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PREVIEW: #CUBA: Part of a conversation with Mary Anastasia O'Grady of the WSJ re the "state sponsor of terrorism state" of Cuba -- and specially how it is governed and why it networks with hositle powers Iran, Russia and China. More later tonight.

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John Batchelor

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🗓️ 26 January 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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PREVIEW: #CUBA: Part of a conversation with Mary Anastasia O'Grady of the WSJ re the "state sponsor of terrorism state" of Cuba -- and specially how it is governed by Miguel Diaz-Canel, and why it networks with hositle powers Iran, Russia and China. More later tonight.


https://www.wsj.com/articles/cuba-harbors-terrorist-fugitives-faln-6720e525?st=lmitiqcslzsdozk&reflink=article_gmail_share

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What follows is an excerpt from a conversation with Marianne Stéjo Grady, the America's

0:26.2

editor and columnist for the Wall Street on America's Affairs, Latin American particular, we speak of Cuba, which Mary makes a very careful argument, is a terrorist

0:38.9

state.

0:40.2

It belongs on the terrorist list.

0:41.7

However, how is it governed?

0:44.1

A man by the name of Miguel Diaz-Canel

0:46.6

is nominally the first secretary of the Communist Party.

0:49.1

Does that mean he's in charge?

0:50.8

He's also called the president of Cuba.

0:53.0

Mary carefully presents that Raal Castro is not gone, but the Castro family is still present in the next generation.

1:01.0

Here's Mary Anastasio Grady to explain what we know right now, but the leadership in Cuba

1:08.0

are deeply troubled in compromised state, people very, very poor, very abused, and its relationship with bad actors such as Iran.

1:19.6

Mariana Stasio Grady, more of this later.

1:22.2

Well, Raoul Castro is still alive and there are many analysts

1:26.1

who think that as long as Raoul Castro is alive, you know, he's calling the shots.

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