Cuba USA
I put this list of recent posts on Alan Gross and the future of the Internet in Cuba for my other blog. They are in chronological order, beginning with a November 11 post asking whether Gross was about to be freed:
- An Alan Gross Suggestion From An Amateur
Alan Gross is starting his sixth year in prison. As I understand it, Cuba wants to discuss releasing him in exchange for the remaining Cuban Five prisoners and the US refuses to do so because they do not see equivalence in the cases, saying that Gross...
- Where There Is Smoke, There Is Fire -- Will Alan Gross Be Released Soon?
Senators Jeff Flake, a Republican from Arizona, and Tom Udall, a Democrat from New Mexico, said they met with Gross for about two hours during a trip that included meetings with Cuban officials and they were optimistic about the release of Alan Gross....
- The Cuban Man-in-the-street View Of Alan Gross
Iván García has written a post on Alan Gross in which he gives some insight into the man-in-the-street's view of the case. A kid who lives in a poor neighborhood near the prison hospital where Gross is being held says he has heard the name somewhere....
- Alan Gross Declares A Hunger Strike
I was saddened to read that Alan Gross will go on a hunger strike as a protest against both the governments of the U. S. and Cuba over his incarceration. I wonder if the USAID policy makers considered the effect it might have on Alan Gross if further...
- Details Of Alan Gross's "telco In A Bag"
Tracy Eaton has written a terrific blog post on the project that landed Alan Gross in prison. Eaton has discovered and published documents that finally answer the question "what did Alan Gross actually do?" The documents show that Gross smuggled in three...
Cuba USA
Summing up recent events
I put this list of recent posts on Alan Gross and the future of the Internet in Cuba for my other blog. They are in chronological order, beginning with a November 11 post asking whether Gross was about to be freed:
- Where there is smoke, there is fire -- will Alan Gross be released soon?
- An Alan Gross suggestion from an amateur
- Officials say Cuba is not afraid of new technology -- they just lack the funds
- Granma says IT is now a priority -- is this true change?
- The Cuban Internet in context
- Welcome home Alan Gross!
- Is the Internet a priority for Cuba? The ball is in their court.
- A joke and some cool images on US-Cuba relations
- Who owns ETECSA and who runs the show?
- Can there be a uniquely Cuban Internet?
- Interviews of ETECSA officials
- Cuban government support of the weekly "packages"
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| Alan Gross brought three of these kits into Cuba. |
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| Alan Gross and his wife Judy just after his release from prison |
- An Alan Gross Suggestion From An Amateur
Alan Gross is starting his sixth year in prison. As I understand it, Cuba wants to discuss releasing him in exchange for the remaining Cuban Five prisoners and the US refuses to do so because they do not see equivalence in the cases, saying that Gross...
- Where There Is Smoke, There Is Fire -- Will Alan Gross Be Released Soon?
Senators Jeff Flake, a Republican from Arizona, and Tom Udall, a Democrat from New Mexico, said they met with Gross for about two hours during a trip that included meetings with Cuban officials and they were optimistic about the release of Alan Gross....
- The Cuban Man-in-the-street View Of Alan Gross
Iván García has written a post on Alan Gross in which he gives some insight into the man-in-the-street's view of the case. A kid who lives in a poor neighborhood near the prison hospital where Gross is being held says he has heard the name somewhere....
- Alan Gross Declares A Hunger Strike
I was saddened to read that Alan Gross will go on a hunger strike as a protest against both the governments of the U. S. and Cuba over his incarceration. I wonder if the USAID policy makers considered the effect it might have on Alan Gross if further...
- Details Of Alan Gross's "telco In A Bag"
Tracy Eaton has written a terrific blog post on the project that landed Alan Gross in prison. Eaton has discovered and published documents that finally answer the question "what did Alan Gross actually do?" The documents show that Gross smuggled in three...