Carlos Lage

Settling of scores

April 20, 2010

Former Chilean leftist Senator Carlos Ominami (whose adoptive son is Marco Enríquez-Ominami, a Socialist who ran as an independent in the recent Chilean presidential election supported by Max Marambio) said the distancing of the Cuban regime with businessman Max Marambio (background here and here) is due to a “settling of scores” after the departure of Fidel [...]

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Coup plot against Raul Castro

March 16, 2009

Jorge Casta

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The other Castro stamps his heel

March 5, 2009

From The Economist: Two senior figures are dismissed after tasting

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Shake-up: top ministers replaced (Updated)

March 2, 2009

Via AP: Cuba abruptly replaced some of its most powerful and visible officials on Monday, including Vice President Carlos Lage and Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque. The surprise shakeup, involving about 10 top officials, was announced at the end of the midday newscast by Cuba’s supreme governing body, the Council of State. Among others replaced [...]

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One of the world’s oldest leaders

September 5, 2008

Foreign Policy magazine has published a list of The World

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After Fidel, The Deluge

March 4, 2008

Colonel Alex Crowther (Research Professor of National Security Studies in the Strategic Studies Institue of the US Army War College) has penned an editorial on Cuba, Raul and the military. He is also the author of Security Requirements for Post-Transition Cuba. As Louis XV allegedly said, “Apres moi, le deluge.” Certainly people have thought that [...]

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