The State Department contends that Cuba poses a deep, multifaceted threat to U.S. national security and hemispheric stability. “Even as its economy teeters on the brink of collapse in the wake of decades of corrupt communist rule, the Cuban regime’s fundamental objective remains the same as it was when Castro first marched into Havana in … Read more
Ben Rhodes, the former deputy national security adviser who secretly negotiated normalization of relations with Cuba under the Obama administration, said he believes Donald Trump will order a military invasion of Cuba. “He’ll do something,” Rhodes said in an interview with Hasan Minhaj, an actor, writer and political commentator. Rhodes said Trump wants Cuba’s beachfront … Read more
El Departamento de Estado finalmente ha publicado un archivo confidencial sobre un proyecto de promoción de la democracia de 3,3 millones de dólares dirigido a Cuba. Recibí los documentos, con numerosas partes censuradas y sellos de “No clasificado”, hoy mismo, tras una espera exasperante de 14 años, 8 meses y 15 días. Presenté una solicitud … Read more
The State Department has finally released a sensitive file about a $3.3 million democracy promotion project targeting Cuba. I received the heavily redacted documents, with fresh UNCLASSIFIED stamps, earlier today after a staggering 14-year, 8-month, and 15-day wait. I filed a Freedom of Information Act request about Freedom House operations in Cuba on October 8, … Read more
En la provincia de Chiriquí, millones de dólares de los contribuyentes permanecen congelados entre la burocracia y el cemento. Desde un tanque de agua vacío de 250.000 litros en las faldas del volcán Barú hasta una cancha de fútbol sintética de grado FIFA sin instalar y almacenada, la ciudad de Volcán refleja una epidemia nacional. … Read more