cuba politics

I don’t know if it comes as a surprise to anybody, but Cuba is on the verge of recognizing the right to same-sex marriage. Homophobia is prevalent in much of the Caribbean, and revolutionary Cuba was no exception, but homosexuality was made legal in 1979, and things really started to change in...

It finally happened Fidel is no more. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38114953

This thread is for Cubans to tell us all about their country - what government policies they like, which ones they don't like, which Cuban politicians they love, which Cuban politicians they hate, their opinions on relations with other countries, etc etc. We hear so many criticisms and praises...

The series of uprisings in the mideast and north Africa raises an interesting set of questions. Is it possible that the same sort of uprising can happen in Cuba? What are the similarities and differences that would affect this possibility? (i.e. how extensive and loose are the social...

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=6872642#post6872642 In the above post, someone claimed that Fidel Castro was democratically elected to rule Cuba. Any truth to this claim?

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/cuban-communism-doesnt-work-castro/story-e6frf7jx-1225916502022 I found that interesting.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-cuba-castro.html Who's in with me on starting a Havana Chevy dealership?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3446069.stm ...full article It's funny that the "anti-globalization" activists have to resort to lionizing a murderous tyrant to champion thier cause. A fact that, IMO, alone offers a glimpse into their true intentions.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030411/wl_nm/cuba_executions_dc_3 Hijacking was April 2, execution April 11. I wonder what kind of legal representations these guys got. I have no love of hijackers of any stripe, but this, along with recent arrests and hefty sentences of...

And you are upset 'cause you can't burn a cross but it's OK to burn the flag? "By ANITA SNOW, Associated Press Writer HAVANA - The first dissidents tried in a massive crackdown on Cuba's opposition will spend between 15 and 25 years in prison after being convicted of collaborating with...

I write this as someone who has not supported the Bush Administration and how it has handled its international relations. However, I write this as someone who is, contradictorilly, horrified by human rights abuses throughout the world, and one who often wonders why those who so easilly compare...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=589&ncid=734&e=1&u=/ap/20030307/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cuba_politics Who'd of thunk it?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-02-07-cuba-defectors_x.htm Four Cuban Coast Guard officers defected. They docked their patrol boat in Key West and looked for a police officer to whom they could surrender.