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Dissident dies, tanks roll

January 20, 2012

Orlando Luis Pardo tweeted there was movement of tanks via rail from Via Blanca (Paso Superior) on the outskirts of Havana. Is this movement in response to yesterday’s death of dissident Wilman Villar Mendoza after his hunger strike? The same occurred when dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo death was announced in 2010.

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Cuba after Castro

September 14, 2011

From the Hudson Institute: The death of a charismatic leader such as Fidel Castro, along with the pursuit of economic liberalization, could, however, lead to the disappearance of Castroism, and with it, the dictatorial regime — but not without a price to pay. Raul Castro lacks charisma, historical legitimacy and the needed consensus among the [...]

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Supercomputer predicts revolution

September 12, 2011

Via BBC: Feeding a supercomputer with news stories could help predict major world events, according to US research. A study, based on millions of articles, charted deteriorating national sentiment ahead of the recent revolutions in Libya and Egypt. While the analysis was carried out retrospectively, scientists say the same processes could be used to anticipate [...]

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Worst of the worst, cont.

September 10, 2011

Foreign Policy magazine revisits its list of “Worst of the Worst” dictators. Raúl Castro moved up to 4th place from last year’s ranking of 21st: Cuba After 52 years under the rule of the Castro brothers, Cubans are stirring. On Aug. 23, a group of four women took to the steps of the capitol building [...]

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Democracy, not theocracy

August 15, 2011

Carlos Eire, professor of history and religious studies at Yale University and author of “Waiting for Snow in Havana,” penned an excellent op-ed in today’s South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Cardinal Ortega is no more fit to lead the Cuban people than any columnist is to suggest what will be best for post-Castro Cuba. In essence, what [...]

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Massive political prisoner release?

October 5, 2010

Cuban dissidents and the Cuban Catholic Church believe Raúl Castro’s government is preparing conditions for a massive political prisoner release once 16 members of the Group of 75 are freed, who remain in prison, reports El País.

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