pinar del rio

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December 1, 2009

(via International Herald Tribune) PINAR DEL RIO, CUBA The death sentence was asked for Frank Austin Young, former Royal Air Force pilot, by the prosecutor early today [Dec. 1] as a military tribunal ended an 18-hour trial of two Americans and 37 Cubans accused of conspiring to overthrow the Fidel Castro regime. The prosecution also demanded [...]

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Conclusion of Bastion 2009

November 29, 2009

Army General Raúl Castro congratulated participants of Bastion 2009 Strategic Military Exercises, confirming they had accomplished previous goals. A video conference with principal organs of direction, commands of the Western, Central and Eastern Armies and presidents of provincial defense councils, served as the finale of activities developed during the strategic exercises. The presidents of the [...]

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Castro looks for a U.S. lifeline

September 22, 2008

By Mary Anastasia O’Grady | Wall Street Journal Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike inflicted misery on millions of Cubans. But when the Castro dictatorship looks at the devastation, it sees opportunity. Fidel Castro and his brother Ra

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150 mph winds tear through Cuba

August 31, 2008

Via AP: Gustav howled into Cuba’s tobacco-growing western tip as a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane on Saturday while both Cubans and Americans on the Gulf Coast scrambled to flee the path of the fast-growing storm. Forecasters said Gustav was just short of becoming a top-scale Category 5 hurricane as it hit Cuba’s mainland after passing [...]

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