The US flag will be raised over the American Embassy in Cuba for the first time in 54 years despite mistrust and a call from former President Fidel Castro for the United States to pay millions in reparations.
In fact, it is the Cuban government, which seized billions in properties from private US firms and wealthy Cubans.
Secretary of State John Kerry leads a delegation to the embassy in Habana, including members of Congress, selected Cuban-American entrepreneurs and a large contingent of media, as well as retired Marines who last lowered the flag in January 1961.
Kerry's visit is the first by a US Secretary of State since 1945 and it will help war up to a post-Cold War mentality on the island.
U.S.-Cuba?
U.S.-Cuba Diplomacy https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/08/14/u-s-cuba-diplomacy-replace-interes…
Tough talk on US-Cuba relations
A festive flag-raising, then tough talk on US-Cuba relations: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Articl…
PODRIDOS
CASTRO and MADURO are both podridos: http://en.granma.cu/cuba/2015-08-15/raul-receives-venezuelan-president-…
BURNED OUT
When will the Cuban and Venezuelan public realize they have been living a nightmare scenario.
USA failed to act on human rights in Cuba
Oppenheimer: Kerry failed to act on human rights in Cuba http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/andres-oppenhe…
BBC News - Flag raised as US embassy in Cuba reopens http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-33938411