paramilitary

Small arms transfers to Cuba

July 26, 2011

The Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers has “the only on-line global database of small arms transfers”. Small arms, according to the Initiative, consist of weapons such as rifles, pistols and shotguns; and light weapons include mortars, machine guns and man-portable missile launchers. While perusing their database I found the following entries representing small arms [...]

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True function of Russian civil defense ministry

November 16, 2009

AFCEA Intelligence’s NightWatch assesses the true function of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry and its ties with Cuba and Nicaragua: Russian Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Havana, Cuba, late 10 November to sign an agreement on cooperation for “information exchange and training” for Cuban emergency specialists, RIA Novosti reported 11 November. Shoigu, who [...]

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Origins of the militia

August 31, 2009

“Cuba is . .. probably the world’s most completely militarised country.” Adrian J. English, author of Armed Forces of Latin America (1984) Granma published today a propaganda laden summary on the revolutionary origins of Cuba’s militias. However, assessments were made in 1960 by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on the Cuban militia.  These assessments were [...]

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Paramilitary orgs in Post-Castro era

August 7, 2009

Dr. Max G. Manwaring, Professor of Military Strategy in the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) of the U.S. Army War College (USAWC), has penned an op-ed titled. “The Role of Cuban Paramilitary Organizations (People’s Militias) in the Post-Castro Era.” For 50 years, Cuba’s popular militias (paramilitary organizations) have been expected to act as “midwifes for new [...]

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