Links to TWO items: a report from the Associated Press and commentary from Jonathan-Cook-net; others are accessible by clicking on their highlighted addresses or initials below. (Scroll down for CUBA 2-23-26, and up or down for MEDIA, IRAN and UKRAINE.) — MCM

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Rubio is set for talks in St. Kitts with Caribbean leaders unsettled by Trump policies, by Matthew Lee and Dánica Coto | AP  BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is attending a summit of the Caribbean Community, or CARICOM — after President Donald Trump ordered a military operation in January to remove and arrest Venezuela’s then-leader, Nicolás Maduro, stepped up aggressive tactics to combat alleged drug smuggling and turned up pressure on Cuba. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM FEB. 21  Rubio declared a return to brutal western colonialism — and Europe applauded, by Jonathan Cook | Jonathan-Cook.net  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference this month was another troubling declaration of intent by the Trump administration. READ MORE . . .

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