America First Policy Institute Issues Commentary to American Mind Entitled 'Havana's Long Shadow'
August 20, 2026
August 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 19, 2026, by Western Hemisphere Initiative Director Melissa Ford Maldonado to American Mind:
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Havana's Long Shadow
Thirty-two Cubans died when American forces entered Caracas on January 3, 2026, to capture Nicolas Maduro. Cuba and Venezuela are more than a thousand miles apart.
Why were Cubans dying in defense of Maduro? How . . .
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Havana's Long Shadow
Thirty-two Cubans died when American forces entered Caracas on January 3, 2026, to capture Nicolas Maduro. Cuba and Venezuela are more than a thousand miles apart.
Why were Cubans dying in defense of Maduro? How . . .