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Permanent Tag: Politics Rating: Good Hits: 160 Comments: 0 Gorki Aguila on Music and Life Gorki Aguila on Music and Life Gorki Águila is blunt in his assessment of Fidel Castro's half century of revolution: "Communism is a failure. A total failure. Please, leftists of the world-improve your capitalism! Don't choose communism!" Águila, a Havana resident, wears homemade anti-government t-shirts, frequently denounces the Castro brothers as geriatric tyrants, and heads up perhaps Cuba's only explicitly political punk band, Porno Para Ricardo. And because of his stubborn belief in free speech, he is routinely arrested on charges of "social dangerousness." Tired of his anti-regime music, Cuban authorities made the rare decision to grantt Águila a visa to travel abroad, perhaps hoping that he wouldn't return In September, Reason.tv's Michael C. Moynihan caught up with Águila on the Washington, D.C. leg of his American promotional tour to talk about his music, the origins of Porno Para Ricardo, and how long it takes to get Led Zeppelin records in a totalitarian society. User: Pantufas Oct 13, 2009 10:51 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Music Rating: No Votes Hits: 254 Comments: 0 The Fight For Cuban Music The Fight For Cuban Music Cuba's music is at the core of its national identity and for the past seven years, it has also been at the heart of an international legal battle When Buena Vista Social Club became a huge global hit, Cubans thought they could cash in and make money from their old music. But as soon as their re-releases hit the shops Peer music - the largest privately owned American music publishing company - took the Cubans to court. They claimed that their founder Ralph Peer had bought the rights to the very same songs way before the Cuban revolution back in the 1930s. This is the story of the fight for Cuban music between the Cuban state music company and America's Peer Music. User: Aigiotis Aug 27, 2009 7:59 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: Good Hits: 98 Comments: 0 RetroBites: Fidel Castro (1959) RetroBites: Fidel Castro (1959) Fidel Castro shares his ideology. User: Pantufas Aug 3, 2009 3:45 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: Good Hits: 253 Comments: 0 Auto-Tune the News #3 !!! Auto-Tune the News #3 !!! More autotuned news from the brilliant minds of the Gregory Brothers. Cuba, Afghanistan, DICK Cheney, and 2-party woah-oh-wo-oh-woes. michael gregory autotune news music video katie couric maddow sing digital brother tpain parody politics barelypolitical May 15, 2009 7:23 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Television Rating: Amazing Hits: 135 Comments: 0 Fox: Let's Focus on Torture in Cuba and Iran Fox: Let's Focus on Torture in Cuba and Iran more at foxnews.com April 23, 2009 ... Fox torture Bush Apr 23, 2009 10:38 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 47 Comments: 0 The President at the Summit of the Americas The President at the Summit of the Americas At the Summit of the Americas opening ceremony, the President addresses the issues that have divided the hemisphere, from Cuba to disengagement to anti-Americanism. ( Apr 21, 2009 10:33 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 89 Comments: 0 Latin Pulse: U.S. Security and Latin America Latin Pulse: U.S. Security and Latin America (Latin Pulse: 11, August, 2008) A region long considered neglected by U.S foreign policy. At a time when the region is shifting to the political left, is now the focus of renewed interest from U.S. security officials. Is this a strategic move or saber rattling to maintain dominance on what's been called "America's back yard?" Espa?ol Una regi?n por largo tiempo considerada descuidada por la pol?tica extranjera del Departamento de Estado de los EEUU. Actualmente cuando la regi?n esta experimentando un viraje hacia la izquierda, hay un renovado inter?s de parte de los oficiales de seguridad del departamento de estado. ?Es esto parte de una estrategia? O simplemente un ardid para mantener la predominio en una regi?n que ha sido llamada "el patio trasero de los Estados Unidos". Guest Bios Geoff Thale Program Director WOLA, Washington Office on Latin Am?rica Geoff is the Program Director at WOLA (formerly Senior Associate for Central America and Cuba). As Program Director, Mr Thale consults with staff about all of WOLA's programs, from the Southern Cone to Mexico. In addition, he directly oversees the Cuba and Central America teams at WOLA, including the Central America Youth Gangs Program. Thale has followed Central America issues since the mid-1980s, and Cuba issues since the mid-1990s. Before coming to WOLA, he was the founder and Executive Director of the El Salvador Policy Project in Washington, DC. He holds a Masters degree in Industrial Relations from the University of Wisconsin. Ted Lewis Director of the Human Rights Program Global Exchange Ted Lewis directs the human rights programs of Global Exchange and is a long time democracy and antiwar activist. He recently organized Fair Election International (www.fairelection.us), which invited observers from all five continents to observe the November 2004 election in five key US states. Since 1994, Mr. Lewis has directed the Human Rights and the Mexico Programs of Global Exchange. He has supervised and coordinated multinational human rights teams in Nicaragua and some of the most conflictive states in Mexico and led the largest international team of delegates to observe the Mexican presidential elections in 2000. He visited Iraq in the summer of 2003, helping to launch the Iraq Occupation Watch. Jan 20, 2009 6:21 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Television Rating: Good Hits: 161 Comments: 0 Colbert Report: Cold War Update: Cuba Colbert Report: Cold War Update: Cuba If we open up relations with Cuba, the allure of rum, mambo and spicy Latinas could prove irresistible. From The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert. Jan 14, 2009 11:13 PM
Permanent Tag: Television Rating: Amazing Hits: 411 Comments: 0 Colbert Report: Jackson Browne Pt. 2 Colbert Report: Jackson Browne Pt. 2 Jackson Browne performs "Going Down to Cuba" from his new album "Time the Conqueror." From The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert. Sep 24, 2008 4:00 AM
Permanent Tag: Television Rating: Amazing Hits: 344 Comments: 0 Daily Show: T.J. English Daily Show: T.J. English The author of "Havana Nocturne" describes Cuba's sex, corruption and mafia ties in the 50s. From The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Jul 24, 2008 4:00 AM
Headline Tag: Cuba Rating: Ok Hits: 803 Comments: 0 Flying Boat Divebombs Beach Flying Boat Divebombs Beach Some reckless flying at Sol Cayo Coco Cuba 2008. Jul 7, 2008 11:41 PM
Headline Tag: Television Rating: Good Hits: 1132 Comments: 4 Human Rights Report Confirms Bush Guilty of War Crimes Human Rights Report Confirms Bush Guilty of War Crimes The Massachusetts-based Physicians for Human Rights reached that conclusion after two-day clinical evaluations of 11 former detainees, who had been held at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and in Afghanistan. The detainees were never charged with crimes. "We found clear physical and psychological evidence of torture and abuse, often causing lasting suffering," said Dr. Allen Keller, a medical evaluator for the study. In a 121-page report, the doctors' group said that it uncovered medical evidence of torture, including beatings, electric shock, sleep deprivation, sexual humiliation, sodomy and scores of other abuses. The report is prefaced by retired U.S. Major Gen. Antonio Taguba, who led the Army's investigation into the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal in 2003. "There is no longer any doubt that the current administration committed war crimes," Taguba says. "The only question is whether those who ordered torture will be held to account." Over the years, reports of abuses at Abu Ghraib and allegations of torture at Guantanamo prompted the Bush administration to deny that the U.S. military tortures detainees. Since only 11 detainees were examined "the findings of this assessment cannot be generalized to the treatment of all detainees in U.S. custody," the report says. However, the incidents documented are consistent with findings of other investigations into government treatment, "making it reasonable to conclude that these detainees were not the only ones abused, but are representative of a much larger number of detainees subjected to torture and ill treatment while in U.S. custody." Four of the men evaluated were arrested in or taken to Afghanistan between late 2001 and early 2003 and later were sent to Guantanamo Bay, where they were held for an average of three years before being released without charge, the report says. The other seven were detained in Iraq in 2003 and released within a year, the report says. All the subjects told examiners that they were subjected to multiple forms of torture or ill treatment that "often occurred in combination over a long period of time," the report says. Among the ex-detainees was an Iraqi in his mid-40s, identified only as Laith, whom U.S. soldiers took into custody in October 2003 and who was released from Abu Ghraib in June 2004. According to the report, Laith was subjected to sleep deprivation, electric shocks and threats of sexual abuse to himself and his family. "They took off even my underwear. They asked me to do some movements that make me look in a very bad way so they can take photographs. ... They were trying to make me look like an animal," Laith told examiners, according to the report. According to the report, Laith said the most "painful" experiences involved threats to his family: "And they asked me, 'Have you ever heard voices of women in this prison?' I answered, 'Yes.' They were saying, 'Then you will hear your mothers and sisters when we are raping them.' " The examiners concluded in the report that "Laith appears to have suffered severe and lasting physical and psychological injuries as a result of his arrest and incarceration at Abu Ghraib prison." Another detainee, Youssef, was detained by U.S. soldiers nearly seven years ago when he tried to enter Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan without a passport, the report says. He initially was held in an Afghan prison, where he describes "being stripped naked, being intimidated by dogs, being hooded and being thrown against the wall on repeated occasions," the report says. A few months later, he was taken to the Guantanamo Bay facility, where he was subjected to interrogators who would enter his cell and force him to lie on the floor with his hands tied behind his back to his feet, the report says. Youssef said the interrogators wanted him to confess of involvement with the Taliban, the report says. Based on its investigation, the report calls on the U.S. government to issue a formal apology to detainees subject to torture and ill treatment by the military since fall 2001 in Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere. Jun 26, 2008 12:30 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 132 Comments: 0 Real News: Following Fidel Real News: Following Fidel Pepe Escobar: Cuba in transition to more open socialist society. From The Real News. Feb 20, 2008 10:04 PM
Permanent Tag: Television Rating: Bad Hits: 172 Comments: 0 Notebook: Fidel Castro Steps Down Notebook: Fidel Castro Steps Down Fidel Castro has resigned after leading Cuba for nearly 50 years. Michelle Miller comments on the country's uncertain future. (CBSNews.com) Feb 19, 2008 6:06 PM
Permanent Tag: Television Rating: Amazing Hits: 252 Comments: 0 PBS Frontline - The Torture Question PBS Frontline - The Torture Question In "The Torture Question", FRONTLINE traces the history of how decisions made in Washington in the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11 -- including an internal administration battle over the Geneva Conventions -- led to a robust interrogation policy that laid the groundwork for prisoner abuse in Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and Iraq. Oct 12, 2007 2:18 AM
 
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