W. T. Whitney Jr.
LATEST ARTICLES BY W. T. Whitney Jr.
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World
European Union, Cuba reach “landmark” agreement
March 17, 2016The EU shift could be attributed to "interest by European countries in maintaining their position as trading partners with Cuba."
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U. S. intervention in Venezuela: Cuba responds
March 15, 2016We don't want wars, blockades, interference, subversion, sabotage; we want peace, social justice and equity, sustainable development, security and respect for our sovereignty.
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Colombian professor, jailed for his ideas, begins hunger strike
February 24, 2016Miguel Ángel Beltrán, a sociology professor at Colombia's National University, is being held in maximum security at a prison in Bogota.
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Bolivia’s socialist government seeks referendum approval; U.S. intervenes
February 17, 2016Over ten years, Morales and his supporters have molded a socialist and anti-imperialist government whose future will be affected by the outcome.
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Virtual war against Cuba and the fate of Ana Belen Montes
February 12, 2016She is a political prisoner, but more; Ana Belen Montes could be considered a prisoner of war.
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Peace finally possible in Colombia, justice less certain
January 27, 2016An agreement to end five decades of armed conflict between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the government of that country now seems inevitable.
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U.S.
Let Cuba Live Committee of Maine says end Cuban Adjustment Act
January 13, 2016"We call upon Congress to repeal the Cuban Adjustment Act," which has "led to the deaths of Cubans crossing the Florida Straits in boats."
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Cuba celebrates triumph of its revolution
January 4, 2016For Cubans, January 1, 1959, marks the "triumph of the revolution." That day revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro gained state power.
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