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Restless in Havana: A rough year for Fidel Castro. A rougher one, of course, for his prisoners.
A quick review of what you already know: Castro seized power in 1959; the U.S. tried-disastrously-to do him in; Castro consolidated his rule; he is now in the 45th year of one of the cruelest tyrannies on earth. In 1991, the Soviet Union imploded, and many wondered whether Castro would survive-the loss of his principal patron, that is. He did, in large part because the Europeans took over where the Soviets left off: They showered him with aid, investment, and tourism. Under-age prostitution is not the least of the delights of Castro's island. It pulls 'em in by the planeload.
From time to time, the plight of Cubans is heard above the world's din: during the ...
- CUBA POLICY FOUNDATION DISBANDS.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Caribbean Update June 1, 2003 700+ words
The Cuba Policy Foundation, a Washington-based lobby formed...disbanded itself in protest over the Castro regime's executions and dissident...now move to relax relations against Castro. Details: www.cubafoundation.org...
- CPF board of directors resigns in protest.(Cuba Policy Foundation's disbanding...
- News wire article from: CubaNews May 1, 2003 700+ words
The Cuba Policy Foundation, a Washington-based lobby formed...disbanded itself in protest over the Castro regime's executions and dissident...to relax sanctions against Cuba given Castro's latest moves. "Oppression in Cuba...
- Castro turns on the old Cold War chill.
- Newspaper article from: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) May 25, 2003 700+ words
...But some analysts believe Castro deliberately sabotaged efforts...toward normalizing relations, Castro throws a bomb over the fence...former director of the Cuba Policy Foundation, a nonprofit Washington group...once and for all that under Castro's watch, U.S.-Cuban...
- So, what's Castro smoking?(increasing numer of Americans traveling to Cuba)
- Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report Omestad, Thomas April 29, 2002 700+ words
...his Mercedes-Benz limo. Castro's alibi? Still, Bush vows...new approach--and to turn Castro's charm offensive against...Cowal, president of the Cuba Policy Foundation. "If we let more Americans...changes there." Most of Castro's domestic foes also lament...
- Former President Carter says he plans to visit Castro in Cuba.(The Dallas...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Eaton, Tracey March 22, 2002 700+ words
...Foundation, a powerful anti-Castro lobbying group in Miami...dictatorship as ferocious as the Castro regime. We shouldn't...a government without Castro. Sally Grooms Cowal, president of the Cuba Policy Foundation, whose goal is lifting...
- Castro's Crackdown Strains Budding Ties.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News April 30, 2003 700+ words
...Some Cuba experts say Castro is reacting to a burgeoning...hostility. Carter said Castro's "deplorable" actions...of the U.S.-based Cuba Policy Foundation resigned a few days ago in...for an open relationship. Castro's clampdown has also knocked...
- Former President Carter says he plans to visit Castro in Cuba.
- Newspaper article from: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) March 22, 2002 700+ words
...Foundation, a powerful anti-Castro lobbying group in Miami...dictatorship as ferocious as the Castro regime. We shouldn't...a government without Castro. Sally Grooms Cowal, president of the Cuba Policy Foundation, whose goal is lifting...
- Castro tones down, makes overtures of acceptance to U.S.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) January 23, 2002 700+ words
...Reich, a virulent critic of Castro's regime, as his new Latin...visiting U.S. senator told Castro recently that she was about...of the reform-minded Cuba Policy Foundation, which led a U.S. congressional...political system, something Castro has long refused to do. Havana...
Source: HighBeam Research, Restless in Havana: A rough year for Fidel Castro. A rougher one, of...