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Inter-american charter. let us leave behind the legacy of both colonization, a future of greater peace, security and democratic development is possible if we work together, not to maintain power, not to secure vested interest but instead to advance the dreams of our citizens. my fellow americans, the city of miami is only 200 miles or so from havana. countless thousands of cubans have come to miami on planes and makeshift rafts, some with little but the shirt on their back and hope in their hearts. today miami is often referred to as the capital of latin america. but it is also a profoundly am...

Able to get some of this out of the way, i think it's in both countries' interest to develop a better relationship between the two countries. so i do welcome this. but i want to make it clear, just because we have relations doesn't mean we're not going to be as strong as ever in regards to basic human rights. and the cuban government does deny its people some of the basic human rights we have to stand firm about. >> marco rubio says the president gave away everything and basically got nothing in return. your response? >> no, as i understand it, we have to look at the details but i know there a...

All this is going to do is give the castro regime which controls every aspect of cuban life the opportunity to manipulate these changes to perpetuate itself in power. these changes will only lead to greater wealth and influence for this oppressive regime especially the military which controls most if not all of the cuban economy and controls all of its oppressed people. these changes will lead to legitimacy for a government that shamelessly, continuously abuses human rights but it will not lead to assistance for those whose rights are being abused. it is just another concession to a tyranny by...

>> fascinating. back with me is jeffrey rosen who studies internet free speech issues. we looked at the lack of access here and particularly lack of access to goods over the internet. but it's also a big expression issue. free speech is hard to come by in this current regime in cuba. what can the u.s. government do to change that? >> it can encourage companies like google to expand their network so that there's more access. it's a fascinating story. it shows this repressive government was just cracking down both on political sites and not encouraging investment. so the u.s. can encourage ino v...

Frequantitily frequantity frequently. now these smartphones are not actually connected to the internet. that's far too expensive for almost everyone. getting a new app is like picking up a copy of the weekly classified. that's e-commerce castro style. marianne is able to find a listing for diapers. the black market online price is almost $10 cheaper than at the store. about half a month's salary. and the diapers will be hand delivered to her in less than two hours. to prevent cuba's government from blocking the website, the network's servers are based in spain. most cubans who spoke to us for ...