[Headfulofghosts]

On October 17, 2001, Russian President Putin announced that the Lourdes facility would be shut down. President Bush welcomed the decision. Yet, on 15 July 2003, a US government-funded broadcasting agency condemned Cuba for allegedly jamming US international broadcasts to Iran. The Russian troops may be gone (?), but it isn't entirely shut down. It would be interesting to see or interview a Russian solider who had been stationed there.

[gcruse]

Do you propose Russia keep a contingent of military in Cuba to make sure Lourdes is not used by Castro? The scent of tin foil is building in the air around here.

[elli1]

The Russian troops may be gone (?), but it isn't entirely shut down.

My thinking is that if the Ruskies decided to pull out, it was because they weren't getting anything useful...just gibberish & stuff we wanted them to think they knew, i.e., disinformation.

Sounds like the Iranians have picked up the lease and primarily for reasons of mischief. If Ivan gave it up for the reasons I think they did, then the Iranians aren't going to garner much useful intel either. Uncle Fidel probably had to cut the rent, in that case.