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Nervy time for Havana neighbours of top officials as fears of US attack grow

Cubans express outrage at US charges against Raúl Castro but view military strikes as serious possibility A new question in being asked in Havana as people digest the news that the US has brought criminal charges against Cuba’s 94-year-old former president, Raúl Castro : who’s your neighbour? If you happen to live near a senior figure in Cuba’s government or armed forces, others suck their teeth in an expression of concerned sympathy. For the first time, US military strikes on the island are being considered a serious possibility. Continue reading...

Nervy time for Havana neighbours of top officials as fears of US attack grow
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Nervy time for Havana neighbours of top officials as fears of US attack grow, Cubans express outrage at US charges against Raúl Castro but view military strikes as serious possibility A new question in being asked in Havana as people digest the news that the US has brought criminal charges against Cuba’s 94-year-old former president, Raúl Castro : who’s your neighbour? If you happen to live near a senior figure in Cuba’s government or armed forces, others suck their teeth in an expression of concerned sympathy. For the first time, US military strikes on the island are being considered a serious possibility. Continue reading…

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