Obama and Castro shake hands in the spirit of Nelson Mandela 9 years ago 9 years agocuba, cuban-american, culture, embargo, havana, national geographic, people to people, politics, terrorism, Uncategorizedcastro, christopher baker, cuba, cuban americans, dissident, embargo, fidel, national geographic, people-to-people, politics, raul, travel, travel restrictions, tyrant, us-cuba I WAS THRILLED THAT President Obama showed the right stuff and shook Cuban leader Raúl Castro’s hand during the memorial service to Nelson Mandela. Mandela, who embodied the very essence...Continue reading →