Posts Tagged ‘Cuba’

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Alan Gross, the American-Jewish contractor who has been imprisoned in Cuba since 2009, against the U.S. government, for whom he ...

ALEJANDRO ERNESTO/EPA/Newscom What are we to make of Jay-Z and Beyonce’s trip to Cuba? And can we really expect a better U.S.–Venezuela relationship now that Hugo Chavez is out of ...
Written on April 12th, 2013 by alpineskino shouts

Jay-Z responded to critics of his Cuba trip with a song called “Open Letter” and now “21 Jump Street” director Phil Lord has responded to the song with an open ...
Written on January 27th, 2013 by alpineskione shout

Venezuela’s government is flat-out lying to its people about cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez’s health, the country’s leading opposition figure charged Sunday. “The people are being told bald-faced lies about the ...
Written on November 29th, 2012 by alpineskino shouts

The detainees, many of whom are accused of plotting terrorist acts, could be moved to the USA, Obama officials say. The Obama administration is considering closing the Guantanamo Bay detention ...
Written on October 21st, 2012 by alpineskino shouts

The latest [dictator] to publicly announce his support for the commander-in-chief’s reelection bid was Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, who this week assured he’d vote for Obama if he were from the ...
Written on October 19th, 2012 by alpineski2 shouts

A Cuban immigrant to the US speaks about Obama’s “Hope and Change” similarity to Castro’s. A Cuban refugee draws a striking comparison between the policies of Barack Obama and Fidel ...

After a quiet afternoon Thursday, the third day of the U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty conference closed with a bang. The conference president, Ambassador Roberto Garcia Moritán, again tried to persuade ...
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Tags:Cuba, Egypt, Foundry, Freedom, Governments, Libya, Muslims, Nuclear Weapons, Palestinians, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, United Nations, United States, Venezuela

After the Palestinian fireworks of the first two days, the third day of the U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty conference started slowly, with a series of national statements. None was without ...
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Filed under Freedoms, Terrorism
Tags:Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Finland, Foundry, Freedom, Governments, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Terrorism, United Nations, United States
Written on May 30th, 2012 by alpineskione shout

We may not agree with his politics, but we never wish this terrible disease on anybody. We can say a prayer for Hugo and his family and wish for the ...
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