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For Miami Cubans, Hatred of Castro Trumps Respect for Mandela

Monday, December 16, 2013 at 5:31 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

The hysterical concerns Miami Cubans vented about a simple handshake detracted far too much from the rapturous tribute President Obama paid to Nelson Mandela at last week’s memorial service in South Africa. Unsurprisingly, the selfie, tweets, freak show-obsessed media were all too happy to oblige by devoting almost as much coverage to the Miami Cubans’ sideshow as… Read more.

Miami Cubans’ Economic Blackmail against The Bahamas

Friday, September 20, 2013 at 5:41 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Ever since reports about prison guards abusing Cuban refugees at a detention center in Nassau, Bahamas went viral last month, the Bahamian government has been trying to weather a public-relations hurricane. Unsurprisingly, these reports incited regional outrage. Nowhere more so than in Miami, from where Cuban exiles (aka Miami Cubans) exert apparent political influence in the… Read more.