Joining us from Miami, Florida is Humberto Martinez, who at 16 years old was the youngest member of Brigade 2506. We got in touch with Humbert through our friends at WLRN South Florida.
On April 20th, 1980, Fidel Castro opened the port of Mariel to anyone wishing to leave Cuba. A massive exodus ensued, with as many as 125,000 Cubans making the journey to Florida. Thirty years later, we talk to participants about their memories.
The World’s Gerry Hadden talked to Omar Pernet Hernandez and Jesus Gabriel Ramon Castillo, two Cuban exiles living in Spain about their views on the U.S. presidential race.
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Wayne Smith, former chief of mission at the U.S. Interest Section in Havana, about the difficulties of being an ‘unofficial’ ambassador in Cuba.
The Cuban security service claims there have been more than 600 attempts on the life of Fidel Castro, and a British documentary chronicled some of the attempts, as Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Dollan Cannell,