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Cuba names new Guantánamo boss
Miami Herald ^ | 020106 | CAROL ROSENBERG

Posted on 02/01/2006 9:41:24 PM PST by CAWats

Cuba is believed to have retired its three submarines after the loss of Soviet subsidies. Analysts describe its navy today as a tiny, short-range force whose purpose is to defend the coast and intercept civilian vessels on unauthorized trips.

The United States and Cuba started monthly meetings here a decade ago to avert misunderstandings between U.S. Marines and Cuban soldiers who face off across a 17.4-mile fence.

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TOPICS: Cuba; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: boss; cuba; gitmo; guantnamo; pisspoorexcerpt

1 posted on 02/01/2006 9:41:25 PM PST by CAWats
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To: CAWats
Sing along, everybody!

''We usedta live in a Cuban Submarine, Cuban Submarine, Cuban Submarine.''

Nowadays, right?, ''We go to Subway for a Cuban Submarine, ...etc.''

2 posted on 02/01/2006 10:10:40 PM PST by SAJ (Slap that bass, slap it 'til you're dizzy, Slap that bass, keep the rhythm busy...)
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