Castro Obama

Raul Castro: It's Up To Obama To Improve Cuba-US Relations

AP | WILL WEISSERT | Posted 05.30.2009 | World


HAVANA — Raul Castro dismissed Barack Obama's policy changes toward Cuba as "achieving only the minimum," and said Wednesday that it is up to th...

Cuban Prisoners: Don't Trade Us For 'Cuban Five' Spies

AP | ANITA SNOW | Posted 05.22.2009 | World


HAVANA — A leading rights activist says most of Cuba's 200 or more political prisoners would rather serve out long terms on the island than be p...

Fidel Castro Says Changes Don't Go Far Enough To Overturn "Cruel" Embargo

AP | Posted 05.15.2009 | World


HAVANA — Fidel Castro said Tuesday that U.S. rules allowing unlimited family travel and remittances to the island are "positive, although minima...

Fidel Breaks Silence To Praise Obama's 'Honesty'

BBC NEWS | Posted 02.22.2009 | World


Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has praised US President Barack Obama for his "honesty" but says he has many questions to answer. Mr Castro broke ...

Raul Castro Tells Sean Penn: I'd Meet Obama At Gitmo

AP | ANITA SNOW | Posted 12.27.2008 | World


HAVANA — Cuban President Raul Castro said in an interview released Wednesday that he would like to meet President-elect Barack Obama on "neutral...

Sam Stein

McCain Campaign Running Obama-Castro Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics


The McCain campaign has a new web ad out placing Barack Obama, for the second time, side-by-side with a foreign dictator. This time, it's Fidel Castro...

Castro criticizes Obama plan to keep US embargo

AP | WILL WEISSERT | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics


HAVANA — Former President Fidel Castro says Sen. Barack Obama's plan to maintain Washington's trade embargo against Cuba will cause hunger and s...