Cuba: U.S. Military Transmitting Radio, TV Marti
U.S. military aircraft have started transmitting Radio and TV Marti to override Cuban jamming of the land-based signals. President George W. Bush set aside $18 million in May to pay for the flights. The timing of future broadcasts is classified to give them a better chance of reaching their intended destinations in Cuba. C-130 cargo planes are being used to deliver the broadcasts to the communist island. Miami Republican Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said she's sure Cuban President Fidel Castro is enraged by the new transmissions. [more ]