Category Archives: Cuba

‘Cuban Twitter’ Heads To Hearings In Congress

Posted on April 7, 2014 by

‘Cuban Twitter’ Heads To Hearings In Congress | by  ALBERTO ARCE and DESMOND BUTLER and JACK GILLUM Posted: 04/04/2014 8:04 am EDT Updated: 04/04/2014 11:59 am EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The head… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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ASSESSMENT: The ZunZuneo “Hummingbird” Social Network and The Cuban Spring

Posted on April 6, 2014 by

Krypt3ia (Greek: κρυπτεία / krupteía, from κρυπτός / kruptós, “hidden, secret things”) ASSESSMENT: The ZunZuneo “Hummingbird” Social Network and The Cuban Spring   Cuban Intranet and Internet Access: Cuban internet access is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The Dangerous Absurdity of the Secret “Cuban Twitter”

Posted on April 4, 2014 by

April 4, 2014 The Dangerous Absurdity of the Secret “Cuban Twitter” Posted by Jon Lee Anderson An eye-catching A.P. story, published Thursday, revealed that, in 2010, the United States Agency for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The secret is out: U.S. built “Cuban Twitter” to stir up political unrest

Posted on April 3, 2014 by

Thursday, Apr 3, 2014 12:00 PM EST The secret is out: U.S. built “Cuban Twitter” to stir up political unrest For two years USAID operated a Twitter-like mass communication system that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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US secretly created ‘Cuban Twitter’ to stir unrest

Posted on April 3, 2014 by

US secretly created ‘Cuban Twitter’ to stir unrest By DESMOND BUTLER, JACK GILLUM and ALBERTO ARCE — Apr. 3, 2014 2:41 AM EDT In this March 11, 2014 photo, a woman… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Obama Shouldn’t Forget Our Man in Havana

Posted on March 20, 2014 by

Obama Shouldn’t Forget Our Man in Havana 6 Mar 19, 2014 4:39 PM ET By Jeffrey Goldberg When U.S. President Barack Obama looks abroad, he sees only the possibility of frustration… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Alan Gross Meets With Cuban Jewish Leaders in Jail During Hanukkah

Posted on December 8, 2013 by

Alan Gross Meets With Cuban Jewish Leaders in Jail During Hanukkah Gross Reportedly in Better Spirits and Health By JTA Published December 08, 2013. Cuban Jewish leaders met with Alan Gross,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Family Faults Obama Inaction as Alan Gross Marks Four Years in Cuban Prison

Posted on December 5, 2013 by

Family Faults Obama Inaction as Alan Gross Marks Four Years in Cuban Prison American Jewish Contractor Held For ‘Subversive Activity’ Nathan Guttman Marking Four Years of Imprisonment: At a December 3… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Bring my husband home: Column

Posted on December 5, 2013 by

Bring my husband home: Column Judy Gross 5:09 p.m. EST December 2, 2013 He was sentenced to 15 years in a Cuban prison for doing his job. (Photo: AP) Story Highlights… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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U.S. Calls for Release of Alan Gross From Cuban Jail

Posted on December 3, 2013 by

U.S. Calls for Release of Alan Gross From Cuban Jail This Week Marks Fifth Anniversary of Gross’s Imprisonment Gross Family Alan Gross, with his wife, Judy, in Jerusalem in 2005. By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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