So You Say You Want a Revolución?

Saul Landau / Truthdig Aug 5, 2006 President Bush may be offering Cuba the chance to refashion itself in America's image, but Cubans aren't buying what Bush is selling. Wonder why? Saul Landau, an award-winning American filmmaker and journalist who has worked extensively in Cuba over the last 40 years, lays out the answers. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Where?s Raúl?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2006 Cubans are starting to wonder why they still have not seen or heard from the man Fidel Castro designated to rule while he recovers from surgery. When NPR asked the president of Cuba?s National Assembly when the Cuban people could expect to hear from Raúl Castro, he replied by asking, ?Where is Mr. Cheney now?? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert on Cuba: Itђs Like All of a Sudden the Corleone Familys Being Run by FredoҒ

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2006 Emboldened by Castros ailing health, Stephen Colbert has concocted a plan for the invasion of Cuba, featuring cruise liners filled with obese Americans and the ғregime-destroying power of the outlet mall. ԓMy proposal is controversial, but weve invaded for less,Ҕ the host said as he pitched his vision for a post-Castro world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Tale of Two Transitions

Nicholas Shumaker / Truthdig Aug 2, 2006 Why is the United States still pumping tens of millions per year into regime-change efforts that have proved to be a dismal failure? Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

U.S. Military: Gitmo Suicides Acts of ‘Warfare’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2006 The commander of the Guantanamo detention center said the three detainees who killed themselves were "committed" and had carried out "an act of asymmetric warfare waged against us." Rights groups, however, said the men were driven by despair. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Panel: Close Guantanamo

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2006 A United Nations panel on torture isn't buying President Bush's assurances that America does not send suspected terrorists to countries known for using torture to extract information. The panel also recommended the closing of America's Guantanamo military prison in Cuba. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British Official: Close Gitmo

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 The British attorney general says the continued existence of the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay is "unacceptable." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Hasn’t Curbed Torture: Report

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2006 Amnesty International's report says the US has failed to eradicate "widespread" torture in its jails in Iraq, Afghanistan and Cuba Also, no senior U officials have been held accountable for the practices . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Doctors Attack US Over Guantanamo

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 Over 250 medical experts sign a letter condemning the U.S. for force-feeding prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tony Blair: Shut Down Guantanamo Prison

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2006 The British prime minister becomes the latest to urge the closure of the infamous detention center in Cuba Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan and Sen Joe Biden, among others, have all made similar pleas, which the White House has brushed off. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Florida Professor, Wife Arrested as Spies for Cuba

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2006 For over two decades, the couple allegedly passed on secrets about U.S. officials, FBI agents and anti-Castro groups. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )