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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months. Complete Story...
Fidel Castro was 32 and building his new government on the fly.
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Monday the United States has weakened efforts to reverse the coup that ousted him, while a U.S. envoy says his country has clearly opposed the ouster and will examine upcoming elections closely for fairness.
President Hugo Chavez is inviting former Cuban leader Fidel Castro to next month's meeting of the regional ALBA trade bloc being held in Havana.
Fidel Castro has found something to sneeze at in Washington's decision to ease visits by Cuban-Americans to his island: He says more Americans mean more swine flu.
Fidel Castro's sister says she hasn't heard any reaction from Cuba to revelations in her new memoir that she collaborated for years with the CIA.
Recently released CIA files from the mid-1960s show Cuban exile and accused terrorist Luis Posada Carriles informed on violent Miami-based efforts to attack Fidel Castro's fledgling Cuban government even as he was deeply involved in helping them.
Barack Obama's call for action on climate change and his admission that rich nations have a particular responsibility to lead has received strong praise from an unusual source — U.S. nemesis Fidel Castro.
A military motorcade carried the remains of Cuban revolutionary hero Juan Almeida Bosque through the streets of the eastern city of Santiago on Tuesday, while thousands of mourners lined the route, some clutching flowers and wiping away tears.
Cuban state media have released a second recent photo showing Fidel Castro in regular civilian clothing instead of the track suits that he commonly wore after falling ill in July 2006.
Fidel Castro chatted live via speakerphone with graduating medical students in Nicaragua in the latest of a series of media events showing off the former Cuban leader looking more robust.
Cuba's Communist Youth newspaper is showing a photo of a healthier-looking Fidel Castro talking with the visiting Ecuadorean president.
President Hugo Chavez said Friday he found his close ally and mentor Fidel Castro in good health during a visit to Cuba to celebrate the Cuban leader's 83rd birthday.
The founder of a New York-based church group that opposes the U.S. embargo of Cuba said Thursday that former Cuban President Fidel Castro looked strong and animated during a July 31 meeting.
Former President Fidel Castro marked his 83rd birthday Thursday out of the public eye but with an essay on the global economic crisis, climate change and immigration that headlined Cuban newspapers.
Cuba has unveiled what it says is a recent photograph of ex-President Fidel Castro, showing him looking healthier than in other pictures since he underwent emergency surgery three years ago.
Cubans accustomed to hourslong speeches, thousand-word essays and lengthy interviews can now get Fidel Castro at a glance, thanks to a new dictionary of El Comandante's teachings.
Cuba's Communist Party newspaper Granma published a front-page story Wednesday marking the 15th anniversary of street protests that Fidel Castro himself had to quell, an unusual public reference to one of the few serious internal threats to his nearly half-century of rule.
Fidel Castro blames the coup in Honduras on the U.S. Embassy in that Central American country and other American diplomats in the region appointed during the administration of George W. Bush.
President Manuel Zelaya enlisted government employees and his supporters Saturday to set up polling stations for a rogue referendum that opponents depicted as a power grab by the leftist leader.
A dissident Cuban surgeon said Sunday that she harbors no grudge against Fidel Castro upon arriving in Argentina for an emotional family reunion after being denied permission to leave Cuba for more than a decade.
Cuba has abruptly dropped its refusal to let a prominent physician who defied Fidel Castro by criticizing the communist-run island's health care system leave the country, allowing her to visit family in Argentina after years of denials.
Cuba is formally rejecting an offer to rejoin the Organization of American States, echoing the sentiments of Fidel Castro who has long maintained his island has no use for the group.
Fidel Castro called the case of two Americans accused of spying for Cuba "strange" Saturday and questioned whether the timing of their arrests was politically motivated.
Fidel Castro: ALBA countries to defend humanity at Copenhagen & survival of the species Quote: "no longer "Homeland or Death"; it is truly and without exaggeration a matter of "Life or Death" for the human race...In Copenhagen, the ALBA and the Third World countries will be struggling for the survival of the species."
Sure, they've been despised for decades. Sure, everyone from the left to the right political spectrum has tried to off these two. And yep, they're still there, in power, in front or behind the scenes, as in the case of Castro.
VIDEO: LA Democrat Congresswoman Praises Cuban Revolution & Castro"You can think whatever you want to about Fidel Castro, but he was one of the brightest leaders I have ever met."
The portable Castro: Cuba issues Fidel dictionaryCubans accustomed to hourslong speeches, thousand-word essays and lengthy interviews can now get Fidel Castro at a glance, thanks to a new dictionary of El Comandante's teachings.
Communism: When you can't afford to wipe your assCubans were left sitting uncomfortably this week after news that the Caribbean island is suffering from a shortage of toilet paper.
The handy Castro: Cuba issues Fidel dictionaryResidents accustomed to hours-long speeches, thousand-word essays and lengthy interviews can now get Fidel Castro at a glance, thanks to a new dictionary of El Comandante's teachings.
UPDATE: Obama's invitation to have a beer at the White House is a bit tacky if not acting stupidly Obama's recent actions and words could have been resolved if Obama had the right attitude. He has displayed a questionable attitude in the past also.
The Ugly Face Behind The Mask Of Liberalism There's a link to: Full Story in the link above. Honduras has ousted it's president. Obama has sided with Chavez, Ortega, and Fidel Castro in the matter. "This dance with the devil reveals his true colors."
The ugly face of liberalism - Obama has sided with a thug in Honduras, a man who (for completely self-serving reasons) sought to subvert his nation's constitutionIt has been interesting watching the response to the Honduran military's recent ousting its nation's president, Manuel Zelaya. Barack Obama called the action "not legal" and Hillary Clinton said that the arrest of Zelaya should be condemned.
Obama Moving Cautiously Toward Normalization With CubaSunday's announcement by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Washington will begin talks with Cuba on bilateral migration issues and resume direct postal service between the two countries suggests the new administration of President Barack Obama intends to proceed cautiousl …
Fidel Castro :: Nothing Can Be Improvised in HaitiA good look at just how much Cuba, has assisted it's war-torn & fully impoverished, neighbouring nation, of Haiti.
Cuba Without IllusionsOpponents of the 47-year-old U.S. embargo against Cuba paint it as anachronistic and counterproductive. Supporters argue that it remains an important bargaining chip and a vital tool for promoting Cuban democracy. Now Pres.
Newt's Reagan Fantasy-----Before Newt Gingrich runs against Obama, he's resurrecting Reagan through a new documentary.When the house lights came up at last night's New York premiere of Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny—a triumphal documentary narrated by Newt and Callista Gingrich—women in the audience sniffled. Grown men dabbed their eyes.
Mexico denies swine flu cover-upMexico's health minister has denied allegations by Fidel Castro that the country intentionally failed to reveal the existence of swine flu last month. The former Cuban leader accused Mexico of covering up the outbreak in order to avoid missing out on a visit by US President Bara …
Che Chic Endures for Communists and Capitalists BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- It is the most popular photograph in history: Argentine revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara stares pensively at the horizon, his steely eyes shielded behind a thick beard and his trademark beret.
Fidel's 'Refugees'So what did President Obama get in return for the most sweeping shift in US policy toward Cuba in nearly half a century? A public kick in the pants from Fidel Castro.
Most Americans still support good Cuban tiesWith the change in administration, many Latin American leaders have been outspoken about their hopes that some US policies will undergo huge transformations in the next four years.
Cuban-Americans Ponder What U.S. Should Do Next With the gradual passing of the generation of Cubans who fled their country after former President Fidel Castro seized power, a near consensus is emerging here for the U.S. to ease its harsh policies toward the island, just 90 miles away.
Cuba in a Time Warp - The Atlantic"The greatest achievements of Communism are health care, sports, and education. The greatest failures of Communism are breakfast, lunch, and dinner." (via Cuba in a Time Warp - The Atlantic Food Channel).
Fidel Castro: The Secret SummitNeither represented nor excommunicated, only today could I learn what was discussed at the Summit of Port of Spain. They led us all to entertain hopes that the meeting would not be secret, but those running the show deprived us of such an interesting intellectual exercise.
An unclenched fist? SO FAR the story has followed the script. Barack Obama's administration on April 13th announced a loosening of the half-century old American economic embargo against Cuba, fulfilling a campaign promise.
Expectations For Thaw In US-Cuba Relations "Soaring" - Countries Trade Warmest Words In 50 YearsTrading their warmest words in a half-century, the United States and Cuba pressed ahead Friday with a dizzying series of gestures as leaders of the Americas gathered for a summit.
Useful Idiots Caucus. by Mona Charen. Friday, April 10, 2009 | 4:35 a.m.Six members of the Congressional Black Caucus traveled to Cuba last week and were delighted with their reception. They met with Raul Castro for four hours (including dinner). Three lucky members of the delegation were even entertained by Fidel at his home.
Useful Idiots Caucus by Mona Charen on National Review OnlineSix members of the Congressional Black Caucus traveled to Cuba last week and were delighted with their reception. They met with Raúl Castro for four hours (including dinner). Three lucky members of the delegation were even entertained by Fidel at his home.
CBC members praise CastroKey members of the Congressional Black Caucus are calling for an end to U.S. prohibition on travel to Cuba, just hours after a meeting with former Cuban president Fidel Castro in Havana.
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