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    "Es un grave error'', dijo Cason en una entrevista con El Nuevo Herald. "Esa fue una idea que nació para hablar con el pueblo de Cuba, porque Fidel Castro había montado una ‘batalla de ideas' que sólo permitía hablar de un solo lado" El Departamento de Estado anunció este lunes que había decidido apagar la pantalla instalada en el 2006 porque ya no resultaba eficaz como instrumento para proporcionar información a los cubanos, a la vez que reconoció como un "gesto muy positivo'' la eliminación de unas pancartas propagandísticas alrededor de la USINT por parte del gobierno de Raúl Castro. Full Article at Miami Herald
    Esa fue una idea que nació para hablar con el pueblo de Cuba, porque Fidel Castro había montado una ‘batalla de ideas' que sólo permitía hablar de un solo lado
    SOURCE: Miami Herald 2 months ago
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Oficina de EEUU en Cuba no invita a disidentes a coctel
  1. La señora Williams se encontró con funcionarios del gobierno cubano
    SOURCE: Miami Herald 2 months ago
  2. Ella dijo que quería escuchar nuestros criterios
    SOURCE: Miami Herald 2 months ago
  3. Yo no diría que eso cambia nada en nuestras relaciones con Cuba
    SOURCE: Miami Herald 2 months ago
  4. Pero lo más importante es que ella fue la primer funcionaria que se reúne con nosotros desde que Barack Obama llegó a la presidencia. Nadie más, ningún europeo hace eso
    SOURCE: Miami Herald 2 months ago
  5. Nuestra reunión fue algo coherente con la decisión del gobierno de los Estados Unidos de mantener contactos con el gobierno de Cuba sin renunciar [al derecho de reunirse con] los representantes de la sociedad civil
    SOURCE: Miami Herald 2 months ago
  6. Es un homenaje a 138 años de lucha desde 1898 hasta 2006. Un luto que se mantendrá por siempre porque representa 138 años de lucha de mártires y de víctimas del terrorismo en nuestro país
    SOURCE: Miami Herald 2 months ago
  7. Pero evidentemente coincide con los esfuerzos del Presidente por aumentar el libre flujo de información... entre Estados Unidos y el pueblo de Cuba
    SOURCE: Miami Herald 2 months ago
  8. Si lo que se reporta es correcto, la visita de rutina de la señora Williams a Cuba fue mucho más allá de su propósito explícito y se convirtió en casi una cumbre con funcionarios del régimen cubano
    SOURCE: Miami Herald 2 months ago

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