So, according to the Washington Post, President Barack Obama has lifted some of the restrictions against Cuba. He's allowing U.S. telecoms companies to operate there. But, what does that mean? Is the shadiness of these American telecoms companies mean that spying will be harder to detect? Is this some ploy to make it harder to get information? What is going on with all of that?
From the article:
A White House aide said the president believes that democratic change will come to the Cuban nation more quickly if the United States reaches out to the people of Cuba and their relatives in the United States.
I'll stay on the story.
In other news, PIRATES! Or rather, dead pirates. Apparently, Captain Richard Phillips, the captive of pirates off the coast of Somalia, was rescued safely. However, three out of the four pirates who captured and help Captain Phillips hostage are now dead.
Though the rescue was called "textbook" (in an American Forces Press Service Article) the issue of piracy is likely to worsen in the absence of a systemic solution, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
The pirates were killed by snipers, according to the article.
So, what are we going to do in the future? Officials are looking into it. Within the last year alone, there have been over 11 incidents involving pirates along the coast.
More on this story to come.
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