"In all essentials, Castro's battle for Cuba was a media public relations campaign, fought in New York and Washington." … “Castro is honest, and an honest government is something unique in Cuba. Castro is not himself even remotely a Communist.” … Now he's the U.S. official overseeing our Cuba policy!"
"That's exactly right, Sean. Crazy as it sounds.…
Here's a report from the International Labor Organization on Cuba circa 1957: "One feature of the Cuban social structure is a large … The average wage for an 8-hour day in Cuba in 1957 is higher than for workers in Belgium, Denmark, France and Germany. … In 1958, Cuba had a higher per capita income than Spain, Austria or Japan.…
Should he invade Cuba and battle the Soviet troops who were manning missiles at bases around the island country? … He imposed not a blockade, but a quarantine on Cuba . Diplomats are still trying to figure out that one. … Once again, a president was tested in Cuba.
This time in the crunch, Mr. Obama failed miserably.…
“I love Cuba!” bellowed comedian Jim Belushi last week from a Havana stage. … As he chummed it up with regime apparatchiks in Cuba (where the average annual salary is $230) Jim Belushi was fresh from last month … “Most people have no idea they are being watched while they are in Cuba.…
HAVANA, Cuba (BP) -- Walking through the Western Cuba Baptist Convention Seminary's corridors in Havana, Kevin Ezell heard how home … Ezell was in Cuba as a guest of the Florida Baptist Convention to attend the Western Cuba Baptist Convention's annual meeting at historic … The HMB continued to support the ministry in Western Cuba until 1987 when Southern Baptist work in Cuba was reassigned to the International…
A few items to keep in mind regarding the MSM version of the Pope’s visit to Cuba this week:
“Viva Christ the King! … the most militant of the Revolution’s enemies and among the first to mount resistance to Castro and Che Guevara’s Stalinization of Cuba … “I never imagined such sadistic people existed in Cuba,” recalls former President of the UMAP Prisoners Association Emilio Izquierdo…
But the number of adherents has dwindled in the face of repeated refutation.The latest cover story in The Economist magazine is: "Cuba … Cuba! Even communists eventually have to make peace with reality.…
you work in Cuba.” … “My father was a political prisoner in Cuba.” “Dios mio, Billy!” … You were born in Cuba. You actually LIVED in Cuba most of your life, Billy.…
Ambassador to Cuba, Earl T. Smith during Congressional testimony in 1960. … Howard Hunt was head of the political division of the CIA’s “Cuba Project.” … (CIA operative in Santiago Cuba 1957-60, Robert Weicha.)…
He would never be able to make that kind of money in Cuba. … He turned it into a national past-time in Cuba. … Alas, no one in Cuba has a payroll quite like Fidel Castro.…