Hope to harsh reality: 10 years of U.S.-Cuba diplomatic relations
Washington (Liberation): December 17 marks the anniversary of a historic development in U.S.-Cuba relations. On this day 10 years ago, U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro announced an agreement to open diplomatic relations between the two countries. In addition, the three remaining Cuban Five — men wrongly imprisoned since 1998 in the United States for protecting Cuba from U.S.-sponsored terrorism — were freed and allowed to return home.
