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by Wayne Smith
Radio Cadena Agramonte, Apr-29-2012 | Article
Many Americans seem to believe the now-famous Cuban Five were spies working for Havana against the United States and therefore deserve what they got – years in prison. But that is far from the truth... Read More »
by Wayne Smith
Baltimore Sun, Jul-07-2011 | Article
When it comes to encouraging more open societies in other countries, one can usually accomplish more by setting an example of adherence to democratic principles and of respect for human rights than by dictating rules for others to follow.... Read More »
by Wayne Smith
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Feb-22-2011 | Article
Astonishing! And just when many of us were convinced that the trial of Luis Posada Carriles was simply a ... Read More »
by Wayne Smith
The Washington Post , Aug-11-2010 | Article
In his Aug. 9 op-ed column on his conversation with Cuba's Cardinal Jaime Ortega, Jackson Diehl said that while he doesn't doubt the cardinal's sincerity in thinking that Cuban President Raúl Castro will bring about change in Cuba, as Mikhail Gorbachev did in the Soviet Union... Read More »
by Wayne Smith
NY Times, Jul-12-2010 | Letter
In his July 9 letter, James C. Cason, a former chief of the United States Interests Section in Havana, insists that allowing Americans to travel freely to Cuba will not in any way encourage greater openness on the island... Read More »
by Wayne Smith
The Nation , Jul-07-2010 | Article
Quite apart from Fidel Castro’s rare TV interview on Tuesday, there have recently been a number of encouraging developments in Cuba. A leading dissident, Elizardo Sanchez... Read More »
by Wayne Smith
Corpus Christi Caller , Jun-14-2010 | Article
Cuba, like the U.S. Gulf Coast, is now threatened — though to be sure not to the same extent. It stands ready to share pertinent information and to cooperate against the danger... Read More »
by Wayne Smith
NY Times, May-09-2009 | Letter
'U.S. Plans Informal Meetings With Cuban Diplomats to Improve Communications'' (news article, April 27) reported government officials as indicating the Obama administration to be quietly pushing to reopen channels of communication with Cuba. This simply makes sense.... Read More »
by Wayne Smith
South Florida Sun Sentinel, Mar-29-2009 | Article
President Carter lifted all Cuba travel controls in 1977. From then until 1982, Americans were free to travel to Cuba and to spend money in the process. That should have been the end of it.... Read More »
by Wayne Smith
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan-31-2009 | Article
U.S. policy toward Cuba long ago ceased to make any sense. We have normal diplomatic and trade relations with China, the largest communist country in the world, and equally normal relations with Vietnam, a communist country with which we once fought a bloody and divisive war. ... Read More »
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