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...leader in the run-up to general elections scheduled for November 2004. meanwhile in the U.S.... A Bit Premature CNN's slogan "Be the first to know" took on new meaning when the network's website accidentally posted mock-up obituaries for luminaries including Pope John Paul II, Fidel Castro, Nelson Mandela, Dick Cheney, Ronald Reagan and Bob Hope - none of whom had actually died. CNN blamed human error, saying the obituaries were intended for internal review...
...Otto Reich, U.S. special envoy to Latin America, has affirmed that “Castro has supported terrorist groups in every country in this hemisphere...
...October 2001, Castro denounced the U.S.-led war on terror as “worse than the original attacks, militaristic, and fascist...
...rescue their family members on a designated beach, the Mariel boatlift of 1980, the (admittedly minimal) free-market reforms of the 1990’s—the catalyst for all these actions was the U.S., not the regime in Havana. Historically, America has not gotten concessions from Castro by making concessions itself; it has done so by squeezing the Cuban leader diplomatically and refusing to budge on the embargo...
Ultimately, if we can take any solace in Havana’s recent clampdown, it’s this: Castro has shown he’s worried. He’s worried about the increasing challenge posed by the island’s dissident groups. He’s worried about his nation’s dire economic situation. He’s worried about having to reform and liberalize in order to stay in power. In the long run, he should also be worried that the full diplomatic force of the Bush Doctrine may eventually come to Cuba...