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- Cuba-Venezuela ties boom under Raul
Speculation that Cuba's relations with Venezuela, its closest ally, might cool when Raul Castro became president has disappeared as the countries have forged even deeper and broader ties. Some experts thought Raul Castro could not maintain the close
- Agent: No rights advisement for Gitmo prisoners
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - An FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law
- Prosecutors paint bin Laden aide as top al-Qaeda insider
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Salim Hamdan was so close to al-Qaeda's inner circle and so trusted by Osama bin Laden that he knew 'the dome,' an apparent reference to the U.S. Capitol building, was the fourth target on Sept. 11, prosecutors said
- US seeks to link prisoner to Sept. 11 attacks
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said yesterday as he sought to undercut defense arguments that the Guantanamo prisoner was a low-level employee
- US links prisoner to Sept 11 attacks in Guantanamo trial
Guantanamo Bay Naval Case (Cuba) (AP): A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept 11, a prosecutor has said as he sought to undercut defence arguments that the Guantanamo prisoner was a low-level employee of
- Bin Laden driver knew 9/11 target: prosecutor
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's driver knew the target of the fourth hijacked jetliner in the September 11 attacks, a prosecutor said on Tuesday in an attempt to draw a link between Salim Hamdan and the al Qaeda
- \'Bin Laden\'s driver knew 9/11 target\'
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Osama bin Laden's driver knew the target of the fourth hijacked jetliner in the September 11 attacks, a prosecutor said on Tuesday in an attempt to draw a link between Salim Hamdan and the al Qaeda leadership in the
- U.S. depicts Hamdan as insider during war crimes trial
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Salim Hamdan was so close to al-Qaeda's inner circle and so trusted by Osama bin Laden that he knew 'the dome,' an apparent reference to the U.S. Capitol building, was the fourth target on Sept. 11, prosecutors said during the
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The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations, and Havana became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru. Spanish rule, marked initially by neglect, became increasingly repressive, provoking an independence movement and occasional rebellions that were harshly suppressed. It was US intervention during the Spanish-American War in 1898 that finally overthrew Spanish rule. The subsequent Treaty of Paris established Cuban independence, which was granted in 1902 after a three-year transition period. Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his iron rule has held the regime together since then. Cuba's Communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The country is now slowly recovering from a severe economic recession in 1990, following the withdrawal of former Soviet subsidies, worth $4 billion to $6 billion annually. Cuba portrays its difficulties as the result of the US embargo in place since 1961. Illicit migration to the US - using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, air flights, or via the southwest border - is a continuing problem. The US Coast Guard intercepted 2,810 individuals attempting to cross the Straits of Florida in fiscal year 2006.
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AFP - Russia would cross "a red line for the United States of America" if it were to base nuclear capable bombers in Cuba, a top US air force officer warned.
AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, visiting Moscow to pursue weapons and energy deals, on Tuesday called for a strategic alliance with Russia to protect his country from the United States.
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