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Desperate Cubans Use Guantanamo Base to Seek Refuge
Desperate Cuban refugees climb fences and swim into Guantanamo Bay seeking asylum in the United States. Navy officials acknowledge flow of escapes, with dozens reaching Gitmo last weeks and prior captures. Cuban exiles and commuters on base live double lives, while Castro’s regime faces economic strain and defections.
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