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This matter is no joke. Congressional investigators quoted in The New York Times contend that Cabrera's money was solicited by a Democratic fundraiser--in Havana. And, these sources say, Cabrera had a wallet photo of himself with none other than chief dictator Castro at the time of his most recent arrest, in which he was charged with smuggling 3,000 pounds of cocaine into the country through the Florida Keys...
...HAVANA: He's tried loud music, tough negotiating stands, the Catholic church and simply ignoring the situation, but nothing so far has helped Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori dislodge Tupac Amaru rebels who continue to hold 72 hostages. Now the President is trying to offer the rebels a new home. Fujimori was in Havana Monday to make a pitch to Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who told him that Cuba would offer asylum to the rebels if all parties can agree on an arrangement. "We have discussed some points that I can't disclose, obviously, because our objective is to liberate...
...HAVANA: Canada and Cuba are close trading partners. Now they want to get closer on human rights issues, according to a joint statement agreed upon during the visit of Canada's foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy to the communist island. "We're working with the government of Cuba to develop some joint programs or approaches dealing with human rights issues. We have now come to an agreement on some directions we can go in together," Axworthy said after a three hour tete-a-tete with Fidel Castro. The trip has raised concerns in Washington, which shuns any contact with Havana...
...Carre's new novel, The Tailor of Panama [BOOKS, Oct. 28], is about a befuddled expatriate who, when recruited by a dubiously competent spy, makes up information that gets London's knickers in a twist. Is it possible that Le Carre has read Graham Greene's Our Man in Havana? Or could it be that I am just imagining a conspiracy? KIMBERLY CARSON Holderness, New Hampshire...
BORN: May 26, 1940, Havana, Cuba EDUCATION: Academia Comercial Madres Escolapias (Cuba), 1958, B.B.A., 1958 FAMILY: Husband, Albert; one child RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Airline sales manager POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: P.O. Box 710557, La Guardia Station, Flushing...