W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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World
For 26th time, UN vote calls for end to U.S. blockade of Cuba
November 2, 2017Last year, the U.S. abstained. The switch this year back to a “No” vote reflects a resurgent offensive against Cuba by the Trump administration.
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World
Cuba in U.N. report: U.S. economic blockade violates international law
October 23, 2017The report claims that Cuba’s “situation began to worsen” under the Obama administration, despite diplomatic relations having been restored.
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World
Opponents of U.S.-Cuba ties score from “health attacks” on diplomats
October 2, 2017“Where is the logic in aggressive methods against U. S. diplomats [now] after the sovereign decision to re-establish ties with Washington?”
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News
Puerto Rico: U.S. colonial dependency impedes hurricane recovery
September 29, 2017Puerto Rico has been occupied by the U.S. Army since 1898. Blame for most of its problems today lies squarely with the U.S. government.
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Opinion
Can Ana Belen Montes be freed?
September 21, 2017Montes confessed to relaying U.S. government information to a Cuban handler. Now she is locked in a federal prison and suffering from breast cancer.
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World
Saving socialism: Cuba renews land reform to bolster food production
August 29, 2017Cuba is now spending more on imported food than it did in 2008. The survival of Cuban socialism rests on a secure food supply.
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World
U.S. opts for military solutions in Latin America
July 10, 2017The hegemonic ambitions of the United States are ultimately based more on its military power than on the ‘advantages’ of its economic system.
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World
David Ravelo, Colombian political prisoner – free at last
June 23, 2017Ravelo, who was arrested and jailed in September 2010, had led the defense of his own people in Barrancabermeja against paramilitary attacks.
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