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Report: Castro Backs Israel's Right to Exist

(Sept. 23) -- Fidel Castro has distanced himself from the anti-Israeli rhetoric made by some of his leftist Latin American proteges and declared that the Jewish state definitely has the right to exist. "Yes it does, without a doubt," Castro, 84, told U.S. journalist Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic magazine, according to...

Castro Admits Cuban Communism Not Working

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(Sept. 9) -- None other than Fidel Castro himself now appears to have given up on Cuba's archaic communist system. The revolutionary leader last week launched a surprise attack on the state-controlled economy he helped create 50 years ago during an interview with Jeffrey Goldberg, a correspondent for The Atlantic...

Obama to Make It Easier for Americans to Travel to Cuba

(Aug. 17) -- Selected groups of U.S. citizens may soon no longer have to travel roundabout through Canada or Mexico if they want to taste an authentic mojito or smoke a genuine Cohiba. That's because the Obama administration is expected to ease restrictions on travel to Cuba, administration sources have told The New York...

Castro Makes Fiery Speech -- and Raises Questions

HAVANA (Aug. 7) -- A lively and healthy-looking Fidel Castro appealed to President Barack Obama to prevent a global nuclear war in an emphatic speech Saturday that marked his first official government appearance since emergency surgery four years ago. Castro's speech before the Cuban parliament, along with other numerous...

Castro Makes His First Visit in Years Outside Havana

(July 25) -- Fidel Castro seems determined to reclaim his place in the spotlight. After a number of recent public appearances and a TV interview, he's made his reported first trip outside Havana since illness forced him into seclusion four years ago. Dressed in blue athletic pants and a green military shirt, the...

Background on castro

Castro is a Romance (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Galician) word originally derived from Latin "Castrum", a pre-Roman military camp or fortification (cf: Greek: kastron; Proto-Celtic: *Kassrik; ).

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