Mariela Castro, Raul Catro Daughter, Meets With U.S. Women Leaders

Source: Huffington Post

Mariela Castro, Raul Catro Daughter, Meets With U.S. Women Leaders
PETER ORSI 06/ 6/11 06:55 PM ET

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HAVANA -- A group of U.S. women leaders met with Cuban President Raul Castro's daughter Monday for an exchange on topics including gender, reproductive health and gay rights.

The delegation, which arrived in Havana on Sunday, includes Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile and former U.S. Rep. Jane Harman, a California Democrat who resigned in February and now heads the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

"I believe that Cuba is our immediate neighbor and it is time to liberalize U.S. policy toward Cuba," Harman said.

"It is very exciting to hear about some of the social changes going on in your country," she added, apparently referring to a host of economic reforms initiated by Raul Castro to try to boost Cuba's flagging economy.





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Maybe my picture of her was simply wildly incomplete, but I've always seen her as very hawkish, someone far into "defense," like a right-winger. She once described herself as the "best Republican in the Democratic Party."

That makes this trip more intriguing, possibly.