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The Cuba Diaries

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Havana,  March 4-12, 2016. — You learn a little something about Cuba before you even board the airplane in Miami. The Cubans who are allowed to visit the States return with giant plastic-wrapped bundles of goods they can’t buy at …

Democrats in Miami, A Smart Country

Thursday, March 10, 2016

The News: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders duked it out in debate last night over future relations with Cuba, immigration reform, and healthcare. Both candidates said the US should normalize relations with Cuba, but did their best to please the …

Bernie Stuns Hillary, Crumbling Splendor

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Politics: Bernie Sanders upset Hillary Clinton, winning the Michigan primary and extending Clinton’s quest to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Sanders said, “The political revolution that we’re talking about is strong in every part of the country.” Donald Trump won …

ISIS in Damascus, Kentucky Upset

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Permawar: Islamic State fighters have over run the sprawling Yarmouk Palestinian refugee district in southern Damascus, Syria, bringing terror to the already embattled camp. The area has been the target of fighting and shelling for two years and yesterday reports …

US Ends Cuba Freeze, N. Korea Wins

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Cuban Surprise: President Obama shocked the world and his Republican opponents announcing yesterday that 50 years of shunning Cuba is a failure and that the US is re-establishing diplomatic relations with the island country just 90 miles off the coast …