CUBA, REPUBLIC OF
Amendments
Foreign trade: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (S. 328), S2499 [10MR]
Articles and editorials
Abu Ghraib Accountability, S845 [2FE]
CIA Holds Terror Suspects in Secret Prisons, S12433-S12435 [7NO]
Close Camp Delta, H4831 [21JN]
Court May Hear Chinese (Uyghur) Detainees, S14310 [21DE]
Degrading Policy, S941 [3FE]
Detainee Cleared for Release Is in Limbo at Guantanamo, S14310 [21DE]
Florida's Zeal Against Castro Is Losing Heat, E1571 [21JY]
Gonzales Helped Set the Course of Detainees—Justice Nominee's Hearings Likely To Focus on Interrogation Policies, S868-S870 [2FE]
Gonzales Rewrites Laws of War, S844 [2FE]
Good Intentions Gone Bad, H4830 [21JN]
Guantanamo Desperation Seen in Suicide Attempts, S12417 [7NO]
Ibrahim Ferrer, 78, Cuban Singer in ``Buena Vista Social Club,'' Dies, E1783 [7SE]
Justice Before Politics, H4832 [21JN]
Matter of Honor, S12433 [7NO]
Memo Lets CIA Take Detainees Out of Iraq, S858 [2FE]
No on Gonzales, S844 [2FE]
Opening Argument—The Problems With Alberto Gonzales, S845 [2FE]
Patience Wears Thin on Eve of July 26—Several Cuban Dissidents Remained in Detention as the Government Scaled Back Plans for Festivities Commemorating the Start of the Revolution, E1632 [27JY]
Suspicious Treatment, H4835 [21JN]
Vote on Mr. Gonzales, S942 [3FE]
Where's the Outrage on Torture?, E529 [5AP]
Why Not Torture Terrorists?, E530 [5AP]
Wrong Attorney General, S941 [3FE]
Bills and resolutions
Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba: express support to the organizers and participants (see S. Res. 140), S5071 [12MY] (see H. Res. 193), H1846 [6AP]
Civil liberties: call for release of political prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 165), H3893 [24MY]
———call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (see H. Res. 388), H6650 [26JY]
Courts: authorize trial by military commissions for violations of the law of war by alien unlawful enemy combatants (see H.R. 3044), H5100 [23JN]
———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 691), S3147 [4AP] (see H.R. 1689), H2148 [19AP]
Crime: extradition to U.S. of William Morales and certain other individuals (see H.R. 332), H194 [25JA]
Education: prohibit use of funds to implement certain regulations that restrict travel to Cuba for educational activities (see H.R. 3064), H5176 [24JN]
Families and domestic relations: temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (see H. Con. Res. 206), H5740 [12JY]
Foreign policy: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 209), H78 [4JA]
Foreign trade: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]
———clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products (see S. 634), S2846 [16MR] (see H.R. 1339), H1621 [16MR]
———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see S. 328), S1198 [9FE] (see H.R. 719), H522 [9FE]
———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 208), H78 [4JA] (see H.R. 579), H351 [2FE]
Human rights: anniversary of crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H941 [2MR]
Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]
POW: transmit to congressional committees certain reports on international human rights law or related laws in connection with military detainees (see H.R. 2901), H4485 [14JN]
Tourist trade: lift travel restrictions (see S. 894), S4184 [25AP] (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]
E-mails
Redacted versions of FBI communications on Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1324, S1325 [14FE]
Excerpts
``Against All Hope, a Memoir of Life in Castro's Gulags'': Armando Valladares, E386 [8MR]
Letters
Dept. of Justice use of Privacy Act to withhold redacted names from communications dealing with Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Senators Levin and Lieberman, S1324 [14FE]
———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S1324 [14FE]
Interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S708-S710 [1FE]
Luis Posada Carriles' asylum application: several Representatives, E1015 [19MY]
Lists
Political prisoners held by Cuba, H8410 [28SE]
Profiles of Cuban-Americans harmed by new family travel restrictions on Cuba, H5493 [30JN]
Remarks in House
Armed Forces: tribute to soldiers serving at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H5260 [28JN], H6309 [21JY]
Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba: express support to the organizers and participants (H. Res. 193), H3068-H3071 [10MY], H3167 [11MY]
Civil liberties: call for release of political prisoners, H592 [15FE], H945 [3MR], H1513 [16MR], H4053 [25MY], E31 [6JA], E48 [20JA], E95 [26JA], E143 [2FE], E220 [10FE], E294 [18FE], E376 [8MR], E415 [10MR], E510 [17MR], E515 [20MR], E541 [5AP], E658, E659 [15AP], E736 [22AP], E816 [28AP], E893 [5MY], E962 [13MY], E1000 [17MY], E1050 [20MY], E1120 [26MY], E1195 [9JN], E1269 [17JN], E1334 [24JN], E1440 [1JY], E1496 [15JY], E1585 [22JY], E1714 [29JY], E1794 [8SE], E1871 [15SE], E1940 [22SE], E1999 [29SE], E2053 [7OC], E2118 [18OC], E2197 [27OC], E2276 [4NO], E2336 [10NO], E2399 [18NO], E2494 [8DE], E2592 [17DE]
———call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (H. Res. 388), H8408-H8413 [28SE], E1627 [27JY], E1991 [29SE]
———treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H4565 [16JN], H4786 [20JN], H4829-H4838, H4862, H4864 [21JN], H4901, H4903, H4904 [22JN], H4988, H5081 [23JN], H5181, H5220 [27JN], H5356, H5357 [28JN], H5366 [29JN], H5597 [30JN]
Crime: extradition to U.S. of William Morales and certain other individuals, H4509 [15JN]
Dept. of Defense: judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees held in the war on terror, E2654 [30DE]
Durbin, Senator: characterization of treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4658 [17JN], H4783 [20JN], H4806, H4807, H4808 [21JN], H4987 [23JN]
Education: prohibit use of funds to implement certain regulations that restrict travel to Cuba for educational activities, H5495-H5497 [30JN]
———provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals, H4301 [9JN]
Families and domestic relations: temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (H. Con. Res. 206), E1571 [21JY]
Foreign policy: prohibit funding to enforce certain restrictions on the sending of gift parcels, H4493, H4516-H4518 [15JN]
———support the capture, detention, and interrogation of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H6148-H6155 [20JY], E1580 [22JY]
Foreign trade: clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products, E1413 [30JN]
———clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products (H.R. 1339), H1946 [13AP], H2726 [28AP], H4192 [8JN]
———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products, H10229 [16NO]
———lift trade embargo, H5499-H5501 [30JN]
———lift trade embargo (H.R. 579), E137 [2FE]
———regulations relative to shipment of agricultural commodities or products from the U.S., E33 [6JA]
Human rights: anniversary of crackdown (H. Con. Res. 81), H2503-H2506 [26AP], H2557 [27AP], E385 [8MR], E805 [27AP], E886 [5MY]
———condemn use of torture on POW, H4709 [17JN], E529 [5AP]
———violations, E1596 [25JY]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Jamaica, Cuba, Mexico, and Haiti, H5934 [18JY]
Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish, H4830-H4840, H4856, H4857 [21JN], H4901, H4903 [22JN]
———establish (H.R. 3003), H11078 [6DE], E1307 [21JN]
Law enforcement: require U.S. Interests Section to publicize the names of fugitives and rewards for their capture, H6144, H6145 [20JY]
New Jersey: tribute to National Guard 2d Battalion, 113th Infantry, E760 [26AP]
Newsweek (publication): retraction of news story citing mistreatment of POW at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba by desecrating the Koran, H3337, H3338 [17MY], H4862 [21JN], E995 [17MY]
———retraction of news story citing mistreatment of POW at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by desecrating the Koran, H3268, H3269 [16MY]
Operation Pedro Pan Group, Inc.: anniversary, E2369 [16NO]
Tourist trade: lift travel restrictions, H2626 [27AP], H4515 [15JN], H4991 [23JN], H5262, H5280 [28JN], H5489-H5494 [30JN]
———prohibit funding to modify travel restrictions relative to religious activities, H5494, H5495 [30JN]
U.S. policy, E1631 [27JY]
Remarks in Senate
Armed Forces: accountability for abuse of prisoners and detainees by U.S. military personnel, S11102-S11104 [5OC], S13956 [17DE]
Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba: express support to the organizers and participants (S. Res. 140), S5254-S5256, S5368 [17MY]
Bush, President: role of nominees in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S128-S130 [24JA]
Civil liberties: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, S6390 [13JN], S6592-S6595 [14JN], S6671, S6712-S6716, S6718-S6721, S6782-S6784 [16JN], S7397-S7402 [27JN], S7485 [28JN], S7809 [30JN], S14310 [21DE]
Courts: grant authority to utilize combatant status review tribunals and annual review board to determine status of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, S8811-S8813 [25JY], S9419, S9451 [29JY], S11073-S11075 [5OC]
———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (S. 691), S3153 [4AP]
Dept. of Defense: construction of a permanent prison in Guantanamo, Cuba, S3514, S3522 [13AP]
———evidentiary standards used by combatant status review tribunals relative to detainees held in the war on terror, S14273 [21DE]
———judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees held in the war on terror, S14169 [20DE], S14245, S14251, S14260-S14268, S14274, S14275 [21DE]
———prohibit funding to use aircraft to transmit TV Marti signals into Cuba, S1582 [17FE], S8378 [15JY]
Dept. of Justice: use of Privacy Act to withhold redacted names from communications dealing with Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1316-S1321, S1323-S1326, S1330-S1332 [14FE], S1366-S1369, S1386 [15FE]
Durbin, Senator: apology relative to characterization of treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S6979 [22JN]
———characterization of treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S6896, S6897 [21JN]
FBI: role of Dept. of Justice Criminial Division employees in addressing concerns regarding Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1316, S1322-S1326, S1330-S1332 [14FE], S1366-S1369, S1371, S1376, S1377, S1385, S1386 [15FE]
Foreign trade: clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products, S3987, S3988 [20AP]
———clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products (S. 634), S2848 [16MR]
———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products, S3186-S3189 [5AP]
———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (S. 328), S1194 [9FE]
———restrict issuance of general licenses for travel in conneciton with authorized sales activities, S3987, S3995 [20AP]
Gonzales, Alberto R.: role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S128-S130 [24JA], S698-S732 [1FE], S839-S859, S862-S873 [2FE], S923-S961 [3FE]
Human rights: violations, S13443 [12DE]
Ladies in White (organization): European Union Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought Award recipient, S13443 [12DE]
Members of Congress: report on congressional delegation trip, S7397-S7402 [27JN]
National Commission on U.S. Policies and Practices Relating to the Treatment of Detainees Since September 11, 2001: establish, S12393-S12397 [4NO], S12416, S12420-S12422, S12432-S12436 [7NO], S12472-S12474, S12491, S12520 [8NO]
Radio Marti: funding, S8513 [20JY]
Specter, Senator: report on trip to Cuba, Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Mexico, S10586-S10590 [28SE]
Tourist trade: lift travel restrictions, S1582 [17FE], S7366, S7374 [24JN], S7405 [27JN], S7481 [28JN], S7583, S7585, S7587, S7588 [29JN], S11527-S11529 [19OC], S11623 [20OC]
———lift travel restrictions (S. 894), S4391 [27AP]
TV Marti: funding, S3191 [5AP], S3241-S3248 [6AP], S8464-S8467, S8469 [19JY]
Reports
Gaps in the Dept. of Defense Detainee Abuse Reviews, S12433 [7NO]
Tables
Accountability of senior-level officers relative to treatment of detainees, S12435 [7NO]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 81, human rights crackdown in Cuba anniversary, H2503 [26AP]
H. Res. 193, express support to the organizers and participants of the historic meeting of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba, H3068 [10MY]
H. Res. 388, call for release of political prisoners in Cuba, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations, H8408 [28SE]
S. 691, modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names, S3153 [4AP]
S. Res. 140, express support to the organizers and participants of the historic meeting of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba, S5172 [12MY], S5368 [17MY]
Transcripts
Hurricane Katrina, Lessons From Cuba? Lucia Newman, CNN, E1925 [22SE]
Tributes
Cason, Jason, H592 [15FE]