FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 18, 2012
Joint Statement: Diaz-Balart, Ros-Lehtinen, Sires, and Rivera Condemn Visas Provided to High-Ranking Cuban Regime Officials
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Albio Sires (D-NJ), and David Rivera (R-FL) sent a letter to Secretary Hillary Clinton expressing outrage that the Obama Administration provided entry visas to high-level Cuban Communist [...]

Via The Hill:

Romney campaign hits Obama over decision to give Cuban president's daughter US visa
Mitt Romney's campaign is blasting the Obama administration after the State Department approved a travel visa for Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro.
The decision to grant a travel visa has already drawn heavy criticism from some in the [...]

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
May 18, 2012
House Approves Rivera Amendment to Prohibit Dept of Defense from
Contracting with Businesses That Do Business with State Sponsors of Terrorism
Companies that do business with terrorist nations dealt major blow
Washington, DC- The House of Representatives approved an amendment presented by Congressman David Rivera (FL-25) to the National Defense Authorization Act for [...]

The humor of Garrincha:

Translation:
"I heard that there's an "International Internet Day."
"That's one of those exotic holidays, like the 'Day of Press Freedom,' the 'Day of Human Rights,' and the 'Day of Steak.' And so on..."

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Ray Walser in the Miami Herald:

How to reach achieve real political reform in Cuba
What’s the best way to mark the fifth annual Cuba Solidarity Day? If we want to help the long-suffering people of Fidel Castro’s island “paradise,” the answer should be obvious: Shine a light on the repression and tyranny [...]

From the American Enterprise Institute panel discussion this past Wednesday in Washington D.C., video of their event, "Post-Castro Cuba: What future will Raúl leave behind?" featuring our good friend Marc Wachtenheim:

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Cuba Nostalgia 2012 is here!  Today is the first day of a weekend of fun and Cubania. Here is what we have in store for you this year:

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The news that the U.S. State Department authorized the issuance of a visa to Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban dictator Raul Castro and a powerful official of the island's repressive regime, is evolving from a typical Obama administration blunder into a scandal. The State Department's egregious circumvention of law and Presidential Proclamations while offering [...]

Via Pedazos de la Isla:

Images of Jorge Vazquez Chaviano’s Arrest

Jorge Vázquez Chaviano, an activist who is member of the Central Opposition Coalition, was arrested this past 27th of March when he stepped out of his home in Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara and attempted to direct himself to the city of Havana to [...]

NEWS
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman

For IMMEDIATE Release – May 17, 2012
State Department Must Enforce Cuba Prohibitions, Ros-Lehtinen Says

(WASHINGTON) – U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, made the following remarks earlier today at a Western Hemisphere Subcommittee hearing titled “Cuba’s Global [...]

By Yoani Sanchez:

Pig in a “Box”

The market is almost empty. It’s still very early and someone is writing the new prices for a pound of pork on a blackboard. It seems a simple gesture, that of the hand that has changed only one digit in the price of the ribs, the [...]

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

May 17, 2012

Congressman Rivera Disappointed, Concerned by State Department Granting Visa to Castro Dictator’s Daughter

Washington, DC- Congressman David Rivera (FL-25) released the following statement regarding the decision by the U.S. State Department to facilitate a visit by Cuban dictator Raul Castro’s daughter, Mariela Castro Espin, to the United States [...]

The University of Alabama Honors College has a documentary on the role played by the Alabama National Guard in the Bay of Pigs invasion featuring our good friend Janet Ray talking about her dad who was killed during the operation, pilot Pete Ray.

La Batalla de Playa Girón: The Alabama Air National Guard's Role in the [...]

NEWS
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman

For IMMEDIATE Release – May 17, 2012

Ros-Lehtinen Thanks Connie Mack for Hosting Hearing on Cuban Dictatorship’s Intelligence & Terrorism Network

(WASHINGTON) – U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement thanking her colleague U.S. Rep. Connie Mack [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 17, 2012
Diaz-Balart, Ros-Lehtinen, Sires, and Rivera Outraged by Visas Provided to Cuban Communist Party Operatives
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Albio Sires (D-NJ), and David Rivera (R-FL) sent a letter to Secretary Hillary Clinton expressing outrage that the Obama Administration provided entry visas to high-level Cuban Communist [...]

The humor of Garrincha:

Translation:
"The first 20 or 25 years of the Cuban revolution were an absolutely exemplary."
"I wonder where I was living all those years."

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Via Punt de Vista (my translation):

Mariela Castro: The Imposter

Democracy must now stoically endure a visit to the United States by a dictator's daughter, which is what Mariela Castro is. The Christian patience of Cuban exiles is worthy of admiration. I am not sure what authority this woman has to represent the rights of homosexuals when [...]

The presumptive GOP candidate for president Mitt Romney has endorsed Florida Senate candidate Connie Mack:

Romney Endorses Mack in Fla. GOP Senate Primary

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney says Connie Mack IV is his choice in Florida's GOP primary race for the U.S. Senate.
Romney announced Wednesday his endorsement of Mack, a [...]

May 17th, 1961: Cuban dictator Fidel Castro offered to release prisoners captured in the Bay of Pigs invasion in exchange for 500 bulldozers. (The prisoners were eventually freed in exchange for medical supplies.)

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The National Museum of American History is holding an online poll for readers to vote for an iconic American. Included in this list is none other than our very own Celia Cruz!
Take a moment and click HERE to vote for Celia!
¡Azúcar!

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