Opening relations would give the Castros an international propaganda victory that would embolden the world’s other dictators.

The gains and losses of the Cuban tractor deal were hotly debated in the U.S. (see THE NATION), but in Latin American eyes, the proposal represents a monumental propaganda setback for Castro.

Superficially, no time would seem worse than now for the first U.S. release of Mikhail Kalatozov’s “I Am Cuba.” A 1964 Russian-Cuban co-production made to celebrate Castro’s… ...

McGeough has been a moderately critical voice, among the brutality of the Iraqi occupation, although he still recites the absurd argument that recent elections (under war, censorship and repression) ...

You promote the book as representing the "true" Cuba without any propaganda. What would you say to those who may claim that your book is actually anti-communist or anti-Castro propaganda?

THE DAZZLING CINEmatography alone makes “I Am Cuba” a treat for film fans. Yet, it’s the wistful image of a pristine, post-revolution Havana that remains long after the movie&#821… ...

The voyage of the team of Russian ships to Cuba was an important propaganda success for the Kremlin. Widely publicised, it became an opportunity for an acoustic "hunt" for the Kazan submarine of ...

The Cuban dictatorship aids anti-Israel terrorists in the Middle East. It also has a domestic antisemitism problem.

Posada was implicated in the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner in Barbados which killed 73 passengers. He was sprung from jail several years later, with Mas Canosa's help. In the 1980s he went on to ...