Word: cuba
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Dobrynin broke in under John Kennedy. The Ambassador attended the famous meeting where Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko lied to J.F.K. about missiles in Cuba. Dobrynin survived because U.S. officials concluded he had not known about the missiles either. His sense of humor carried him through tough times. Eyeing a new Washington building with huge glass columns, he cracked: "Aha, that's where you are going to put your MX missiles." He jokes about being the man from the "evil empire." Dobrynin is, by one White House aide's account, the only Ambassador who "can talk, eat, laugh...
...religion," as though the distinction were significant. People listening to the tapes disagreed on which derogatory term he used. In the wake of Farrakhan's outburst, fresh anger was erupting at Jackson's refusal to distance himself from his intemperate ally. However, Jackson, as he headed for Cuba, was unaware of the new row that was gathering momentum...
...suffer. I am very sorry to say these things, but I don't believe that Fidel Castro ever will like peace or will look for peace. He is looking to establish tyranny and oppression around the world because he is a Communist. To undertake a moral offensive in Cuba is a moral offense." A few moments later, Jackson replied, "I have a different point of view, but that's what makes America America...
Mark McDermott, 48, a native of Taunton, Mass., was arrested at Dulles Airport because he is wanted by New Hampshire police in connection with a theft investigation. He and freed Prisoner Calvin Privette, 29, were charged with drug trafficking in Cuba in 1982 after their boat drifted into Cuban territory...
...Administration also won when the court upheld regulations that in practice bar travel by most citizens to Cuba. Under a 1977 law, Congress required that the President declare a "national emergency" and consult with Congress before imposing economic sanctions on foreign countries. Without following these procedures, the Treasury Department in 1982 prohibited the spending of U.S. dollars on hotels and other tourist accommodations in Cuba. By a 5-to-4 vote, the court agreed with the Administration that the restrictions were allowed under a technical reading of the "grandfather clause...