A 5.1-magnatude earthquake struck just before 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon in the Straits of Florida between Cuba and Florida. The quake, which lasted about 30 seconds, caused highrise buildings in Havana to sway, startling workers, according to Tampa's WFLA.com. The city closest to the epicenter is Corralillo, 17 miles to the southwest; the quake was approximately 106 miles east of Havana.
According to the U.S. Geological Service, there were five reports from Tampa and seven reports from St. Petersburg of people reporting that they had felt tremors. The USGS site mentioned one report from as far away as Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Bay of Pigs' Secret History
How long does information need to remain classified? Sometimes, the answer is fairly obvious: If attacked, we don't necessarily want the attacker to know when, where, and what kind of retaliatory measures will occur. Other times, the information may remained classified beyond its necessity.
In an article first printed in the Washington Post and then reprinted in the Miami Herald, George Will writes that the CIA is holding "only a small amount of still-classified information" dealing with the Bay of Pigs. As with so many events, the 1961 invasion influenced several subsequent events. According to Will, the Bay of Pigs led to the U.S. deepening its involvement in Vietnam, the Cuban Missile Crisis, as well as making "a cameo appearance in the Watergate shambles..."
Meanwhile, fifty-two years after the invasion, the CIA is still holds still-classified information on the Bay of Pigs, while the National Security Archive argues that there is "no important government interest is served" by keeping the information classified.
To read the article in its entirety, click here.
In an article first printed in the Washington Post and then reprinted in the Miami Herald, George Will writes that the CIA is holding "only a small amount of still-classified information" dealing with the Bay of Pigs. As with so many events, the 1961 invasion influenced several subsequent events. According to Will, the Bay of Pigs led to the U.S. deepening its involvement in Vietnam, the Cuban Missile Crisis, as well as making "a cameo appearance in the Watergate shambles..."
Meanwhile, fifty-two years after the invasion, the CIA is still holds still-classified information on the Bay of Pigs, while the National Security Archive argues that there is "no important government interest is served" by keeping the information classified.
To read the article in its entirety, click here.
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