By Phil Rosenthal
Tribune media columnist
Published February 22, 2007, 5:49 AM CST
Chicago Tribune foreign correspondent Gary Marx, who has been based in Havana since 2002, was told Wednesday by Cuban officials his press credential will not be renewed and he can no longer report from there.
"They said I've been here long enough and they felt my work was negative," Marx said. "They did not cite any examples.''The decision on Marx comes at a critical time for Cuba, with longtime leader Fidel Castro's age and health setting the stage for possible transition.
Marx was one of only among a handful of permanent correspondents for U.S.-based news organizations in Havana. CNN and the Associated Press also have Cuba bureaus.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-070222marx,1,3223978.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Maybe if we lower the embargo and play nice they will allow him to go back.
Posted by: cubanpatriot | February 22, 2007 at 04:50 PM
Haha. And maybe if we frolick on beaches in Varadero they'll release political prisoners.
Posted by: El Mizzoubanazo | February 22, 2007 at 11:37 PM
How ironic. Someone named Marx being kicked out of Cuba.....
Posted by: a thought... | February 23, 2007 at 12:05 PM
Lower the embargo so Marx can go back to Cuba? Are you one of the Brothers Marx come back to life? Where are all these dialogueros when it comes to denouncing such actions by the government of Cuba. How come you idiots never denounce any of the crimes committed by Castro and his goons? Hey, I met Che when Rogelio Acevedo brought him to Caibarien for the supposed assault and war at the Cuartel. Acevedo was a comemierda kid from Remedios. Now he's rich. One of the elite. How come? How did he make the money? How come the rest of the Cuban people starve and lack every staple while a little señorito like this one sits in Havana and "governs" over the Aviation Ministry?
Posted by: rauleladio | March 02, 2007 at 02:36 PM