUsxUWpyhOY0gRsC83XbwCdkutlGi9rcwB1IAjszC115clakp8gUPSyxZBKwCQ8RmH1LGKPiN3gDU9jEkTA0tWqaUQ==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
confirmation hearing [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQcO-brR3NFxiZ9lCgf1gI5KepwSzizGZePCnWHWJzCzoZlVW2q2dkjLX-m8EvAXoO4dRtqHpExB_q0zSbSwPOBfKp0T96edq26Svg5egXRx48rKZyPdXMJ8jZPL4UJ-4Cs4HtroKnfkHg0F-I4TBPzCzVVF6XbKE3Q25AaOPzO6f7A-cL8K7cSPffxQ-qssrgblL5N7DTWUmyxeFlCRClB9fMlRywRUsxUWpyhOY0gRsC83XbwCdkutlGi9rcwB1IAjszC115clakp8gUPSyxZBKwCQ8RmH1LGKPiN3gDU9jEkTA0tWqaUQ==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
when Sen. Menendez questioned Jacobson's trustworthiness without offering evidence
calling it into doubt, and also to a hold that Sen. Rubio placed on Oct. 8th to
block progress on her nomination without explanation. Chairman Bob Corker (TN) has
pledged to move the nomination along, promising a vote at the next committee meeting.
Cardin has called Ms. Jacobson "eminently qualified.
U.S. and Cuba agree to long-term shark protection plan [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQIhBj7iGZnnOS1j-RG3iQ1k-PBAip72h4CPMwy2JfX3N7xsp8HoyDWfLz4E9hHyBQhjpR4YoHEf9ykMbYN6kGAj65IrLNnF9dE9wJjcKwVodmqM309sa08bfw9pCgvSpw65BCQJubclEw5njBdBtUY0NfQHVkuk_nSkwQa72B25Cih6ilyKktx1gf6kcGxuPXNG9S8o-iInf6FPMwljLOmo0qI7QS-Hyy7MLOrU0J_3oa56LKV3oksmPUCGobl3Eib8zwlMI3o-wbrplC7rxdvOlBGjIpWhSTxTIk41REnCQpjEiIfY3JaCsQAvjl16A6LyvefZaLobxmJ9w4WqVxv1UJWjyOZwlfkShY1JvTWac=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
On Wednesday, Cuba launched an initiative in cooperation with the New York--based
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to protect sharks whose populations have been in
rapid decline, Reuters [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQAswOZD5FssrDSebRfuDVDoezZkvGGtOm0ifNiAnWJYzNZzk-pOdiKWz5utEdZXNqXkIM8Pn9ZiBr_drba4GppnEyaHhskUWaeI93FaikiXkqQHDFPU3U039ss-QF6I87DUmLG1iXmVYCd8_kQ8hL0yDjRPiiki8d88XEo_Pzprbx77eROaEcwyT9jd3SgcqsepL94Cbkhminpib-AlqkK5srPj77-sQcEJ-D0YuJaZmfOeYGk3psqnBmNgMUq0SCOdXHq1Vas-rAdNk5ToEvrg2JW9IDgnQ5XkhxZEi11x66-ABuDI2ZUa3nzwzvGwIP_82sk6H0U91cVLysJMqROg==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
and Miami Herald [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQIhBj7iGZnnOS1j-RG3iQ1k-PBAip72h4CPMwy2JfX3N7xsp8HoyDWfLz4E9hHyBQhjpR4YoHEf9ykMbYN6kGAj65IrLNnF9dE9wJjcKwVodmqM309sa08bfw9pCgvSpw65BCQJubclEw5njBdBtUY0NfQHVkuk_nSkwQa72B25Cih6ilyKktx1gf6kcGxuPXNG9S8o-iInf6FPMwljLOmo0qI7QS-Hyy7MLOrU0J_3oa56LKV3oksmPUCGobl3Eib8zwlMI3o-wbrplC7rxdvOlBGjIpWhSTxTIk41REnCQpjEiIfY3JaCsQAvjl16A6LyvefZaLobxmJ9w4WqVxv1UJWjyOZwlfkShY1JvTWac=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
report. The action plan reached through two years of collaborative research with
EDF will set aside protected areas and better monitor shark catches, in addition
to creating size, capture, and seasonal limits on fishermen.
While Cuba has perhaps the best--preserved environment in the region, sharks have
been decimated by over fishing. As a result, "[g]etting fishermen involved in collecting
data has been critical," Jorge Angulo, senior scientist with Cuba's Center for Marine
Research, said in an EDF statement quoted by Reuters [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQAswOZD5FssrDSebRfuDVDoezZkvGGtOm0ifNiAnWJYzNZzk-pOdiKWz5utEdZXNqXkIM8Pn9ZiBr_drba4GppnEyaHhskUWaeI93FaikiXkqQHDFPU3U039ss-QF6I87DUmLG1iXmVYCd8_kQ8hL0yDjRPiiki8d88XEo_Pzprbx77eROaEcwyT9jd3SgcqsepL94Cbkhminpib-AlqkK5srPj77-sQcEJ-D0YuJaZmfOeYGk3psqnBmNgMUq0SCOdXHq1Vas-rAdNk5ToEvrg2JW9IDgnQ5XkhxZEi11x66-ABuDI2ZUa3nzwzvGwIP_82sk6H0U91cVLysJMqROg==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
Cuba's Foreign Relations
State Department Refutes Claims of Cuba's Military Involvement in Syria [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQN3MEmfzAt4AOLFEOT56iKvaxVwxbOio_zZ42r1avTjP5n4CcQmK0XplUh4l5D_jVp-eT5cD4o3dHfvLGx5MAK6FnTxtvllrM0GonKm9d2ObP4jbQyhG8-NL0fF1Cemh9L0yJFVCrAxtPthyVLPDB7qpX9fEOUz7Q1qFw6ELgbSsCJx8SCpM9StP4ecLIbFFtivFbJH2ROiqu1WdA4gpOFwT5YbmI_4g9c0q6ClJeBx5zjEol0lfPTj5r8UrFx4BOqoyRYnamCeaT68C0-OsDJzw6GwnAAa1tsdAWfpm_zbC22E4xCyN8YP7n246KieZM&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
On Monday, Mark Toner, Deputy Spokesperson at the U.S. State Department told reporters
that State Department experts and the U.S. intelligence community concluded there
is no evidence to claims made by the University of Miami in a "Staff Report" that
Cuban forces are working in support of the Russian military deployed in Syria.
In response to a reporter's question, "is there anything new on reports that Cuba
has been sending troops into Syria?" Toner said:
Sure. Well, you saw that the Cuban Government, in fact, denied those claims. And
we discussed these allegations with our own experts here at State as well as in
the intelligence community and have found nothing to substantiate or corroborate
any of these reports. And moreover, no U.S. official has -- who would be knowledgeable
of Cuban military presence in Syria would corroborate any of these reports. I know
one of the articles quoted a U.S. official, but I'm not sure who that was or what
their level of expertise or knowledge about this instance or this allegation was.
On October 13th, in a "CUBA BRIEF: [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQEQUMSsllmD6LtqzDZ-re-rMt5dI6kkyzIggAsrwTQJf1S0XcEVikq3MdLYvtfc5v3y2TF-ay0IKvciSAkcN-5Gq8GuXu7BFWm84Ab5PC-9edmVr-scawqRIXKqOnPR6iPhyBP1txeQMd5uviEBs8Jju6fAvRQ_PgIhmWYYfGSiPiTQhrO3kL4lv491le8ZdIobBCgbt5C0Hel2Tb99JCE6rgH36RS5bODUKnHXCT-BWtUNpu_DarDxk1Wg457XEP2ofVkY95T0UnHTvGRiYzWt1_3q5v0qbbZslXQmEoT7yJuTVu6YTzr5BkoPcdNiV7olgx4VFBv1xz2-rTq4BJ3A==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
CUBAN TROOPS IN SYRIA?" [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQEQUMSsllmD6LtqzDZ-re-rMt5dI6kkyzIggAsrwTQJf1S0XcEVikq3MdLYvtfc5v3y2TF-ay0IKvciSAkcN-5Gq8GuXu7BFWm84Ab5PC-9edmVr-scawqRIXKqOnPR6iPhyBP1txeQMd5uviEBs8Jju6fAvRQ_PgIhmWYYfGSiPiTQhrO3kL4lv491le8ZdIobBCgbt5C0Hel2Tb99JCE6rgH36RS5bODUKnHXCT-BWtUNpu_DarDxk1Wg457XEP2ofVkY95T0UnHTvGRiYzWt1_3q5v0qbbZslXQmEoT7yJuTVu6YTzr5BkoPcdNiV7olgx4VFBv1xz2-rTq4BJ3A==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
released by the Institute for Cuban and Cuban--American Studies at the University
of Miami, the Institute claimed it had "received information that General Leopoldo
Citra Frias, Head of the Cuban Armed Forces, visited Syria recently leading a group
of Cuban military personnel sent by Cuba in support of Syria's dictator Assad and
Russian involvement in that country."
Later, the report went on to say, "If this information about the presence of Cuban
troops in Syria is confirmed, it would indicate that General Raúl Castro is more
interested in supporting his allies, Russia and Syria, than in continuing to normalize
relations with the U.S."
Once "An unnamed U.S. official told Fox News that intelligence reports confirmed
that Cuban paramilitary and special forces were on the battlefield in Syria," as
Newsmax [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQZTl-XkuEXittodEaz2eP5QICB-SIC537WwjU33XDr57ObApdMYBsH9MvmDf693s1wA8m41XqeRdhX39E1isD6px5Dz5zPvBSURRwclTCe8HGSTsYYb6LpAMZ_9snsnygPEwqUQVv7rcUDFA0QyVTlHNitFmmM6fS7EijexKYp_F_4786QeFPQKClaELa_vcvu2P8YybPBT0NYwTiKqpBCZxFixo6fXvu1uq0_1c1DnjOWBKkhA1k3_87O8f4AOZ-UTbv-R4hQS7hzpxan4ydeJKZ6qK2Id3vhNHGZTA0KDfq3jjhZDtaA9L3zeLr9DdmYoi6jJea7F-iAwTqRJv4HCvSfoZdSKU-&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
reported, the conjecture contained in the University of Miami "Cuba Brief" was then
reported as fact.
While Fox News reported [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQJhtSJm5AKGWBt1AHOZk02NsCAG9PNAs3-6qP3q2pQzyHq2lACAES_YggGufOBGZkrl_XxvmDGNWsnJAG9WwxmI2pnAVTjzHrIhwh3XwpOc7Juv6Ge_Fmny-8WU1I33B4AB0-J4EkVBICRCGlwO_HGCCip8RrBiJh7hKNcgyan9gimbtUFrEbjGCMuEweKf2RPgfmfKqS_MICcSbM-VycK5skSQTUi_xOQsDi09YUFTO7rChkJSBBH9NmqG6jfwrEI0iPVhRo7echW5fjotUMJEaeRiUyULt05rXB11amSR3WYT-oCAhHGcCvNm6mcIjvxKESbyWLKqd2hhA5KXGDPT1PZtLe_KHbVtDe6UsDvIUx7diFrTynDtJdj0aZyKpTpmBvzRYNdys=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
that Cuban military operatives were spotted in Syria, where they said sources believe
the troops are advising President Bashar al--Assad's soldiers in fighting rebel
forces backed by the U.S., White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the U.S. government
had seen no evidence to indicate the reports of Cuba's presence in Syria were true,
according to Reuters [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQ_iMongF9tC_0molCva2boJkSuIW8Kri6kYG70wsh_4bJpbRcoVGItDTh37_7QtaU-zu6kgmKvbYXXb64ND15jbTE-7vc6YA2MteEGVRg99hrd2vVKRScYfL8yNDqKazBHWYB4Xn-XWrrpoglvm9b1WAMCakfnT7DE8y_ZXkXU3Z-OSXrXnqO3sO3pIjnEcMSfGSmdJj54MqUwtDOb-uSbzbSUxoNHNVMjQplh72AJLhR2Nen30kWAplGJrTMMJulkxztOab8VYztOb0lYEXdBNt5JiI9RFr3A_BxlOsKbRIphm6Q4_b52feT2p9pmJVjAi29pcqPWS32-54X68pjow==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
and Fox News Latino [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQNu-ZYhqHrAPRvyA3iSfSUx5Oq6_Ac4F-3OolwIxQlrNrx2rjeMIEB3fx58NruO9Dfk3tmopTPFazEdbDWqOKV0Dsx-bjE8dodPcKT2SbgxmHFIxvXSImioDFdpzW0ZjC9takUZxb8fizwUwx7Rz4SdacTbB0fbBoFjU8Gw0HNWXNW2W4ZjqFo6EoMNlIWxUQfBtZtyJs9boDPEEE3m1NClkXGswn6qmiEsoXvKDZRkdRFFwpDzgdHtKgXBIp0O1uG0itDYtkr8HLWw0lZO6zzgoOOS2ZGVsYOqoVnAe3sYieBgpBEj-f7o2einBw8pJqQzqa82WDJlsFIxGkZpujWang87nOJA58dTMsXsmNrl6czjeowSAmGrR8D9f9ze45&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
Later, Cuba's government categorically refuted [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQwYklqGtAx4CB1PpMzJ_zQB-JsgBxnVKXO6iaLfAPcJdPVU5Q7ngiG0pXTP4kdDUp1iUIDeFVgyHBC6ywt9zXZC1TyKB1CsS6CFnXQfCxwj0Wl6Lei2T4MJXnkDf44JdLEsjJ0RzGe3WLO3yQB2urXmPyYqvN_mXOoAWtw1QGgIeFPvHvaXonzfpxUPr3fjNpG_MFAj2JMZbqmmKfv0Jw1jLJlndee07hGFfoycToguWjES75CngQyz5LbE6cpD-LLtiTkGNkd2YjURkyZX7_zFDq9iJx3EwaTB9Fsfci2ypEozdyspPG5MxRtMmwdsg-RVRq1aTstVbkpuQQOy8piHCqG_ifUN2Ws8jlCU0wSEZX-QNZO7bmZ9BgozL1LI7g&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
the reports. Gerardo Peñalver, who serves as the Cuban Foreign Ministry's Director
General of Bilateral Affairs, released a government statement that denied the "irresponsible
and unfounded information regarding the supposed presence of Cuban troops in the
Syrian Arab Republic," Reuters reports [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQjGI9uIoOGCo9D9a-6mh7JfdTtO9Ycyaiixmgu_YyyPBtZygtmxvuI8F2l9LZEX6z6ffEEw5UmNOEgJBQCQxqXAbPCo25foLHyK47Rw2Vky2KcMioa4kIc-dBmIdEtXVKIASWQuqlgOM-rcll0rLBjJdS0uQhYhJqmhw6UNo_TMqigR8RmLdsufZAo1cbo7vk7vKwgB77qya6A0mfp-8OxFZ0Gjoi-c5rBJdLmB8WNX98fdbr9tVFvQKt3KBAPL4UkYygVATdAd_IXVvUM_btkw==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
In "Stories on Cubans in Syria Lack One Thing: Evidence of Cubans in Syria," [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQXCSHPnf1EpfQ1wCbg60EdEgF2i4jwjQnwcTZrv3vCkFxNCOHndBuj7eIbJ6YYnpJYL1wEhwrpBRgIoGhtJvWP4sGQoZtlAnHK0vy9HDjFNbHzkNDjOs_a7iSjj9M73FRNkwQLpLYflr_zaWPk9GsNyaqV2MYv0I0FTQkXJYbCek7qliN-YoW7j_-O8wP5UE6kW--TWoe-JTy2Qb8aRK-v13MQMrKbkam6cfGTiVtQw7VnBcLD-4UmZVb0Tpaiz9zOVd8Nk4z8Lfb6bsvn3hvd14PaFo2F9aw0AStv1En2A8M6feSCj522aLHgwn7EnsuVmI15cFw-9sRwMl5HZKlydB9PTZpltZX&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
Adam Johnson reminds readers that Cuba hasn't engaged in overseas military operations
in decades. However, for those who echoed the claims about Cuban forces in Syria,
this wasn't "seen as a red flag that the story is suspect, but rather as an invitation
to frame their supposed secret expedition as a significant departure from 25 years
of foreign policy."
In Cuba
Cuban artist released from jail after 10 months without a trial in Cuba [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQxPFCFRoI5fLxNBjvBsJVX77lqPy0J9v1Uxf1nPCdE940tjb__DE8wfdREwbj0_y4XnjNUMmreJX2uzI7WlS4UgHAtr9edKslOTInlV-aAT5fAjRgl-hjWN-20sR1aXPPOEW2PTJJwZt_YdXtBGPBJ2xun0XhHOEHKvD1tYHREA3zmPMGglYce8AkOl8Ex0Ax51BYbu8eWp0IbIB8FMza69E00nFPxyhO6-52l8Pq-VflLv97OwqrFOr1J_LmVZHmeDfJ-EOV6CiSdoe89rDRo_e6jMALq3pxWeBaUJIBAU1B0olqUF7WvxwqSv7blWNt3YdrfmxeCsLedQn-AXJMVgOvokEorv8f9qciLM216lkOJg9CKLX6R9neGD5whujkI5Nb7DErMGTpP4_Tf8k32dWXE8hbp6UI&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
Cuban artist Danilo Maldonado, better known as "El Sexto" (The Sixth), was released
from jail on Tuesday morning after being held since he was arrested last December
for what Cuban authorities called "disorderly conduct." On December 24, 2014, El
Sexto was arrested in Cuba on his way to put on a performance art piece named after
George Orwell's Animal Farm called "Rebelión en la Granja," which included two pigs
decorated with the names Fidel and Raúl, according to the Human Rights Foundation
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQK-5PUJHLF9pzL2udzbhnSh3wFXedNtWEl9M5YAXJsWPRH0P3vgMXwooaAh-A44x0dsmXolQQnE1R3fUx5EDpDz6IxVOL776Qi8D76Z_VuVzGZg58lz_tjConk9r0UzD7KO7Mpc4k-cpb228VTonDnAAH_MDVqaYjpepV1yn_wJlqmZpHiZ79rQYjB5Hcuj42MaiAOv0CJp9fd88aI9k8qukpPjqMB9qDpaWO5XqhE-n_IS6a2JICqV2k8c5rzXjDvLwKIiSmrHihW8_ncmQgzyJ3cU1wQOKzGwwflXzZgGmO1FsR59qavgmea39nfbOt&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
In September, Maldonado went on a 22--day hunger strike [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQOTvkpzz3fnN01TLA_w_TVdEqMmYo61r16Ql-c7vxLNt24YqlwjnQ2eRE0k1BFmnb5-SGnVyXOw_AZ6zIbhZyKflV3tmgNE9S1q9NI6ZDBeXZm0UFcY2wHzm_CQBRIl5mmm4-J2Hq-lBd7-PWaDcNjmESyEW-AyYgglb2O01MVQcWoIZf4jjD6drn6VfJqEvX9AeZ-cgM6OzGqjeaeGQyx8srzB9VXOp7i7OgH5Wf4QRd7IZeh3VfqQ0VhpoRbVXNQ6rw2dOXdmjWBvg6KIYQyT9e4YSlFBxRX74xlxuz1NKMv7ZN_I54Fi8H10o04ogAsKNU_t_hKsuwWWb1h3gex4o6mhoRrXUa&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
in jail until Cuban authorities said they were considering his release. Maldonado's
case attracted attention from U.S. lawmakers and civil rights groups, like Amnesty
International [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQ4Bwv_ETxgfZU-afjBF6aLh_oCFwsNH3pgunZ-WWNwStQPBbqz5PDD3R0jtRkeexuhddbEGezHKZtG6zvIgQwSvW56WNHn7PqnpTZCmWon2oFjXPBE23jsERdAC3-gyIHyUJCjAkIx4DpDKXsi5YMt1nudkTH-vWIKw6qQjRBq3ic0cw5dIVfBt1d7c0lqvsMjKlBOB5ZmHBLqM1s8gwlQpE8hkaSE89QyWJTo6-W3g4acsuHdXW8YMY2koK-4lYBHrAdAS1RaC9bvnK6f24bBH0sm9hkCPCF5vyCxNYEoLgrz1lJSBTXUNwmSnhCFDmKNZyW9htJyeBeenwezNKr2w==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
who placed Maldonado on their "Prisoner of Conscience" list. In a statement to the
Washington Post, Erika Guevera Ross, Amnesty International Americas Director, applauded
the release by saying,
Danilo's release is great news but he should have never been jailed in the first
place. Peacefully expressing an opinion is not a crime... This long awaited positive
move must open the door for much needed political reform in Cuba, where people are
routinely harassed, arrested and thrown in jail on spurious charges for speaking
their minds... This needs to change urgently if Cuba is serious about respecting
human rights, including the rights of people opposing the Cuban government.
Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson tweeted, "#ElSexto released from jail
in #Cuba. Live your art, son of @MDCollege. #HumanRights #FundamentalFreedoms" Since
his release, he has expressed desires to spend time with family, particularly his
daughter, as he recovers from months of hard conditions. Maldonado hopes his case
will help "stretch the line of prohibition" in regards to artistic liberty and freedom
of expression in Cuba, according to the Miami Herald [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQOTvkpzz3fnN01TLA_w_TVdEqMmYo61r16Ql-c7vxLNt24YqlwjnQ2eRE0k1BFmnb5-SGnVyXOw_AZ6zIbhZyKflV3tmgNE9S1q9NI6ZDBeXZm0UFcY2wHzm_CQBRIl5mmm4-J2Hq-lBd7-PWaDcNjmESyEW-AyYgglb2O01MVQcWoIZf4jjD6drn6VfJqEvX9AeZ-cgM6OzGqjeaeGQyx8srzB9VXOp7i7OgH5Wf4QRd7IZeh3VfqQ0VhpoRbVXNQ6rw2dOXdmjWBvg6KIYQyT9e4YSlFBxRX74xlxuz1NKMv7ZN_I54Fi8H10o04ogAsKNU_t_hKsuwWWb1h3gex4o6mhoRrXUa&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
Cuba plans to resume deep water oil exploration in 2016 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQNmIp-_2_9RfctYENo4IfuTBSZ9knLTK0AUvQ6JkcVXFgvj14nhvGXyA_v2RAUXO28OxRGvPL9HxfQo_1R2L7kcY_Ys7eadXUXzPejesD4bD1Tl6g16sKPl2n78PSPUvVNlITS-vndc0b-Dhhs4RuT7ZpWloUtg0UZ-CceuUBMNx3Skpp7nR0leVzy9N1QdcoirN8tlKGyM_coOkvgfznVDCJa9sEm9_FCfoSIGnWaM3YPB_e2NfGbx3LJi690CpWKg07cRj2uHf-r_vsuLeXSX06HG79d2Fb4ugJRYYPD5NkRzE447NR-qi3UGrpxyeaTfaXh7a90do=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
Cuba plans to drill exploratory deep--water wells in the Gulf of Mexico by the end
of 2016 or beginning of 2017, officials from the state oil monopoly told Reuters
on Wednesday. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQ85CYOuvvHlPb0lRb-WypwFTka37a4xb2euo5YWAFGmeaboWmNe0vmgqlGWkTMR46b_nnFlfFsiXZ1QpsaXeomUyzWQ5qd0f6py_6zJTYPrYHUpalVQjJI2ixeJk8FyT1eitV831VW98yVDW-TUCmgKEzFCxMf3SSpVn7JR1yNw_SJjaX5vAPx3qmcPM1rnIJv1VDBT8MSGkv5EnqqIEFOyZqlU4N70vZgqpc49NYUuaRcGpIslJvEH8KLRz37ykFFE-8yJR-KGlukw-ydlQDJDizsymgrSw8kL-S9HDdH5dSGKhKdDG51lqE6GjwLDJjnZEGJQtPjn8=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
Cuba--Petroleo (Cupet) has contracts with Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA and
Angola's Sonangol to drill exploratory wells as deep as 7,000 meters (223,000 ft)
in waters of up to 3,000 meters in production.
The announcement that Cuba will drill for oil in deep water creates "an added urgency
and the urgency is to do things before drilling begins," as Lee Hunt, chair of the
Safe Seas, Clean Seas conference that took place in Havana this week, told CCTV
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQVqa1wNu3UCnWwun56aJ10ILceezlveYwjkcyvFxMqNfEPdFBthDql0TqYlh_jPSYvRQULRRF9LG8urzRHgKZrrPacwirFOXGcnbvG6fPTj45nThSlIUS-ywM3sUBFibn2JdvrWH88MNEYGsvwuLZfl8vmvNZ7fUKGy8H4oMCAH88D-WtMq1WAchihzwr-n9ms14ryG91pYR_FTQK6ykQJIzU_wbUIINETQdj8f5gz2rHiqvupmPP5Sa4lsuSt95LNEDKpsJZR3AK1WiYGwOJrhSFismBfjRdOVuTAH_Y3Rlb4J-KiyrRMSgAzsjpMdjeutJAqYij8HMVjCpqvESVpAHtPyB2RNtX&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
Currently, the U.S. trade embargo does not allow Cuba to purchase oil rigs fitted
with American drilling and safety devices or oil recovery equipment that could alleviate
safety concerns over a major oil spill in Cuba waters.
Previously, as the Tampa Tribune [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQo1PysSvE1allikPd_p9U-gRwPt-Z8SlFKPow1dSPNoajARxSTrkYhEuO9iYzhOKsD58jYM2epxH7w8JzK627aMHfy0JVR0xI2KIIPAsM5mYy3muZyP-2q2-wNN2BmA-2vWfXM6kNbctTRPRVW-p_ctu_2EYQfzkqsPbd63DFfllCZBcIKSjP0Vby5ViW_REURSmTMa2tBesOcxfLCvipZW_l1yiq3EbFkR0QRU-476bXEdCW0Op7WbZhdfwSTMkfMlB1oIqH9V7TFzGsiTqOWh5SI4WtVP4roH-NqfUMsj7BIwfucnyBP_6OGvcfd73BbEDxkF3UeJP06jZ7krRauo6AzWBdx9-c&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
reported this summer, "Five nations with Caribbean shorelines -- Mexico, the Bahamas,
Jamaica, Cuba and the U.S. -- spelled out how they'll react when a spill extends
beyond one nation's territorial waters." Additionally, the Obama administration's
new Cuba policy "calls for the U.S. Department of Commerce to license for export
to Cuba any items deemed necessary for protection of U.S. coastal environments."
While executive authority exists for the Obama administration to do more to protect
the coast line in advance of Cuba and its partners resuming the search for oil in
the Gulf, there is still debate over how expansive that authority is.
Previous efforts by Cuba to find commercially recoverable deposits of oil with several
global partners have ended in failure, though experts believe great quantities exist
offshore.
For more information about the history of Cuba's search for offshore oil and the
impediments posed by the U.S. embargo in protecting our coasts, read this study
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVJ8kLL4Z8A5YCI9lfX1L4rgp1oaMCYmnlKaPX6wuDuhmwpa4FlRsfdSDBfTwRRb5EU4uRHgv49dlPxjpZlwRpuNx0IIyteYQQN013_ydjd1JBWR2VBNh1RZT06iCqHPjWfQHhJJEcTVme9I1vWiafWmpZ8dZV0u1d7THhqbvjYWLMoteJMC4nGV8kWHOtMFwLcZPveOmNI-feLLSiW_bKHXigcdqaLAtPwl7a7A7pKmXa6AElENilDcidFctvMIa_ekrRtXqbKx1-XCB_IL0Zu5N0tAUcwEjiS8FLvA0VGpfM1FoL9gXAnL7EcEsgOLLDi74BX6-xD_S&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
by the Center for Democracy in the Americas.
Fidel Castro's son blames bureaucratism, conservatives, and corruption for "immobility"
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQaUoV1ChDfHR-fUcl_TsrqGsJl22fVpwQEkMrTQqA4qoUO-0p-qeHXfwUyWgefrRYDnsF7tBC6tLzm3XQ7IqiTULN6GiurCs2Vhb78GD1W6Vuvx1ZW0JpdM_98bxNngowg8W_nglkA7cnPbRiIs68qFyXUle8X7oKe9EHQBP9_nzsza3v0xVe4jxy7cLCZtXUXi2g3SJGLnxeoDC9n6r8hXknTaQl0LyQ8Q0ojLG9pB-K7iukFAqG8gvMKYC2bbmt4LQRRiIA1KQ7MKEYJ9xiqgWxuWuHKeXxdbi_igFaogvTvRxXneqwlGShTSXLPk8mH9juQffgrGPsp5zNp46hhlTQxLAKc8U9&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
Fidel Castro's third son, Alex Castro, recently blamed "bureaucratism," conservatives,
and corruption for the slowness of changes in Cuba in an interview on a Chilean
news channel, cited by El Nuevo Herald [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQaUoV1ChDfHR-fUcl_TsrqGsJl22fVpwQEkMrTQqA4qoUO-0p-qeHXfwUyWgefrRYDnsF7tBC6tLzm3XQ7IqiTULN6GiurCs2Vhb78GD1W6Vuvx1ZW0JpdM_98bxNngowg8W_nglkA7cnPbRiIs68qFyXUle8X7oKe9EHQBP9_nzsza3v0xVe4jxy7cLCZtXUXi2g3SJGLnxeoDC9n6r8hXknTaQl0LyQ8Q0ojLG9pB-K7iukFAqG8gvMKYC2bbmt4LQRRiIA1KQ7MKEYJ9xiqgWxuWuHKeXxdbi_igFaogvTvRxXneqwlGShTSXLPk8mH9juQffgrGPsp5zNp46hhlTQxLAKc8U9&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
"It's moving very slowly. I am one of the people who would like things to move more
quickly. There are very conservative people. The conservative currents are dangerous,
because a change is for the better and if it is not, you change again," he said
without specifying who made up this conservative group.
At the same time, he also said that economic changes on the island are being implemented
in ways to avoid subjecting the people to "a policy of shock where many can be on
the street, homeless."
Alex Castro is the third son of Fidel; the second from his second marriage to Dalia
Soto del Valle. He studied electrical systems engineering and currently works as
professional photographer. Although not an official of the state, he has a public
image as Fidel's son, and, the opinions he expressed align closely with the perspective
of his uncle, President Raúl Castro, who implemented the economic reforms and policy
of engagement with the U.S.
Alex Castro complained about the pace of the reforms, particularly the Cuban Communist
Party's hope to unify the dual currency system back in 2011. He declared that he
hopes to see major progress in foreign investment in Cuba and more opportunities
for Cubans who want to grow their business into major corporations. Alex also dismissed
rumors that the government might promote political reform to move away from a one--party
state, but added "Here in Cuba, the family dynasty does not exist." [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQNq0TzPtVnBn9HabCA6VkngZiZaJXE6ekaV530-JvQcIFv7ffEdlaHVTpMhEz96u6H9F0A0qmG4IaM-3q7ZjJfaZ6La-ZpH5PSXfqBuDCSTmB30PnP_0OOulF11n4Kkjb9S2j83a5BPkR1x-GiJIeA2nsIa-4PV2mqVQzknFKNO8yE7v6NzbFL7f0Fud-VsQMoUzMn3vGlvkGFYJpgsZ6-xNg61z1BuulQjz8r3fe5lhoIL1i3YXsVsDVWJaAHN0XHUno1SXhgWkvcUnE679qdruf9JHuO-i-pX0qZMX783yhhAH6asOQqlHsa3fmUJ_A_CILSj79Os_hH5O0Df2cIhoWgRgi0B_sc4xOHCUZqNqQXE5LqPSTffI1zGX61_La_QiTr8hiH6L0hENrNkZ9VMxC1t6CS-SqB1ow9EVN_1c=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
Recommended Reading
What It's Like to Launch an Independent News Outlet in Cuba [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQxgbXfyXqUrTcYwZEG1ehELT-m8D51VaixOQnfeOFHotMLummnCmY_LYXM3vUJAht3KB4gJ6NqArW-tKEb-Pu4h3AipctpZNzYz-ZMmj0VMn6UmzWXlAEOoZuqR0Mx0onGjQ4iLYITtVdnFNy9D4jd52jcOFx9E4HZii0pbSEsJyyuvjZ7x-XsqRiPgHTC7Eqb414RiPM37Jcfx03WuUhRJKVIvsvwqEsVQ2Yc81qVlcz4ljGNkYqIttxukjjFSEeFrr9FK5KgeKPnRMZGuC05-c626RoLXa-KgTADvcaUoSBO0bQswF821Q7FxPiLIHn24t0UUdsrQwhnvdFDe5HRknoLchTju5B_kimfOctTFYH1flOEMw7qTHwGpK8hdSwCMw2ndtFmVNh-AS6pf_qQoxri8NRD-yV&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
Ernesto Londono, New York Times
Interview with Elaine Diaz, the first Cuban journalist to receive a Nieman Fellowship
at Harvard, after she has launched an independent news outlet Periodismo de Barrio
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQ4VMWFfIFJc-dTUzAQYI3kgsCDmXLeUUfz4DFN_Jh3qvyg1XXLIfMpXlt_5bDfmDrJtVx3s5UHwaYvB1_JNu78Ze1Z0g4gffto2qMN-lcbjEkQHUvPiUStDc9R-uCr54yxccvOqWOPyDqTDjSoepBNPuRSVdjnT_inHi99Wx67S3dlvuV0H3Ydj_-8BVii3CuJiVmWhdxNim_KmjP1hOO9xfv2kxe5iFX_ZSpDpWFj4jj8x7bKId2y7np-D0ZmOcR8X8ScwUpBpw=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==].
Capitol Facelift: Restoring a Cuban Landmark [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQDtjRj8XpBaDiQGoT5E_jEFgZgW2pRCubIGUJWGcDor_KXc5ehHHtlOFDDAxN4JHT7ISiLcToYEoXsJPaFGZKtYcWxy2J839_ftzcBMEPResZ91hLGaZ5jqjhqL1-q5Yv4Go6f9XIpYpsD20ujc3jYc3xKv8b16QFKIUf4eAdQKx-FFwsPJnEZyLM-9jY_jpR72joOOOHQsPNbbH4TyYa7cOn0jXQPAjovBbQ5wsSQRDDOYQbjy31mRRgg5CQ82KXpfYl8NHph5iTzlyrLFAQKNmD-I8Z1-ewcFLBeKh8TeV4jsrtoDenUvtbL-ApfTIjJoobJeo52aAm75kmLS0yHKTv2iOqDQwJ&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
Mark Trevor Burrel, Miami Herald
Cuba's "Capitolio" is undergoing renovation. When complete, the building will again
be the seat of government for the first time since 1959. The restoration, Spain,
Italy, Germany, and Mexico have provided material; Cuba has provided funding for
the project.
Cuba-Illinois trade could boost ag economy, U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos says [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQeSzw6UCqM06j0Kl-aHqkYDt_yLppOsrZQDiQBOHdjh3sekQdOY7MQYvGiHCvICcr-c_7cdtBqFWIlNtpdAMwM4woWBtaGrIMy4a5_SnDvUFjyPRV1o2ObmSlAjc4Rts-5kpkd6vM2pFr0A5iM8DDLGF2xiT0aYoaQ69qF4ZMZmxed7yGIfuURVZU9X5-944LYu6Zoixg1vb11BrJGddAeMiymJiEhe1E2X_l1RCiJZ0hogGo2QXAX6tsWyYBmRMbi92zloli-G_oab1XGOpcPnsac158le7WiXm0nShyFycvhzi5ch-fmg==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
Chuck Sweeny, rrstar.com
U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos went to Cuba last week on a trade mission, hoping to increase
Illinois agribusiness exports to Cuba. "We also should build relationships with
Cubans," Bustos said, "it would be good for Cuban farmers to come to a farm here
to learn about modern farming methods. I have a whole tour worked out for them.
They're using 50--year--old Russian tractors, which they somehow manage to keep
running."
Cuba's Limited Absorptive Capacity Will Slow Normalization [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQfWqREPjOijxGE2MfaJLoNrT4Z1Qk0a_ywnm94vlzNjq4sEQrI51oWg3PiWCQeKiaQuApgxtk_6O9z1mUZUUluxqw_1y3zRjkqqyg6zcKTvHvxjuGdVYvQA95Kwp49Y2NfifcKoblJVO76zjCyewcrkUNk6cW1n-mnW-kyZcVcJYWMacFGBMoOlEQLw9-0eSuwiXzMIBxLB3BsnLE6sicY6GB592E5Fk5tNYxejilQ9AnedRB7EHsL9j3Zd7ZCq-UCMDbhH0JdhyWfhYU_aMRD3_Id6pTyvvIGFTPzr_3qHiwxz4nyc1315G664-aJiX-iY2iZmqdNzo=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
Fulton Armstrong, American University Center for Latin America and Latino Studies
A discussion of Cuba's economic institutions and how they're strength could affect
normalization with the U.S.
Recommended Viewing
HBO showing film it saw on 'Cuba's Dylan' at Tampa Film Festival' [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQHHQnpX3KlV2XVmPCQBwxVqNA8NZmMorEGGftgCX6CvyFsxmJ207v50-b5b6HDyYjDTK4q5C3pzl-NfsB6wjN4TmbvRBbiK5SMZFujejHGWBVv6gH2Kq7V5BBx-PS5OLJwqWRy_szO_b6nQDaIZhBwh3-YRMLOoG_vBLOePsWLWXCvh9Ihbxw7KKwhF_6izZCM3LhKfSHJ8GlZWEZUatUsw-ql78f8kZ0qvUTDNdNXXF1MrLcmXLdoULFCtS-_FVv05QhvWkoDafzz6lXv_VymyTy_FtmSLonEEfZwBJXr5yMdlam6RjOelsC9smmKsskHvoRA9FjlGcoc0qVK3PYx6Cl4dHGeT5R&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==]
Paul Guzzo, The Tampa Tribune
"The Poet of Havana" will be televised at 8 p.m. today, October 23, on HBO Latino.
HBO discovered the documentary at the sold out world premiere screening in March
at Tampa's Gasparilla International Film Festival.
The sensual photography of the American artist loved by Cuba [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQO9Wf2p1P4aIZTCtm_floY2k4p8zBaQjQ0286Zt6H32ltCY__HV1w7kL6mqBWWDqp-TEH_Z8vZPkTi1IiRYmzK9zoFKRg9JCx7-7MYcRjVFigUXlOUeWJZxKnZxigsP6lSgA44E2KBYSTQwy7gOGtpmd5blxDXdp2bwELtQ-lccwDeiw9d5kcB8f_wfpiPHR53o9Bq9NCf9wBxTGocKZtZIODKuVAE2zDckGOeL-vDLbyqEtxsDgV-mcUALjO-NcW8-99El3YPjMtiWhNdnrkxPRmfzhYwxaSg6eJUWztk_53xKI2QgbZKbfxkudGId2KBUT3Z7wkd1o=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
CNN
Select images from photographer Peter Turnley who has covered Cuba for the past
40 years.
DIY drone video captures unseen views of Cuba [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQSCO4vYuDhwC0AyTBvA5YfVQ0DjTzi5Gh-7EgbygFd5gSFQLmlnFIEfP41bJQ0hddkNEDB8Gb553c4nVKjIqHAme8xG8qDLoiAbFILm7ZRLWB5x2qJwQXQR--XeXOZMIRDzdhKQOfQbEPPSc2YOC-ZWpJXc0jN-kIBQrHkVIThqauTT67xH6QNib5T8wlP5_Y9crorZgbzlIj8piZbdZyplPL1GwZ64ArXsx9ThpNo9wCv4HYC_nDhtGUqrgidDfhkaExqeRtT2dJEe4_VrdPnsBItZvv-RBNAv250Urbwh_hCeRWYZhtNKvjhnOIABCb36_E8NsFLsZrzpzS0D5xQQ==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
Patrick Oppman, CNN
Drone footage of various scenes of Cuba. After years of strict regulations, Cubans
have recently been able to fly drones on the island.
Cuba: How A Nation Comes Online [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQ_ZXbd4qY0Jppa8XtppNtXJuKZoNnNjo4QRr4f66t3MYSyYou47dfmc_RgoFVy1PzTf0XWJ2gEsRvCs1OID7MYm5-QiF0_uY97Q2tHueK2RhdLR-9U1FJbfxVgkQ07p1kUFJwozVDeOlBG5zy5C9pCJ5kCtZEyQ1CFeJVia-Wm-Y=&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
Social Media Week Miami
Experts discuss the availability of technology and access to social media platforms
on the island, the opportunities this has created, the technological tools that
are not yet in use in Cuba, the challenges to the introduction or adoption of such
tools, and the opportunities that may arise if technology and social media were
more widespread on the island.
VIVA LA (DIGITAL) REVOLUCION [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B61b1b3c7McqM_dzdANOAb95BmIrKEATmkAyT5mNcQde2bW_5HeHVAGI04cUL-oQXzfLE8mzfUPJSX6cxIK7fHbos6sdqJq7TX_VyBo4uQmvxerEAdimOV192jdcAsUqYSw9fU6UENuXthlml5s5yQ9NmT-yaKvStJNw8b-RW1MOZMyjK2mMan_07WYKJbhVb3nM6eVeTq1-xE4tDUl8Ndr8EiKUFxsGBLdEQgDoSYX8SP6QZK2kivf04EXnkr2WaNav2dW8LJhYw5mvCcwuAUy6h7huSwxXGDY0HZzSrdL_hcjh-F2-E-OdnD6lpttTodIlm20tVOGTA8_RLYxx7ENr5Xl1PIizYFKKU2Wl8YR3FiAQD2iwgA==&c=OplT4zFDzAma205ZTBYBataeWtScRzhBB5Ruwcfa28KzBhDVVLJw5Q==&ch=XzA8iIRIW0TwSeikxT9fvdhaNCKhOC0Y3tw_TaHeCDUt-5VET30rbw==],
Desmond Boylan, Fusion
Photos of people on cellphones at popular WiFi hotspots in Cuba.
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