US administration opposes 'soft landing' for Cuba

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The U.S. commerce secretary Carlos Gutierrez stated that the government has no intention of lifting the 45-year-old ban against Cuba or of initiating a dialogue with the acting Cuban president Raul Castro. Gutierrez comments are part of a coordinated effort by the U.S. administration to reiterate a tough stance toward Cuba's communist rule after the latest incapacitation of President Fidel Castro.

International economic relations, Trade policy, Gutierrez, Carlos M.

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Arrests highlight Cuba's political tensions

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Police beat and arrested a group of student rebels in a Roman Catholic Church of Santiago. This was likely to be an unplanned local police operation conducted without Central government approval and has caused political tension in Cuba.

Legal issues & crime, Crimes against, Political aspects, Catholic Church, Political violence, Dissenters, Religious, Religious dissenters

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US report questions Iran's nuclear ambitions

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The 2007 National Intelligence Estimate opposes the White House's assessment that Iran was resolute about producing a nuclear weapon in spite of international opposition and restrictions.

Iran, Reports, Military aspects, United States foreign relations, Nuclear weapons (International law), Intelligence gathering, Tehran, Iran, 2007 AD

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