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Cuba's President Raul Castro speaks during a rally in Havana, Cuba, in this Nov. 29, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)

Raul Castro’s denial: Personal assurance clouds probe of attacks

By Josh Lederman, Michael Weissenstein and Rob Gillies - Associated Press

President Donald Trump arrives at the White House in Washington, Friday, June 16, 2017, after speaking about Cuba policy in Miami. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump rolls back some, not all, changes in US-Cuba relations

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE- In this Aug. 31, 2016 file photo, two passengers deplane from JetBlue flight 387 waving a United States, and Cuban national flag, in Santa Clara. As President Donald Trump is expected to announce a reversal on the U.S. Cuba policy on Friday, June 16, 2017, Cubans are bracing for the worst. Across the island, people of all ages, professions and political beliefs expect rising tensions, fewer American visitors and a harder time seeing relatives in the U.S.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Trump thrusts US, Cuba back toward hostile relations

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 21, 2016 file photo, Cuban President Raul Castro, right, lifts up the arm of President Barack Obama at the conclusion of their joint news conference at the Palace of the Revolution, in Havana, Cuba. The current Trump U.S. administration is close to announcing a new policy that would prohibit business with the Cuban military while maintaining the full diplomatic relations restored by Obama, according to a Trump administration official and a person involved in the ongoing policy review. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Trump faces tough task unwinding Obama Cuba policy

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and VIVIAN SALAMA - Associated Press

Cuba's President Raul Castro uses binoculars to watch the May Day march at Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Monday, May 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

Raul Castro’s daughter: His successor may surprise Cubans

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN - Associated Press

Agustina Castro, Fidel and Raul’s sister, dies in Cuba at 78

Associated Press

U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, center, shoots pictures of reporters during a press conference alongside Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico, right, and Senator Thad Cochran of Minnesota, left, at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. The U.S. delegation met Tuesday with Cuba's President Raul Castro. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

US senators say Raul Castro eager to maintain US relations

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN - Associated Press

Cuban President Raul Castro and his government have benefited more than his people from the Obama administration's detente. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump crackdown looms for Cuba as repression continues after Obama outreach

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Monday, March 21, 2016, file photo, Cuban President Raul Castro, right, lifts up the arm of President Barack Obama at the conclusion of their joint news conference at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba. One of Cuba&#8217;s most renowned advocates of economic reform has been fired from his University of Havana think tank, on Wednesday, April 20, for sharing information with Americans without authorization, among other alleged violations.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

White House, refuting Trump, says Castro didn’t snub Obama

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama with Cuban President Raul Castro prepare to shake hands at their joint news conference at the Palace of the Revolution, Monday, March 21, in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

EDITORIAL: Obama’s opening to Havana has done no good

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama answer a question about the recent attack in Brussels during a joint news conference with Argentine President Mauricio Macri, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at the Casa Rasada in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

EDITORIAL: More radical Islamic outrage

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama waves goodbye as he boards Air Force One on his way to Argentina, as he leaves Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Capping his remarkable visit to Cuba, Obama declared an end to the "last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas" and openly urged the Cuban people to pursue a more democratic future. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

CAL THOMAS: Obama ‘apology tour’ comes full circle in Cuba

By Cal Thomas

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his speech at the Grand Theater of Havana, Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Obama who is in Cuba in a trailblazing trip said he came to Cuba to "bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas.&#8221; (AP Photo/Desmond Boyland)

Obama tells Cubans he wants to end U.S. embargo

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Cuban President Raul Castro, right, lifts up the arm of President Barack Obama at the conclusion of their joint news conference at the Palace of the Revolution, Monday, March 21, 2016, in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Castro demands U.S. give back Guantanamo, lift embargo

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama with Cuban President Raul Castro during a welcoming ceremony at the Palace of the Revolution, Monday, March 21, 2016, in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama meets Cuban President Castro in Havana

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The president said Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, he'll raise human rights issues and other U.S. concerns with Cuban President Raul Castro during a history-making visit to the communist island nation. The brief visit in mid-March will mark a watershed moment in relations between the U.S. and Cuba, making Obama the first sitting U.S. president to set foot on the island in nearly seven decades. While in the country, Obama plans to meet with groups advocating for change in Cuba, a condition the president had laid out publicly for such a trip. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Obama’s historic trip to Cuba rife with risk, opportunity

By JOSH LEDERMAN and JULIE PACE - Associated Press

A soldier carrying a fumigating machine enters a home as residents wait outside in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. Cuban President Raul Castro announced Monday that he is dispatching soldiers to help keep the Zika virus out of Cuba, calling on the entire country to help kill the mosquito that carries the disease. Castro says Cuba has yet to report a case of Zika. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

Cuba sending 9,000 soldiers to fight Zika virus

By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN - Associated Press

President Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro in front of members of the media before a bilateral meeting Sept. 29, 2015, at the United Nations headquarters. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama says Raul Castro is not an ‘ideologue,’ hopes to visit Cuba next year

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama talks with Cuban President Raul Castro before a bilateral meeting, Tuesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York. (Associated Press)

Raul Castro’s speech spotlights divide with U.S.

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times