Tag Archives: Cuba

Alan Gross’s diplomatic escorts By Chad Pergram Published December 18, 2014 This Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 photo shows Alan Gross, second from right, with, from left, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Alan Gross ’s letters from a Cuban prison: Hope and humor while his health was failing; His health was failing, but in missives to a cousin Alan Gross maintained his wit… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Our Man in Havana The Imprisonment of Alan Gross and the U.S. Effort to Bring Him Home By R. M. Schneiderman December 21, 2012 Alan Gross arrives at Joint Base Andrews,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Who is Alan Gross, the American just freed from Cuban prison? Updated by Zack Beauchamp on December 17, 2014, 11:40 a.m. ET @zackbeauchamp zack@vox.com Supporters hold signs to call on bringing home… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

U.S. to start talks with Cuba to normalize ties Moves to close the rifts with Cuba would mark a significant moment in Western Hemisphere politics. (Alejandro Ernesto/EPA) By Karen DeYoung and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Obama Says ‘Conversations’ Aim at Freeing Alan Gross President ‘Concerned’ About Jewish Contractor in Cuba Jail By JTA Published December 11, 2014. President Obama said the United States has been “in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

US co-opted Cuba’s hip-hop scene to spark change By DESMOND BUTLER, MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN, LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Dec. 11, 2014 1:01 AM EST This 2008 photo provided by Melisa Riviere… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

White House calls on Cuba to release Alan Gross, remove ‘impediment’ to normalizing relations By Lesley Clark McClatchy Washington Bureau Published: December 3, 2014 Reigious groups and family members hold a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Is Alan Gross ‘At the End’ After 5 Years in Prison? Wife of Jailed Contractor Fears for Health By JTA Published December 03, 2014. Related Is Alan Gross Near Death in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

Alan Gross, Year Six by Elliott Abrams December 3, 2014 Today Alan Gross will begin his sixth year in a Cuban prison. His “crime” was to deliver to the minuscule Cuban… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →