the cubans offer hospitality to general alexander alejandro o'reilly. he rose through the ranks of the spanish army. the spanish sent alexander o'reilly to cuba to form a militia. he was appointed governor of louisiana and head of the army later on. he arrived in august, 1769, and took formal possession of louisiana for spain. think of new orleans and cuba, in particular havana, governors there were also in cuba so there was all this traveling from one city to another because later when i got my ph.d. from tulaine university and i went to the irish channel. it's interesting, the irish history connected with new orleans. so the o'reilly family has been in louisiana for centuries. in cuba, nobody remembers him but it was the street of calle oreilly, famous until the 50's for its banks and bookstores. it was one of the favorite streets of (inaudible) secretary of the spanish count of fernandino, my grandfather, another irish man feeling at home in havana. there, at the busy corner of calle street and oreilly was a cafe bakery owned by a catelan. it was des

why is it that he always looked cuban? he never looked cuban. the perceptions, or self delusion, basically putting them in perspective and prioritizing what the truth might be. and opinions and juggling to make it coherent enough for someone else to get what you are trying to convey. >> he died on the job. >> yes. he worked at the bill more hotel in the 40s and had two jobs for most of his life in new york but not to belabor the hardship of all that, but he was working a job one night and local faculty, university faculty restaurant in butler hall, literally a block away from where i grew up. when he wasn't feeling well, cigarettes would make me feel better. and while he was doing that he collapsed. in the memoir i mentioned a fact that among the effects that came home where some cigarettes and wanting to commune with him at a couple now and then. very strange but at the time almost seem like part of a ritual. >> those incredible influences in my life, you make what some would say is the sharp right turn towards the writing life and how does tha

my father grew up in new york and havana and married a cuban woman, my mother. all my family shared a great loving for havana, a city they call home. but contrary to my family, i grew up dreaming of traveling and wanted to leave havana for dublin, where some of the most famous writers i keep admiring were born, and also dreaming of paris where my grandparents, my grandfather, spend many important years of his life. also i want to move to my place, i don't know what was the name of that place. every time people call me la englicita, the little english woman because in cuba, in the caribbean, they didn't make any difference. all the irish were english. and all the people from asia were chinese. all the jews were called polacos, polish. that is interesting because the irish were part of the spanish community in cuba, but usually they didn't make the difference. so they call me and they call my father el inglis, the english guy. so when they call me that and when my name suffered many different spellings. later on in life, in the 70's, i had many identification card

of >> most cubans were not even born when cuban exiles began their campaign against the cuban government, but for both sides, this is a struggle that is not yet over. >> you are watching bbc world news america. still to come, he helped give the basketball a global appeal. now the chinese player is retiring. the last suspected war criminal on the run after the conflict gain yugoslavia. he ran -- he led the ethnic surge. >> a brief glimpse of the man who has been hiding for seven years. the last remaining suspects wanted by the u.n. tribunal and they paid. of the suspects indicted, it had been feared he was the one that got away, but in the early hours of wednesday morning, he was seized. he was said to be meeting somebody who hid. announcing his arrest, the serbian president said it had been his country's moral and legal responsibilities. asking why it took so long to find him, he reminded about other cases. >> if i had to bring up other cases, for example the case about osama bin laden. that is the same situation. we have been working very hard. >> when croatia broke away from yugoslavia

the cubans offer hospitality to general alexander alejandro o'reilly. he rose through the ranks of the spanish army. the spanish sent alexander o'reilly to cuba to form a militia. he was appointed governor of louisiana and head of the army later on. he arrived in august, 1769, and took formal possession of louisiana for spain. think of new orleans and cuba, in particular havana, governors there were also in cuba so there was all this traveling from one city to another because later when i got my ph.d. from tulaine university and i went to the irish channel. it's interesting, the irish history

his time with the groups cemented his reputation as one of the most influential cuban musicians of hise. the 1977 album was an international smash hit, selling more than 5 million copies -- the 1997 novel was an international smash hit, selling more than 5 million copies and won a grammy in 1998. he was also an accomplished pianist and died at the age of 80 in havana on thursday. his unique contribution to cuban music will live on. >> and no one has won the record 166 million pound load jackpot in the euro jackpot. the total is now frozen and will be in place for the next drawing on tuesday. '?0n$two u.k. tickets did scoop2 million pounds each after matching five numbers and one lucky star. there is much more on our web site on all of our stories. or you can follow me on twitter. >> makes sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman9c)"zkndation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. ♪ >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bb

the anniversary of the 1959 cuban revolution.l, decades later now the communist government is opening up to some capitalism. some cubans can actually start their own businesses now. but like many of us here in the u.s., they are upset over how much they're paying in taxes. sound familiar? steve harry michigan live in miami with more. steve? >> reporter: jon, the cuban government is looking back to its communist origins and trying to push the citizens in a different direction. there is a lot of skepticism that this aging cuban government leadership can actually manage the transition. a government haircut in cuba costs eight cents, a private sector barber costs five time more. 300,000 cubans have entered the private sector in the past year alone. small businessmen and women who work out of their homes, yards or a 1956 ford victoria. [speaking spanish] >> reporter: having a license to do this just makes my life easier, says juan. it means i don't have to hide from the inspectors anymore. ♪ >> reporter: the piecemeal capitalism is do

it was smart because kennedy ended the cuban-- cuban missile crisis given the gravity of the situation it was imperative he bring it to an end without the possibility of war. he felt the only way he could do that was to tell a lie. >> host: did fdr lie to get into world 42? >> he tried in the late summer of 1941 there was unable incident involving the uss career hat and involved with a british aircraft running into a german submarine. what roosevelt did is told a series of lies about that incident for the purposes of getting into world war ii because at the time he was desperate to get into the war having great difficulty doing it dealing with isolationist america so told a lie to get us in but it did not work. it took pearl harbor. >> host: went to world leaders get behind closed doors to they like to each other? >> the main reason is there is not a great deal of trust to begin with when the two leaders get behind closed doors. states cannot trust each other very much and reagan hit the nail on the head when he said trust but verify. he said you have to verify they are telling the tru

cuban doctors removed a tumor from his pelvis. the greek coast guard intercepted a vote carrying american activists bound for the gaza strip. the boat was part of a flotilla planning to carry humanitarian aid to gaza in the challenge to the israeli blockade on the palestinian territory. they have banned ships leaving gaza from its shope. jace hir beman is the flotilla's organizer. >> it was smooth sailing until the coast guard came up and put a boat in front of our door and said to the captain, you have to turn back. captain said we're going ahead. we have all of the papers. they're all in place. everything is fine. we're not going back. >> britain's duke and duchess of cambridge celebrated canada day with thousands of people in the capital os awafment on the first day, prince william told the parliament on parliament hill he was excited of the prospect by coming part of the canadian family as they traveled around the country. from ottawa, we have this report. >> they are young and glamorous, which undoubtedly helps but to be a su

as one of his players, describe mark cuban's style of ownership. he has been on the program many times. do you think his distinct style is good for the nba sports or not? >> i think cuban's the best. i think he is by far one of the best owners in sports. and he needs to get more -- he should go out and buy the dodgers. it's hard to pay that, but he would be great in baseball. circumstances that right? let me ask you about what is going on in the nba in the midst of a lockout. what do you see -- how do you see this playing out? unlike the nfl, nba owners are saying they're losing money. so how far apart are the negotiations? >> i think right now we're probably not close. but i've been through this before in '98. so hopefully both sides will come the an agreement, and we won't lose any games. we also had a lockout where we played 50 games in the season and we pushed forward. hopefully both sides come to an agreement, and the fans don't get hurt. >> you've got a lot of players that are considering or either agreed to play overseas or strongly consider

kennedy hoped to end of the cuban missile crisis by getting khrushchev to simply withdraw the soviet missiles from cuba, but the end of the crisis khrushchev told him he would only remove the soviet missiles from cuba if kennedy would remove the equivalent missiles that we had in turkey. those were the jupiter missiles. kennedy had no problem removing those missiles in fact he told the pentagon to get the missiles out of turkey before the cuban missile crisis. but he understood full well he could not tell the american public and he could not tell the europeans especially the turks that he would agree to a deal we would take the jupiter missiles out of turkey, so he told khrushchev she could say nothing about the deal, and if anyone in the american media suspected the deal and asked him whether there was a deal, kennedy would have to lie so khrushchev should understand the deal was still on and of course the media quickly picked up the possibility there was a deal in the asked kennedy and his lieutenants about it and they like it, and i think that this was a smart lawyer to tell becau

. >> this is one of a new breed of cuban business people. opened a small restaurant in what used to be her front room last year. she now has three employees working in the kitchen, and a thriving lunchtime business. five years ago, i never thought i could do something like this. it just was not possible, she told me. fidel castro has been the undisputed leader for almost half a century in cuba. his younger brother does not have his charisma or oratorical skills. after taking over the presidency, pilon to the first major overhaul -- he launched the first major overhaul of the economy. first came his agricultural reform. lance had been leased to private farmers to boost production and reduce costly imports. at the same time, he that it a whole range of petty restrictions. cubans can buy cell phones, dvd is, and computers, but to the internet remains tightly controlled. political reform was not on the agenda at this year's long awaited communist party congress. instead, with the backing of his brother, he moved towards a mixed economy. change c

. >> this is one as a new breed of cuban business owners. she opened a restaurant in what used to be her front room. now she has three employees working in the country and a thriving life of -- lunchtime business. >> five years ago, i never have thought -- i never would have thought i could do something like this. it was not possible. the dow castro had been to the's undisputed leader for half a century. -- fidel castro had been cuba's undisputed leader for half a country. revel castro launched the first major overhaul of the soviet- style economy. -- raul castro launched the first major overhaul. first came the agricultural reforms. the land was leased to private companies to provide infrastructure and income. he listed a whole range of restrictions. cubans can purchased sell phones, computers, though the internet remains that the controlled. political reforms was not on the agenda at this year's long awaited communist party congress. instead, raul castro secured a move toward a mixed economy, including private property. change comes at a p

a familiar picture for cubans, but this time it's chavez who's recovering from surgery.june he had a cancerous tumor removed. now he says he's returning to the island for chemotherapy. just as cubans were getting used to life without their historic leader at the helm, they're being forced to come ten plate a future without cuba's benefactor hugo chavez. >> venezuela provides about a third of cuba's oil, and so there's no doubt that cuba would have a real hard time if the venezuelan oil were to suddenly stop flowing. >> reporter: venezuela pulled cuba out of a crisis following the collapse of the soviet union. a time of widespread food and energy shortages. cuba now receives about $3.5 billion a year in subsidies from its regional allies, most of it in the form of cheap oil. analysts say the island would o suffer blackouts and belt tightening if chavez disappeared from the scene but not like the 1990s. still cubans are worried. the health of chavez will always be a concern, says this man. not just for human reasons or because of his relations with our leader. in its favor

cuban president raul castro was seen greeting him. the venezuelan foreign ministry reported doctors operated on june 10 to remove a pelvic abscess. chavez himself was not seen or heard until state tv aired footage of him meeting with fidel castro last week. shortly after, chavez personally announced he'd had a second, follow-up surgery. >> ( translated ): doctors started, therefore, and immediately, another series of special studies, cyto-chemistry, which confirmed the presence of an abscess tumor with the presence of cancer cells, which made necessary the realization of a second surgery to allow the complete removal of the tumor. >> suarez: chavez insisted monday that he will win what he called "this battle for life". but his illness comes at a time of rising economic discontent in one of the world's leading oil- exporting nations. the charismatic leader has dominated venezuela for 12 years. he was briefly ousted by a coup in 2002, but regained power. u.s. support for his opponents only stoked his fiery criticism of american policy.

>> we have one group in september bringing sever famous cuban musicians from cuba.t is a one-time only kind of performance for free in the gardens. >> where do we park? >> on the 5th street and mission garage. or they can leave the car at home and take bart. >> very good. are the performers -- do you pay them? >> the artists are paid. the money comes from private donations, grants, foundation awards, and people perform -- they ask for probably less than they would make at other places, but it is free, and rd and an incredible culture experience not only for the audience but artists, as well. >> any chance for dialogue with the artists afterwards? >> yes. they can stick around and hangout. of course. and some of the events include interactive q & a. people can ask questions, tell us history of the instruments, the band members, etc. >> okay. marshall lambert, thank you for being here and telling us about this. if you want to do something with your family this summer that doesn't cost a lot -- a stay-cation, vacation is over for some people at this point, maybe, show

the biggest issues get cuban voice ceased to face with the news makers. welcomed a lot of show we'll get the real headlines with none of them or say we're going to live in washington d.c. now today we'll ask if murdoch's fall is inevitable the nations that are there katrina vanden heuvel will join us also look at the afghanistan that general david petraeus leaves behind as he officially hands over command of the war today and we'll tell you about the most important geo location company that you've never heard of they've got a technology that governments all over the world are trying to buy up we're going to have all of that and more for you tonight including a does it happy hour but first let's take a look at what the mainstream media has decided. well the debt limit talks still holding the country on the brink of a default and with america's longest war coming under a new command there was one story of the mainstream media made sure to cover first this morning we're going to begin with casey anthony a free woman today her whereabouts a secret for the fir

great for the full story we've got it from the biggest issues get the cuban voice face to face with the news makers on. today violence is once again flared up. these are the images. from the streets of canada. operations are. the official. i pod touch from the.

you know there is a very very all the grieving that goes back to the former soviet union after the cuban missile crisis and the berlin wall crisis where by america has accepted it strategically to be hands off cuba so i i wouldn't invision another bay of pigs invasion on cue whatever however venizelos a different story altogether and i think that the cubans are making an intelligent and stable transition which of in israel will not be able to do so if anything i foresee that in the coming months i hope i'm wrong but in the coming months and years there will be increasing activity from the united states and its allies to promote regime change throughout latin america which will eventually help also to bring about regime change in cuba. south which he an expert on latin american politics many thanks. you. well time is running out for american politicians to agree on the next move in sorting out its soaring debt the deadline to lift the nation's fourteen point three trillion dollars debt ceiling is looming ever closer as lawmakers struggle to find a solution president obama is urging democr

what did hemingway ever say or write about cuban american relations. particularly concerned with things like castro and batista? >> he did not write a great deal at all about cuban-american relations for a good reason. he made his home in cuba. he wanted to keep his home in cuba and he was very much afraid of putting his foot in the wrong camp. when he made public statements they were carefully considered to say absolutely as little as possible. he ran into trouble with batista. their men came on his property with weapons, shotguns. he may have had clandestine meetings with castro. he was supportive of the revolution and felt it was something that needed to happen but very careful not to say anything that could affect his u.s. citizenship. >> you are looking at archival footage during the period we are talking about. the 50s and 60s. as a scholar it must be frustrating to you. a reporter, first person observer in the midst of the people of cuba and nothing written of it. you are shaking your head yes. >> i would add that in directly hemingway wrote abo

and the result is that cubans are successful everywhere in the world except one place, cuba.that's because of the leaders they have. we hope to be a part of seeing a change happened there sometimes and there's a lot of good news in the western hemisphere, we hope god willing, that would be what the nice days can play a role in bringing about. thank you. >> thank you, senator. without unwelcome roberta jacobson, the deputy assistant secretary of state in the view of the western hemisphere. she has bravely serve as director of the office of policy planning and coordination for the bureau. covering such issues as civil-military relations, human rights counterparts, foreign assistance. she served as deputy assistant secretary or canada, mexico and nafta. outside washington she's also served as deputy chief in peru. so we appreciate your long record of service in getting with issues in hemisphere. glad to have you here. recognize your new jersey roots, which adds value. somebody raises their hand in the back there, so -- and along the way we appreciate what you have done now. i wo

we're all latinos, hispanics, puerto rican, cuban, we're all hispanics. >> you think there's less or of us using that word or labeling ourselves as chicanos. >> back in the '70s, remember when the identity crisis and civil rights. i did a lot of marching behind that, because the schools, you know, all the things that happened with schools. unfortunately a lot of people think that's a derogatory comment. >> my mom didn't like it, didn't like us to use the word chicano. it wasn't until i got to college that i realized, hey, i am chicano. >> what's wrong with knowing what you are. you can call yourself anything you want but it's good to know who you are and be that. a lot of people don't understand the word chicano. we should be proud. like anybody else we should be proud of who we are, where we come from and what we do. i happen to be chicano and like people to know that's what i am, doesn't make me better or worse or anything other than that's who i am. >> how many of la familia are you bringing to this concert in santa clara. >> a seven-piece group with myself included so eight peopl

in fact he had told a pentagon to get the missiles out of turkey before the cuban missile crisis but he understood full well that he could not tell the american public and he could not tell the europeans especially the turks, that he had agreed to a deal where we would take the jupiter missiles out of turkey. so he in effect told khrushchev that khrushchev could say nothing about the deal and if anyone in the american media suspected a deal and asked him whether there was a deal, kennedy would have to lott. khrushchev should understand that the deal was still on and of course the media quickly picked up the possibility that there was a deal and asked kennedy and his lieutenants about it and they lied. and i think that this was a smart bayh to tell because kennedy ended the cuban missile crisis and given the gravity of the situation at the time, i think it was imperative that he bring it to an and without the possibility of war. and he did that and he felt the only way he could do it was by telling a lie. >> host: did fdr lie back to get us into world war ii? >> guest: he lied to try

on the canadian border a thirty four year old fugitive was shot dead by two bounty hunters the man cuban was an illegal immigrant who used to sell drugs. because the. bounty hunters usually think of themselves above. the way. they're allowed to be there. and they can't do anything they want they can't pull a gun on you and force you to. your car. the question is. and a lot of times they don't. because. they want to prosecute the really bad. it is. but it works. to the taxpayer. beautiful the taxpayer to pay additional taxes to. company or the insurance company. worked out quite well their ways are archaic but the business is profitable. in the u.s. just as markets bunty hunter still have some good days ahead of the. culture is that so much of a given to each musician on the market five months on what is the condition of the egyptian revolution as it lived up to expectations what just. won't come to the truth what makes a big splash in the world of hi-tech business questions advance science into i can't change products they don't understand. he's he's got he followed russian innovators to

i like that shot of mark cuban going like this. and then there was a savage a little later adding his thoughts after mark compared republicans to yasser arafat. >> you republicans are like arafat. >> unfortunately not exactly like them. >> savage apologized later on, writing on his blog, "i want to apologize for fishing all republicans dead. i don't feel that way. my dad is a republican. and it is never a good day when you have to say i wish your dad was dead. and then he was explaining why his constant tirades against palin and bachman aren't at all sexist. >> and when i point out that sarah palin is a braggart and a whiner and a victim and a know it all and a bully who sells patriotism like a pimp and the leader of a strange family of in bred weird owes. -- weirdos, straight out of the hills have eyes, that's not sexist. i am saying it because it is true and not because it is true of a woman. >> i want to have the face of mark cuban, just him grining like a clapping seal. you were just on bill maar, and you know him. what is his

was a 1980's, there bombing campaign organized by radical cuban exiles. this was one of the places that was hit, and this is the person who was bombing them. he is serving a 30-year prison sentence. he was given orders by the "bin laden of the americas." >> he paid me $2000 for each device. i only planted one. he gave me the explosives and -- >> this was the mastermind, luis posada, a former cia operative. he was aquited of immigration charges. he was never prosecuted for terrorism. >> he is public enemy number one. there is evidence he is a terrorist. he was visiting freely a few hundred kilometers away. >> he displays the honors he has recieved. recognition for fighting fidel castro's government. he is opposed to the castros but denies being a terrorist. >> we will always have enemies agaisnnst freedom. using my name, talking about cases ihavi have never seen or heard of. the libelous campaign the goverment has done for years. >> the bombing of this plane is the most serious of his allegations. he excapescaped from a venezueln prison while awaiting tria

and cuban society will start changing very rapidly.ries in latin america will engage with that. and at some time the united states will have to think about in what way it could constructively engage with that in order to achieve the outcome that i'm sure everybody wants of a democratic and capitalist future. >> just a comment on your characterization. i think it's apt and it can give us clarity on a couple of points. this is probably easier and more effective for the u.s. government to work with and support country that already have constitutional, democratic regimes than to deal with those that understandably will worry about but it's harder to address. and so one connection could well be to the idea that senator menendez mentioned a moment ago, his longstanding interest in a fund for social and economical development. the most successful anti-poverty programs certainly in latin america but not just there has been economic growth. to be able to facilitate the kinds of economic growth that would bring people into the work force san ide

cuban revolutionaries wanted to keep the spanish out. spain had ruled it for 400 years. normally, this might not have been such a big deal. there were revelations happening all the time but you did not pay attention to it. because it was close, 90 miles off the tip of florida, and because of the thinking of the time, americans were becoming more interested in asserting themselves. there was a tremendous groundswell of support for the revolutionaries. there were speeches and rallies and petitions were signed and sent to congress, pleading for congress and the president to support the revolutionaries. there was one lowboy he was 10 years old who was marching down some railroad tracks. he was going to take on the spanish by himself. there was tremendous support for helping revolutionaries. when mcanally entered the white house, he said he had seen enough bloodshed and was not anxious -- he was concerned about where all this was going. he did not want the u.s. to get involved in a military action there. i think he probably sided with the revolutionaries but wanted to keep it

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woods on the canadian border thirty four year old fugitive was shot dead by two bounty hunters the man cuban was an illegal immigrant used to sell drugs. because they are cleaning the streets and. hunters usually think of themselves above the law. any private citizen can go into a house without a warrant the police need either permission or they need to get a warrant the bounty hunters are working the way they come and say looking into your house if you let a bounty hunter into your house they're allowed to be there they cannot break the door down there's a lot of mail about. and they can't do anything they want they can't pull a gun on you and force you know middle of a situation because they can't break into your house they can't family you can't steal your car they're still supposed to follow the laws the question is whether prosecutors are going to prosecute family members and a lot of times they don't want to prosecute a felony hunters because hunters went ahead and bought the bag that they still want to prosecute the really bad guys in the founding honors they just turn a blind eye to

we saw the cuban revolution.all over southern africa, and we believed that it was possible to do that here, and i think that in a sense you always need that relationship to your goal in order to be passionate about it. people now might say we were naive and maybe we were somewhat naive, but i think that naivety was necessary, and i think that was productive naivety and oftentimes they refused to believe that it's not possible. i'd like to point out that even though we did not win the revolution we thought we were struggling for, we did bring about dramatic change. what i've come to realize over the years is that in the process of struggling for freedom our very notion of freedom broadens, and it becomes more qaa patience. it becomes to include so much more and perhaps that is what it's all about and perhaps we'll never reach that end goal. you know, as nelson mandela pointed out in "long walk to freedom," whenever he reached a point where he thought that he could stop and rest he looked ahead and there were many,

he announced last week that cuban doctors had removed a cancerous tumor.t it would be months before his return to caracas. >>> prince william and his wife catherine. the duke and duchess of cambridge started the dayith a visit to province house, which is the second oldest active legislative building in canada. this hour, prince william will join canadian search and rescue pilots at a helicopter emergency landing exercise. >>> the last mission for the shuttle will be the first space flight for a device you may have in your pocket right now. find out what it is coming up after the break. hotel bids to fu can save up to 60% on hotels. * we'll even email you other people's winning bids, so you'll know what price to name. *á with new hotel bid alerts, from priceline. about how older people are becoming more and more antisocial, so i was really aggressive with my parents about joining facebook. my parents are up to 19 friends now? so sad. ♪ i have 687 friends. this is living. what!? that is not a real puppy. that's too small to be a real puppy. [ male announcer