Who defines Cuban "terrorism"?

Every few years the entire nation of Cuba is mobilized against what they consider a grand injustice perpetrated by the United States. The Helms-Burton Law. The cause of Elián González. And, most recently, the imprisonment of the "Cuban Five."

The faces of these five Cuban men have for the past few years been ubiquitous throughout Cuba, from billboards and daily news items to T-shirts and every website, while massive demonstrations for their cause continue to be held nationwide. Every hotel in the country (even foreign-managed hotels) feature posters of the five in the lobby.

Accused by the U.S. government of "espionage," the five Cubans–Fernando González, René González, Antonio Guerrero, Gerardo Hernández, and Ramón Labañino–were convicted in U.S. federal court on June 8, 2001, and sentenced to from 15 years to life terms. more >>

Reason for ouster of Cuba's top politicos revealed

When Cuba's Vice President Carlos Lage and Foreign Minister Felipe Pérez Roques were suddenly ousted on March 03, 2009, speculation ran rife as to why. No official explanation has been given. Still, it became obvious that the two had violated some unknown taboo when the Cuban press published their letters of contrition.

Last week, word leaked and the missing jigsaw pieces have fallen into place.

In mid-April, high-ranking members of the government, Ministry of the Interior, and Revolutionary Armed Forces were summoned to view top-secret videos that showed Lage and Roquez making disparaging remarks about Fidel and Raúl Castro and First Vice-President José Ramón Machado Ventura.

The two even joke about Fidel's infirmities and question Raúl's ability to govern the country. more >>