Exclusive — Rafael Cruz: Obama Is Giving a Lifeline to the Cuban Regime
Ted Cruz is taking a strong stand on Cuba, both in his presidential campaign and in his day job as a senator. He comes by his position naturally.
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Cuomo Drinks Mojitos, Shares Cigars with Communist Officials in Cuba
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo met senior Cuban officials in Havana on Monday as the head of a high-powered business delegation looking to take advantage of President Barack Obama’s easing of restrictions with the Communist-led island.
Cuba Increases Political Arrests 70% in March Following US Thaw
Newly released statistics show that the communist government of Raúl Castro in Havana has exponentially increased the number of political arrests, beatings, and detentions since President Barack Obama announced that a White House concessions package would be afforded to the regime.
Ted Cruz: Cuba Needs to Prove It Has Changed Its Behavior
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is criticizing President Barack Obama over news that the president is moving forward with removing Cuba from the State Department’s list of State Sponsors of Terrorism.
Obama Removes FARC-, Hezbollah-Tied Cuban Regime from State Dept Terror List
The White House announced today that Cuba will be removed from the State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism, despite its ties to Marxist, jihadist, and other separatist terrorist organizations. The removal of the state sponsor of terror label is believed to be the beginning of diplomatic relations with Cuba that can lead to the potential establishment of a U.S. embassy in Havana.
Obama Removes Cuba from State Sponsor of Terror List
President Barack Obama will remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House announced Tuesday, a key step in his bid to normalize relations between the two countries.
Reporter Claims Cuba’s Raúl Castro Told Her He Will Step Down in 2018
A Costa Rican journalist reports that Cuban dictator Raúl Castro claimed at the Summit of the Americas this past weekend that he will step down as head of state in 2018 and implied that Cuba may hold elections to replace him.
Castro Knows How to Play on Obama’s Narcissicm
The Castro brothers haven’t survived in power without being canny politicians as well as ruthless tyrants. And they have President Barack Obama pegged: they know that his ego trumps all other priorities, and are willing to flatter him to win concessions. Raúl Castro used his country’s debut at the Summit of the Americas to deliver an hour-long rant against the U.S. role in the region–then excused Obama: “I apologize to him because President Obama had no responsibility for this.”
World View: Pakistan Reneges on Promise to Prosecute Mumbai Attack Mastermind
Pakistan reneges on promise to prosecute 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind; Obama to meet with Cuban leader Raul Castro; Pakistan adopts a neutral stance in the Yemen war
Obama, Raul Castro Shake Hands Before Summit’s Opening Ceremonies
With a cordial evening handshake, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro moved Friday toward a groundbreaking meeting on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas in what would be a remarkable display of reconciliation between two nations.
Obama Confident U.S. Embassy Will Open In Cuba: ‘We’re On The Right Path’
President Obama is expected to announce a decision to remove Cuba from the State Department list of state sponsors of terrorism and meet with Raul Castro during his upcoming visit to Panama.
Obama to Meet Raul Castro During Panama Visit
President Obama leaves today for a trip to Jamaica and Panama where he will likely cross paths with Cuban president Raul Castro.
Report: Obama to ‘Act Quickly’ on Cuba’s State Sponsor of Terror Designation
Reuters reports today that President Barack Obama is preparing to “act quickly” upon the State Department’s recommendation regarding whether Cuba will remain on its State Sponsors of Terrorism list. Cuba, which has for decades aiding Marxist terror groups like the FARC and ETA, has demanded their status be amended as a condition of reestablishing diplomatic relations with the United States.
Report: Obama to Have ‘Interaction’ With Cuba’s Castro at Americas Summit
American officials have confirmed that President Barack Obama will engage Cuban dictator Raúl Castro in an unspecified “interaction” at this week’s Summit of the Americas.
North Korea Envoy in Havana Applauds ‘Fight Against American Imperialism’ During US Talks
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong arrived in Havana this week, just in time for the resumption of talks between Cuba and the United States. In public statements praising the Cuban government, Ri praised Cuba’s continued “fight against American imperialism” and vowed that North Korea would remain a loyal ally to Cuba.
Cuban Dissident Tarred As Government Arrests 200 for Attending Catholic Mass
In a weekend during which House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi declared from Havana that Congressional Democrats had a “great enthusiasm” for lifting what is left of the American embargo in Cuba, the Cuban government reportedly arrested more than 200 dissidents across the island for attempting to attend Catholic mass.
Cuban Regime Trots Out Elian Gonzalez as Pelosi, Conan Make Pilgrimage to Havana
Elián González, a former Cuban refugee made famous after the Clinton administration violently expelled him from the United States in 2000 as a six-year-old, resurfaced on Cuban state television over the weekend to condemn “the rush of capitalist life” days before the announcement of new U.S.-Cuba talks.
Fears of Obama Eliminating Refugee Status Spikes Cuban Migration to US
Panicked Cubans concerned that President Obama’s concessions to the Castro regime will lead to changes in refugee status conferred on those who escaped the island have triggered a dramatic increase in the influx of Cuban refugees in the past three months.
Castro Demands Return of Guantanamo, ‘Nothing in Return’ in US-Cuba Talks
In a speech at a summit of Latin American nations this week, Cuban communist dictator Raúl Castro insisted that should the United States not gift Cuba the return of the Guantánamo Bay military base, further talks to normalize relations with the rogue island nation would yield little progress.
‘Changes in Cuba Aren’t Negotiable’: Round of U.S.-Cuba Talks Ends Predictably
The first round of talks between high-level Cuban and American diplomats since President Obama announced unprecedented concessions to the Castro regime has concluded, with Cuban officials insisting that any changes to the way the communist regime treats dissidents or controls
Cuba Looks to Set Up Shop in the U.S.
With President Obama pushing to “normalize” relations with Communist Cuba and its tyrants, Fidel and Raúl Castro, there has been talk about where Obama would prop up the Cuban consulate to the United States.
On Cuba, Obama’s SOTU Self-Praise for Political Prisoner Advocacy Rings Hollow
President Obama’s State of the Union speech tonight, like so many of its predecessors, relied heavily on America’s moral duty to lead the world in values for its applause lines. The President vowed to “respect human dignity,” to “defend free speech, and advocate for political prisoners, and condemn the persecution of women, or religious minorities, or people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender,” to robust audience support.
Obama’s Cuba Trip Talks Anger Cuban Exile Community
President Obama’s brazen move to normalize relations with the communist Castro regime in Cuba has infuriated the Cuban exile community, including Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).
Obama’s Growing Cuban Mess
Do we believe President Obama’s take on the recent “normalization” deal he struck, or do we believe his like-minded counterpart, Raul Castro, considering his and his brother’s long history of lying to the world?
Cuban Dissidents Arrested for Supporting Open Mic Project
Cubans in Havana organized Tuesday in an attempt to engage in a performance art project called “#YoTambienExijo,” or “#ITooDemand,” meant to give a voice to the Cuban people in the upcoming dialogues between Cuba and the United States. Before the performance could occur, however, its organizer, artist Tania Bruguera, disappeared, while a number of prominent dissidents in the capital were detained or placed under house arrest.
