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What’s Raul Castro Been Up To?
It’s been over 2 months since he officially took power, and The Seminal details some progress… Raul Castro announced today that he is commuting all death sentences in Cuba (with the exception of 3...
View ArticleCuba Gets Connected
I wrote about Raul Castro’s decision to let Cubans own computers and cell phones, so this is more of an add on than anything. Welcome to the 21st century Cuba! You’ve got a long way to go yet, and...
View ArticleBush Lifts Sanctions Against North Korea
As hinted at yesterday, it’s happening and this decision will no doubt have far reaching consequences… The announcement came after North Korea handed over a long-awaited accounting of its nuclear work...
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The Time for Change In Cuban Policy is Now
My name is Bradley A. Porter, one of the founders of The Crossed Pond. Many thanks to Justin for inviting me to blog here. I’ve done a little bit of everything and lived a little bit of everywhere....
View ArticleChe Guevara Redux
Do you know the real Che Guevara? Reason TV digs in… I’ve always been a bit baffled by Americans’ obsession with Che. Honestly, I just think his iconic image looks cool and so Americans think he’s...
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Republican Lugar Urges Obama To Lift Cuba Ban
This comes as a bit of a surprise, but it’s certainly long overdue. And now that Raul Castro is starting to shake things up, it could actually be politically realistic. From Wash Post: The nearly...
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Obama To Lift Family Travel Ban To Cuba
Republican Dick Lugar proposed normalizing relations a few days ago, and now we’re seeing some movement. And even though Obama has said that he’s opposed to normalization, I can’t help but think this...
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Americans’ Views, They Are A Changin’
Take a look at the following at see how many of these you agree with. From ABC: Support for gay marriage, legalizing illegal immigrants and decriminalizing marijuana all are at new highs....
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Shorter Castro: Communism Doesn’t Work
First he told Jeffrey Goldberg that he was wrong when he told Russia to bomb us during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Now he’s saying that the entire Cuban model is flawed? From The Atlantic… But during...
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Raul Castro Could Reform Cuba
Many thought that there would be no difference between him and his brother. Well, if he keeps his promises…boy were “many” wrong. From Ahram Online: For the first time since he and his brother came to...
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