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...time I got I deck of "Heroes of the Revolution" playing cards with Fidel and Che on the backs. The station periodically sent me contest applications: "If you write in telling us what the most enduring legacy of the revolution is, we'll give you a trip to Havana! Courtesy of Fidel Castro...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Radio Cold Warrior | 7/31/1990 | See Source »

Lest I assume the Cold War was completely over, I was happy to see that my quarterly letter from Radio Havana had arrived right on schedule. And, much to my delight, I still had the opportunity to win a trip to Havana...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Radio Cold Warrior | 7/31/1990 | See Source »

...ship him. But he seems undaunted by the restrictions. Although he must log all visitors and wear an electronic anklet, Bosch vows that he will "speak to anybody I want to" during the three hours a day he is free to walk the streets of Miami's Little Havana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Florida: Victory For a Terrorist | 7/30/1990 | See Source »

...Hyatt -- were invited to pay secret visits to the island. Once there, flown in surreptitiously via Mexico City, the Americans were shown scale models of prime beachfront property and asked to select one for future development. Intriguingly, these displays were set up just outside Fidel Castro's office in Havana. Castro was nowhere in sight during Carlson's visit, but Pritzker was treated to a 2 1/2-hour meeting with the leader. No deals are possible until Washington lifts its trade sanctions. But both hotel barons were assured that Cuba is willing to discuss friendlier relations with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Your Next Cuban Vacation . . . | 7/30/1990 | See Source »

...annually, depending on who is counting. "We have conservatives too," explains the Kremlin's Deputy Foreign Minister, Viktor Komplektov. "There is so much else to push that it is simply easier to avoid a fight with those who idolize Fidel." With Gorbachev thus constrained, the path to perestroika in Havana runs through Washington. "Talk to the Cubans," Gorbachev has told Bush. "Something can be worked out. Castro can be a good partner, if only you give him the chance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Political Interest: Searching for Cuba Libre | 6/18/1990 | See Source »

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