Search results for: five spies

Ramon Alejandro Munoz, Sonia Garro’s Husband, Writes to the Daughter of One of the Five Spies

COMBINADO DEL ESTE, 28 November – In Cuba, “Free Territory of America,” there is a population of almost 12 million inhabitants. This entire population suffers terrible disappointments when their family members are taken to prison for fabricated reasons and without any proof; but it turns out that in various newspapers and magazines they have publications … Continue reading “Ramon Alejandro Munoz, Sonia Garro’s Husband, Writes to the Daughter of One of the Five Spies”

What Yoani Sanchez Said About the Five Spies

Translated from: Joan Antoni Guerrero Vall’s blog PdVista Yesterday the blogger Yoani Sanchez referred, again, to the question of the five Cuban spies tried in the United States. She did so at a press conference after this blog reported her declarations in Brasilia and generated an avalanche of comments through social networks and various media. … Continue reading “What Yoani Sanchez Said About the Five Spies”

Canadian Producer Brings the Story of the “Idealism and Altruism” of Cuba’s “Five Spies” to the Big Screen

14ymedio, Mario J. Pentón, 12 September 2018 — The story of the five Cuban spies sentenced to prison in the United States will arrive on the big screen very soon, and twice. A year after learning that the Frenchman Olivier Assayas had adapted Brazilian writer Fernando Morais’ book The Last Soldiers of the Cold War, the Canadian Pictou … Continue reading “Canadian Producer Brings the Story of the “Idealism and Altruism” of Cuba’s “Five Spies” to the Big Screen”

Three of the Five Cuban Spies Are Out of Parliament

14ymedio, Havana, 26 January 2018 — The recent publication of the list of deputies to Parliament has begun to generate controversy among the ranks of officialdom. The wife of one of the five Cuban spies who were convicted in the United States has lamented on her Facebook page that three of them have been left out … Continue reading “Three of the Five Cuban Spies Are Out of Parliament”

Girl Forced to Paint a Boat With the Five Cuban Spies / Rosa Maria Naranjo

HOLGUIN , Cuba , December 16, 2013 , Rosa Maria Naranjo Nieves / Cuban Community Spokespeople Network / www.cuabanet.org.-  On Tuesday 10 December, Human Rights Day, at Pedro Rogena Camay elementary school, in Holguín, Tahimí Miranda Rodríguez, age 7, was forced by her teacher to paint a boat with the name of the five Cuban … Continue reading “Girl Forced to Paint a Boat With the Five Cuban Spies / Rosa Maria Naranjo”

The US Congress Affirms That Cuba Uses Illegal Immigration To ‘Infiltrate Spies’ and ‘Export Dissent’

14ymedio, Havana, 26 August 2024 — The US Congress assumes that the Havana regime uses illegal immigration “as a weapon to saturate the US border, benefit from international smuggling, export dissent, infiltrate spies and strengthen a black market economy.” The statement is part of Resolution 1358, whose text was presented on July 11 by Republican … Continue reading “The US Congress Affirms That Cuba Uses Illegal Immigration To ‘Infiltrate Spies’ and ‘Export Dissent’”

The ‘Five Heroes’ That Are Missing in Cuba: Chicken, Picadillo, Sausages, Detergent and Oil

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, July 21, 2023 — The neighbors of the Luyanó neighborhood, in the Havana municipality of Diez de Octubre, are more than tired. This July, the only products of the ’combo’ they have been able to buy are oil and detergent. And not even in the same store. In the shop … Continue reading “The ‘Five Heroes’ That Are Missing in Cuba: Chicken, Picadillo, Sausages, Detergent and Oil”

Fewer Spies in Miami Than Bullfighters in Madrid / Juan Juan Almeida

Juan Juan Almeida, 19 October 2015 — The G2, Cuba’s domestic spy agency, is nothing more than a fun-loving caricature of the former KGB. What is difficult to believe is that the special services headquarters which direct espionage operations against Cuba have shown themselves to be even more inept. The Cuban government neither has nor could … Continue reading “Fewer Spies in Miami Than Bullfighters in Madrid / Juan Juan Almeida”

Alan Gross, ‘The New York Times’ And The Spies / 14ymedio, Mario Felix Lleonart

14ymedio, Mario Felix Lleonart, Havana, 1 December 2014 — Last November 4, the White House reiterated that the case of citizen Alan Gross, prisoner in Cuba for bringing electronic equipment onto the Island, is not comparable to that of the Cuban spy members of the Wasp Network and that therefore there will be no exchange. … Continue reading “Alan Gross, ‘The New York Times’ And The Spies / 14ymedio, Mario Felix Lleonart”

The High Cost of the Five / Fernando Damaso

The trial in which the five Cuban spies were found guilty and sentenced to prison — a place where they enjoy internet access, regular phone calls, the means to entertain themselves (painting supplies, tools for writing poetry, etc.), sanitary living conditions, comfortable jail cells, medical care, nutritious food, gym facilities, a wardrobe and other comforts … Continue reading “The High Cost of the Five / Fernando Damaso”

I Would Not Accept Trading My Freedom For That of the Spies / Angel Santiesteban

I hope that President Obama does not have the card up his sleeve to exchange Alan Gross for the three spies who are fulfilling their sentences in the United States. The dictatorship is aiming for that to happen. We all know – by the actions of more than a half-century of totalitarianism – that the … Continue reading “I Would Not Accept Trading My Freedom For That of the Spies / Angel Santiesteban”

Five Minus Three Is Two / Fernando Damaso

Photo Peter Deel On the 27th, after serving his sentence, one of the “Cuban Five” spies was released and subsequently deported to Cuba. For several days, the official press and the authorities have launched a media circus, which starting today will grow. There are only three now serving sentences in U.S. prisons. I am sure, … Continue reading “Five Minus Three Is Two / Fernando Damaso”

Some Gays Boast About Spies / Yaremis Flores

During this month the island is celebrating the sixth edition of the Cuban Day Against Homophobia. The LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community on the island, in their eternal struggle against rejection and exclusion, joins in an apparent cultural celebration organized by the government. The smiling faces of several LGBT people, marking the day, … Continue reading “Some Gays Boast About Spies / Yaremis Flores”

Free the Five* / Rosa Maria Rodriguez Torrado

A friend gave me this picture that she got with some applications, programs, movies and TV series that she’s used to managing through her computer. I don’t know the author’s blog, but from the ingenuity of the graphic surely we can find a little time to visit places outside our political and ideological creed. Those … Continue reading “Free the Five* / Rosa Maria Rodriguez Torrado”

The Star of “The Cuban Five” has Shattered / Laritza Diversent

  The news of the declarations made by Gerardo Hernandez, one of the 5 heroes of the Cuban Revolution, has had a real impact.  The spy who is imprisoned in the United States proved that his own government is lying.  He acknowledged the fact that the shoot-down of two “Brothers to the Rescue” aircraft, carried … Continue reading “The Star of “The Cuban Five” has Shattered / Laritza Diversent”