United States-Cuba Relations
2004


                James Cason

JANUARY
Candidates on the Issues: Cuba
Castro accuses Bush of plotting with Cuban American exiles to kill him
Castro vows he'd 'die fighting' any U.S. invasion
Cuba Sees Politics Behind Expulsion
Cuba Envoy Deported For Criminal Activity
Cuban diplomat anxious over Washington's goals
EEUU expulsa a diplomático cubano
For more scientific exchange between Cuba and the United States
Klayman says Castro has biochemical weapons in Cuba
The lies, fears and stupidity of the empire
Officials warn of need to plan for social chaos in a post-Castro Cuba
President's Interpreter in Fight on Cuba Ban
S.C. reaches $10 million export deal with Cuba
U.S. Backs Out Of Talks in Cuba On Immigration
U.S. expels Cuban diplomat

FEBRUARY
Concerns over policy on Cuba linger
EEUU cambia proceso de visas en Cuba
Grammy nominees denied U.S. visas
Mel Martinez: Terrorist candidate for U.S. Senate
Request for clarification of discriminatory declarations by U.S. State Department Employee
Cuban pastor worries about ties with US churches after visa denial
Castro: Bush like Hitler, Aznar a fascist
Florida lawmakers are battling Castro
U.S. blocks visit by minister from Cuba
U.S. announces crackdown on companies selling trips to Cuba
'Car-boat' case a dilemma for president
Cubans not going back -- for now
U.S. set to get tougher on Cuba
U.S. Tightens Grip on Groups Offering Ways to Visit Cuba
Castro: U.S. Embargo Hasn't Broken Cuba
Cuba remittance limits feared
[Alice] Walker Debuts Spanish Version of Book
Despite Sanctions Cuba Now 35th U.S. Food Market
Envoy: U.S. Has No Plans to Attack Cuba
Bush, Castro allies of a sort, prof says
Cuba, U.S. work together on some crucial issues, expert says at FIU
Consideran que Bush sigue los pasos de Clinton
Las sanciones ahuyentan a visitantes norteamericanos
No military action planned in Cuba, U.S. says
U.S. Says Cuba Fabricating Invasion Threat
DeLay: 'Resist Until the End in the Path of God'
A new war of words with Cuba is likely
No Plans for U.S.-Cuba Migration Talks
Bush tightens rules on travel to Cuba
New rule restricts American boaters from sailing to island
U.S. Women Complete Sweep in Cuba
U.S. and Cuba cooperate on many issues
Canadian fined for exports to Cuba
Canadian accused of trading with Cuba given fine, probation for 'smuggling'

MARCH
U.S. farmers sowing seeds to become Cuba's breadbasket
Radio Marti
After Fidel: All bets off in Cuba
Researchers Say U.S. Barred Them From Cuba
Advisor affirms Bush's Cuba policy
Kerry, Cuba, and the truth
During this year more than 30% of Cuban food imports from the U.S.
Proponen infiltrar espías entre turistas que visitan Cuba
State looks at tightening rules on travel to Cuba
Compran más vacas a ganadero floridano
Fake Cigars Get Rolled in Cuba Case
Bacardi files suit to win brand battle
Cuba publishes 35% of its scientific articles in U.S. magazines
Cuba a bioweapons 'threat,' U.S. says
Cuba 'remains terrorist threat'
U.S. and Cuban companies battle over trademarks on rum, cigar brands

APRIL


Pedro Alvarez, chairman of Cuba's food import agency,
Alimport, right, and California Congresswoman Loretta
Sanchez in Havana.


Ramon Castro, Fidel's brother, kisses Loretta Sanchez's hand.

U.S.-based flying clinic ends eye visit to Cuba
Seasons and Solutions in Cuba
Cuban Speaker Says Security Most Important
US blocks Cubans' tour
U.S. farm representatives in Cuba for new round of sales talks
Doing Business With Havana
Cuba signs $13m in US food deals
Cuba Agrees to Buy $13M in Food From U.S.
Cuba welcomes US investment in oil exploration
The Hypocrisy of Radio Marti's Restructuring
Congresista de EEUU busca estrechar relaciones con Cuba
Cuba, US ink $106m food deal
Former Bay of Pigs POW Seeks Cuba Trade
Philanthropist Accused Of Tax Fraud Flees To Cuba
Official says Cuba not a haven for fugitives
President Bush may reduce amount of money families can send to Cuba
Cason descarta una crisis migratoria
More focus on Cuba embargo than terror trail is questioned
Cuba aún mantiene vínculos con organizaciones terroristas

MAY

Renuncia de Reich podría estar dada por fricciones con la Casa Blanca
Americas envoy to quit, join Bush's campaign
Castro: Cuba will withstand pressure
Castro declares Cuba unafraid of new U.S. pressures
Report to offer U.S. guidance on Cuba policy
U.S. report advocates cut in dollars to Cuba
Critics see Bush errors on Cuba policy
Cuba report gets heavy scrutiny
U.S. seeks to subvert presidential succession in Cuba
Bush Proposes a Plan to Aid Opponents of Castro in Cuba
Bush cuts back on Cuba visits, restricts cash and gifts to families
Bush to tighten Cuba sanctions, seek new funds
Commission report on Cuba
Cuba policy report elicits wide-ranging reactions
White House Moves to Tighten Cuba Travel, Money Restrictions
More Cuba limits endorsed by Bush
Informal chat leads journalist to Cuba
1960 embargo carries into modern times
American citizens' travel in Cuba restricted
Cuba Government Denounces U.S. Proposals
La última misión de Otto Reich
Powell aide blasts policy on Cuba
Report on Cuba highlights the wrong issue
Brutales medidas económicas y políticas contra nuestro país y contra los cubanos residentes en los Estados Unidos
OCB Director Pedro Roig Wants to Bring Roberto Rodriguez Tejera Back to Radio and TV Marti
Cuban Dissidents Oppose New US Transition Policies
Swiss bank fined $100 million for alleged currency violations
Cuba placed on war footing
Cuba announces measures in response to aggressive actions by the Bush administration
Organizan viaje a 'sitios históricos' de la revolución cubana


Cuba lucha por la vida en el mundo
Fidel heads giant march in Havana
Castro Leads Protest Against U.S. Embargo
Cuban crowd protests trade ban
Bush's new rules no threat to Castro

JUNE


Castro Warns Bush Against Launching Attack
U.S. law curtails resort's deals in Cuba
Envoy Puts Latin Post, and Stormy Past, Behind Him
U.S. gears rules to limit Cuba travel
Cuba travelers face a deadline to return to U.S.
Diplomats debate president's Cuba policy
Federal rules quash boating trips to Cuba
Lawyer gets more than 3 years in federal pen for smuggling Cuban cigars
Castro: U.S. policies toward Cuba 'inhumane,' 'arrogant'
LA HISTORIA DEL ALEGADO FRUSTRADO INTENTO DE REAGAN POR REANUDAR LAZOS CON CUBA
U.S. travel curbs on Cuba anger many exiles
Travel regulations delayed for Americans in Cuba
Tightened Cuba travel restrictions make waves for U.S. boaters
Bush's travel limits divide Cuban exiles
Time For A New Strategy
Cuba flights added as deadline nears
Scores take last-minute flights to Cuba before new restrictions kick in
Cubans incensed at travel curbs
Cubans Brace for New U.S. Restrictions
Divulgará Howard Zinn la realidad de Cuba en EE.UU.
Clergy in U.S. call for reconsideration of anti-Cuba measures
Deadline stirs rush in travel to Cuba
Tester's Take: Where Is Commando Solo?
Cuba compra 5,300 toneladas de trigo durum en Estados Unidos
Last-minute flights grounded
Will the new Cuba trade embargo backfire?
U.S.: Rules to hurt Castro
NEW RULES, AS OF TODAY
New U.S. regulations rile Cuban-Americans
Office of Foreign Assets Control
U.S. rules on Cuba divide exiles, ignite opposition
Hundreds of Cubans protest against U.S. government at Miami airport

JULY
Rev. Lucius Walker
            Rev. Lucius Walker

New limits aim to cost Castro, aid Bush
Cuba sanctions hit home for families in Miami
New Rules On Cuba Could Help Kerry
Top Cuban Legislator Criticizes U.S. Plan
New Cuba Travel Limits May Sway Voters
Feckless ploy
Forum: Bush steps strengthen Castro regime
Enmienda Platt electrónica
We should normalize relations with Cuba
Cuba Rules Scare Medical Students
Americans still traveling to Cuba
Cuba's complex reality defies simple solutions
U.S. sets a bad example
Church groups lead annual relief to Cuba
FORUM: Bush right on remittances, travel to Cuba
Cuba policy as election football
Pastors violate Cuban embargo
U.S. hypocrisy on Cuba is worth rethinking
Latest Cuba obsession could cost Bush
Keep the Cuba embargo? YES
Keep the Cuba embargo? NO
Habrá caravanas hasta que se acabe el bloqueo
Cuban-American woman, 95, sues Club Med over seized property in Cuba
U.S. medical students escape embargo
Cuba restraining entertainers
Hay muchos y buenos amigos en Estados Unidos
Bush's Cuba policy could cost him votes
Castro lures sex tourism, president says
U.S. firm to test Cuban drugs
First Cuban-U.S. cooperation agreement for production of anti-cancer vaccines
Bush Assails Castro and Human Trafficking
President's sex-tourism allegation riles Cubans
In Ybor City, Castor Blasts Cuba Rules
Trip to Cuba an eye-opener for Taylor professor
Estudiantes de EEUU viajan a Cuba para un programa de verano
Florida Companies Gain From Cuba Trade
UBS accused of laundering Cuban money
Semester at Sea, si! Cuba, no!
New rules cut Cuba flights to a trickle
U.S. grants 20,000 Cuban immigrant visas
Let Castro Be One To Say No
Fisk recommends Cuban Americans to “calculate” the death of their relatives
Castro-Bush feud turns personal
Castro slams Bush over sex tours
Castro rebuffs Bush's 'sex lies'
Fidel exposes Bush’s lies and slander to justify the measures against Cuban Americans and their families on the island
Get-Tough Policy on Cuba May Backfire Against Bush
Auge en las ventas de la Florida a Cuba

AUGUST
Post-9/11 U.S. policy perceives mass immigration as security threat
Despite repeated failed tries, twin brothers keep charting escape from Cuba
Cuba Will Make Record Purchases of U.S. Foodstuffs
EEUU prohíbe transacciones con naviera cubana
Profile: Nethercutt's persistence pays off for Cuba trade
U.S. military aircraft transmit Radio and TV Martí to Cuba
Declaración del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Bill punishes Cuba travelers
Sysco Corp, Cuba Working On Expanding Food Import Deal
Cuba rejects U.S. hurricane relief
Policy Met Politics in Cuba Rules
President visits Miami, promises to push for democracy in Cuba
Doctor fined $70,000 for buying Cuban dolphins
Tampa picked for summit on Cuba
GOP platform praises crackdown on Cuba
The GOP platform

SEPTEMBER
Cuba no espera cambios en sus nexos con EE.UU.
CUBA-EEUU: Bush olvida meta de transición pacífica
U.S. diplomat builds Cuban cell in back yard
Senador demócrata acusa a Bush de gastar en exceso para impedir viajes a Cuba
Group asks President Bush to lift aid, travel restrictions to Cuba
Practicing hurricane diplomacy
Bush Cuba Rules In Eye Of Storm
Bill easing travel ban to Cuba withdrawn
Local group raising aid for hard-hit Cubans
House drops debate on Cuba travel ban
Cuestionan las restricciones de Bush a Cuba
In Stricter Study, U.S. Scales Back Claim on Cuba Arms
U.S. uncertain about a Cuba weapons program
Congress, White House disagree on Cuba
House Backs Lifting Some Cuba Travel Limits
House defies Bush on new Cuba travel ban
Cuba seeks deals to get around trade, travel restrictions
Cuba sure of future friendship with U.S.
Cuba Seeking Support to End U.S. Embargo
Castor respalda que se elimine la restricción de viajes a Cuba
Empresarios de EEUU dan marcha atrás
Cuban official calls embargo 'failed policy,' urges blockade's end
Suit's topic: ban on Cuban books
Niegan las visas a 64 académicos cubanos
Terrorists welcome- if they're anti-Castro
Cuba Blames U.S. Trade Embargo for Banes

OCTOBER
U.S. Denies Cuban Scholars Entry to Attend a Meeting
EEUU otorga visas y Cuba niega salidas
Feud erupts over Cuba trade
TRADING WITH CUBA
Cubans say US remittance policy unfair
US tightens ban on Cuban cigars
Kerry blasts Powell over Castro remark
Powell defends comments on Castro
Castro still a problem, Powell says
Firme Washington en su negativa de visas
El tercer comprador de arroz de EEUU
Blockade causes losses of more than two billion dollars to Cuban aviation
Summit advocates lifting sanctions on Cuba
National Cuba Summit Explores Effectiveness Of U.S. Sanctions
Cuba Activities in Nations Concern U.S.
Daniel W. Fisk: Advancing the Day When Cuba Will Be Free
Che Guevara's daughter voices Cuban fears that Bush has country in his sights
White House stemming flow of remittances
U.N. Urges U.S. to End Embargo Vs. Cuba
Bush promises to rid Cuba of 'tyrant' Castro
Cuba ready to buy more food from U.S.
Anti-Bush feeling goes beyond propaganda

NOVEMBER

John Parker Wright gave a birthday party for Ramon Castro
who turned 80 in October.
First contract signed with U.S. companies at Havana Trade Fair
Desmiente Cuba calumnias del Gobierno de Estados Unidos
Cuba calls U.S. worst 'violator' of rights
Bush expected to stay course
Cuban embargo imbroglio
The Castro Collection
Bush's squeeze on Castro pinching Cubans
D.C. museum's Cuba program gets wrong kind of notice
Food sales to Cuba scrutinized
Companies selling to Cuba get licenses
Cuba buys Montana agricultural products
 

DECEMBER

 


 


Top official: U.S. wants Cuba 'liberation'
Senator Baucus condemns restrictions on agricultural trade with Cuba
An American voice for Cuban dissent
Holiday display angers Cuba
Trade stays brisk as U.S., Cuba spar
Cuba strikes back at American mission; mounts billboard attacking U.S.
U.S. display prompts Cuba to unfurl Abu Ghraib images
U.S. holiday display prompts a graphic response from Castro
Cuba strikes back in duel of displays
Cuba Agrees to Buy $125M in U.S. Goods
Cuba Wraps Up Military Defense Exercises
Dueling policies choke holiday spirit
Cada provocación tiene una contundente respuesta
Restrictions reduce U.S. travel to Cuba by more than half
Street protest
Original respuesta a terroristas, mercenarios y mafiosos
First Florida-bred cattle in more than 40 years goes to Cuba