For those of you who’ve been following the death [murder] of Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nisman, this is significant news: Alberto Nisman, the prosecutor whose mysterious death has gripped Argentina, had drafted a request for the arrest of President Cristina Ferné¡ndez … Continue reading →
…go to Fausta’s blog. I wonder whether anyone believes Kirchner at this point. See also this.
Continue reading →Prior to today I hadn’t followed the rumors about the death of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, but recent developments in the case are very alarming: first reported as a suicide, it appears it was far more likely to have been … Continue reading →
I can’t think of a single reason. Promises, shmomises: An air of secrecy surrounds the fate of 53 political prisoners whom Cuba agreed to free in its historic deal with the United States last month, as Washington and Havana’s refusal … Continue reading →
There’s been praise and condemnation for Francis’ intervention in the Cuba deal: Many Catholics worldwide have expressed pride in seeing Francis stirring hopes of progress in communist Cuba, but some Cuban-Americans say their spiritual leader betrayed them. “I’m still Catholic … Continue reading →
The WaPo’s editorial board keeps hammering home on this issue: …[I]t’s important to know the reaction of those Cubans who have put their lives on the line to fight for democracy and human rights. Many have supported engagement and opposed … Continue reading →
If you’re interested in some in-depth coverage of the Cuba news, go to Fausta’s blog and start reading. There’s a lot there to digest.
Continue reading →Lately the WaPo has been backing off from its kneejerk approval of the Obama administration, but this editorial along those lines is especially strong: IN RECENT months, the outlook for the Castro regime in Cuba was growing steadily darker. The … Continue reading →
Marco Rubio, among others, thinks that Obama is a bad negotiator: I don’t know what his intentions are. His foreign policy is at a minimum naive, and perhaps even truly counterproductive to the future of democracy in the region. Just … Continue reading →
In retrospect, Obama’s push to normalize relations with Cuba shouldn’t have been any sort of surprise. As a leftist and a statist he is ideologically simpatico, and such a move would also appear to be supported by a majority of … Continue reading →
Here’s a good summary article of some of the legal questions involved in Obama’s immigration executive order, and how the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel got it wrong. The basic points: First, the OLC justified the policy as a prioritization … Continue reading →