The United States and Soviet Union were never so close to a nuclear face-off as they were in October 1962, when the US discovered Soviet missiles on the island. “The decision to install missiles was the Soviets’ initiative to deter a US invasion,” Tomas Diez Acosta, a retired military man and the best expert on the “October Crisis” in Cuba, told dpa news.
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When we watch the country’s economic news on Cuban TV or read about it in Granma, we have the delightful impression that everything is going well. Tourism is booming, the Mariel mega-port is promising good business prospects; investments made in agriculture are already yielding fruit, etc.
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“This government has us fed up, that’s why I’m here, I’m making sacrifices to come here, but I’ve come. I’m not going to vote because there’s nobody to vote for,” says Guerrero.
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As protesters in Baltimore set fire to buildings and vehicles last Monday to protest the death of Freddie Gray, protesters in the Mexican state of Guerrero drove a burning truck into the congressional building in the capital Chilpancingo.
Read MoreWelcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center. As Palestinians marked the 95th anniversary of Belford declaration this week, Israeli attacks targeting the Gaza Strip and the West Bank left 1 killed and four others injured.
Read MoreIn the week when President Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney debated issues of foreign policy and the economy, we turn to world-renowned political dissident, linguist, author and MIT professor, Noam Chomsky.
Read MoreThe National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba, as part of their first US tour, will perform on October 27th in New York City, where thy will feature works from their classical Cuban and universal repertoires.
Read MoreIn a broadcast exclusive, we reveal the name of the police officer who allegedly killed 68-year-old Kenneth Chamberlain, the retired African-American Marine who was shot dead in his own home in White Plains, New York, in November after he inadvertently triggered his medical alert pendant.
Read MoreHitting has remained the principal theme through the first several weeks of this year’s Cuban National Series. Perhaps the most novel feat of the young season-at least in the individual hitting department-transpired a week ago in Ciego de Avila’s José Ramón Cepero Stadium when Guantanamo’s normally solid-hitting shortstop and leadoff man Dainier Moreira equaled a league record with his perfect six-at-bat performance that tied a frequently matched National Series standard.
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