Boumediene v. Bush

http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/06-1195

5-4 Supreme Court decision that detainees at Guantanamo Bay have the habeas corpus right to seek their release in civilian federal courts, rather than the military commissions created by recent congressional action. The court majority rejected the argument that habeas rights did not apply at Guantanamo because the U.S. does not claim sovereignty over the base. From Findlaw.com

Why We Should Still Study the Cuban Missile Crisis

http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr205.pdf

Michael Dobbs, author of a recent book on the Cuban missile crisis, distills the key findings of his book, including ten lessons for a modern-day president. From the U.S. Institute of Peace.

One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Krushchev and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/cuba_mis_cri/dobbs/index.htm

A collection of previously undisclosed documents relating to the Cuban Missile Crisis and released in connection with the publication of the Michael Dobbs book by the National Security Archive.

Security Requirements for Post-Transition Cuba

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB785.pdf

Analyzes the type of security requirements that a post-Castro Cuba would face and proposes what missions and structure the Cuban security forces might have after a transition. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.

Cuba: Issues for the 110th Congress

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33819.pdf

Covers issues in U.S.-Cuban relations, U.S. policy toward Cuba, current political and economic conditions in Cuba, and legislative initiatives in the current Congress. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

2006 Annual Report on Human Rights

http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/

Annual report on respect for human rights in the countries of the world. The 2006 report directs special criticism at North Korea, Burma, Iran, Zimbabwe, Cuba, China, Belarus, and Eritrea, and accuses Sudan of genocide in the Darfur region. From the State Department.

Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 110th Congress

http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33828_20070123.pdf

Reviews recent positive and negative developments in Latin America and the issues, including drug trafficking, border control, immigration reform, the future of Cuba, and trade issues, that will call for congressional attention. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org

Castro's Cuba: Quo Vadis?

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=744

Suggests possible transition or succession scenarios for a post-Castro Cuba, the consequences that might follow, and the role the U.S. might play. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College

Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/68873.pdf

A report to the president on how the U.S. government can play a more active role in bringing about democracy in Cuba. From the Commission.

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