Exposes u. S. Support for u. S. Violent anticastro militants. Andhey were disobedient they did not ask permission to take away property. They took it away. They nationalized it. The u. S. , on the one hand, has never forgiven them. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The failed u. S. Policy against cuba which has for more than half a century stifled relations between these neighboring countries, and inflicted generations of horror upon the cuban people may finally be collapsing. On december 17, the two countries announced a series of moves to normalize relations. Cuba released alan gross, a u. S. Government contract or and a cuban who spied for the ca. The u. S. Released the three remaining jailed members of the cuban five. The cuban five were arrested in the late 1990s on espionage charges here in the u. S. But they were not spying on the u. S. Government. They were in miami infiltrating cuban american paramilitary groups based there
Gross, as well as a cuban spy. The u. S. Released the final three members of the cuban five. Cuban president raul castro also addressed the cuban people. This in no way means that the heart of the matter has been solved. The economic, commercial, and financial blockade, which causes enormous human and economic damages to our country, must cease. We will spend the hour in a roundtable discussion, well go to havana to speak with kornbluh, who wrote, back channel to cuba the Hidden History of negotiations between washington and havana. Gd we will speak with and martinarbus and Michael Ratner. As well as robert muse, who wrote, the new normalization . All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has announced the United States will restore full diplomatic relations with cuba for the first time in more than half a century. In a historic address wednesday, obama announced the shift would include the ope
Im very happy to speak with you this morning. My question i have memories of the vietnam war from my preschool days until it ended. I was unable to be enlisted at the time. What about the ability of the u. N. , even now, in the present days on the president s enactment of using such a body to enable peace . And to avoid conflicts that are not reported well. As i remember of my military service. That is my question. Guest it is a wonderful question. I wish it were asked time and time again. The relationship that everything we go through in the nation these days relates to, on one side the grit of conflict, and on the other side, the feeling that we ought to spend more time and effort in pursuit of a peaceful resolution of the problem, rather than immediately retreat into a feeling that since we are the strongest nation on earth with our weapons, we will be able to get our way. This gets back to for me this is the central heart of the book and our problems it does not work that way. Its
For the first time in more than half a century. Part of the deal includes cubas release of u. S. Contractor alan gross, as well as a cuban spy. The u. S. Released the final three members of the cuban five. Cuban president raul castro also addressed the cuban people. This in no way means that the heart of the matter has been solved. The economic, commercial, and financial blockade, which causes enormous human and economic damages to our country, must cease. We will spend the hour in a roundtable discussion, well go to havana to speak with kornbluh, who wrote, back channel to cuba the Hidden History of negotiations between washington and havana. Gd we will speak with and martinarbus and Michael Ratner. As well as robert muse, who wrote, the new normalization . All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has announced the United States will restore full diplomatic relations with cuba for the first t
For the first time in more than half a century. Part of the deal includes cubas release of u. S. Contractor alan gross, as well as a cuban spy. The u. S. Released the final three members of the cuban five. Cuban president raul castro also addressed the cuban people. This in no way means that the heart of the matter has been solved. The economic, commercial, and financial blockade, which causes enormous human and economic damages to our country, must cease. We will spend the hour in a roundtable discussion, well go to havana to speak with kornbluh, who wrote, back channel to cuba the Hidden History of negotiations between washington and havana. Gd we will speak with and martinarbus and Michael Ratner. As well as robert muse, who wrote, the new normalization . All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama has announced the United States will restore full diplomatic relations with cuba for the first t