http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=cuba
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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=27280
"Cuba Has Biological Weapons"
By Frances Robles
Miami Herald | March 8, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The former chief of Cuba's military medical services is calling for international weapons inspections of a secret underground lab near Havana, where he says the government is creating biological warfare agents like the plague, botulism and yellow fever.
Roberto Ortega, a former army colonel who ran the military's medical services from 1984 to 1994, defected in 2003 and now lives in South Florida.
After living here quietly for four years, this week Ortega went on the Spanish-language media circuit to denounce what he claims is an advanced offensive biological warfare weapons program. He spoke Tuesday night at the University of Miami's Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies where one angry heckler stormed out accusing him of deliberately sowing fear among Cuban exiles.
''They can develop viruses and bacteria and dangerous sicknesses that are currently unknown and difficult to diagnose,'' Ortega told The Miami Herald. "They don't need missiles or troops. They need four agents, like the people from al Qaeda or the Taliban, who contaminate water, air conditioning or heating systems.''
He said Cuba was ready to use the biological agents ''to blackmail the United States in case of an international incident'' such as the threat of a U.S. invasion.
The Cuban government has denied such programs exist, but if Ortega's allegations are true Washington could face the prospect of an enemy nation 90 miles away with the capability of launching germ attacks.
UNDERGROUND LAB
Ortega said he told the CIA nearly two years ago about an underground Cuban facility southwest of Havana."
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http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/2/28/95512.shtml?s=ic
From the NewsMax.com Staff
For the story behind the story...
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007 9:51 a.m. EST
"Defector: Cuba Preparing Biological Weapons"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The former head of Cuba’s military medical services says the communist government is stockpiling biological warfare agents like the plague, botulism and yellow fever at a secret underground lab near Havana.
Roberto Ortega ran the Cuban military’s medical services from 1984 to 1994 and defected to the U.S. in 2003. He said he told the CIA nearly two years ago about the secret Cuban facility, and is speaking publicly now because he did not see the CIA take action on his information and wants international inspections of the lab.
The Cubans "can develop viruses and bacteria and dangerous sicknesses that are currently unknown and difficult to diagnose,” Ortega told the Miami Herald. "They don’t need missiles or troops, they need four agents, like the people from al-Qaida or the Taliban, who contaminate water, air conditioning or heating systems.”
According to Ortega, Cuba was prepared to use the biological weapons "to blackmail the United States in case of an international incident” such as the threat of an American invasion."
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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54587
LAW OF THE LAND
"9th Circuit endorses censoring Christians
Ruling says 'family values' is hate speech that scares city workers"
Posted: March 8, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has concluded that municipal employers have the right to censor the words "natural family," "marriage" and "family values" because that is hate speech and could scare workers.
The ruling came in a case being handled by the Pro-Family Law Center, which promised an appeal of the drastic result.
"We are going to take this case right up the steps of the United States Supreme Court," said Richard D. Ackerman, who along with Scott Lively argued the case for the Pro-Family Law Center."