Peter Kornbluh

Alan Gross

US contractor Alan Gross starts a hunger strike in hopes of being released from a Cuban military prison

Global Politics

US Contractor Alan Gross has been imprisoned in Cuba for the last four years on charges of spying. He’s now going on a hunger strike. He says it’s to protest both the Cuban and US government. Peter Kornbluh, of the National Security Archive, explains the real danger of Gross doing such a move, both for the contractor and for US Cuban relations.US Contractor Alan Gross has been imprisoned in Cuba for the last four years on charges of spying. He’s now going on a hunger strike. He says it’s to protest both the Cuban and US government. Peter Kornbluh, of the National Security Archive, explains the real danger of Gross doing such a move, both for the contractor and for US Cuban relations.

Brazil's Defense Minister Celso Amorim has agreed to investigate military facilities thought to have been the sites of torture during the country's dictatorship.

Brazil’s generals have never permitted this before

Conflict & Justice
A declassified memo documenting plans for Castro to meet secretly with a US envoy. It's dated the very day of JFK's assassination.

How Kennedy’s assassination ended hopes for a reconciliation with Castro

Global Politics

Chilean Judge Halts Investigation into Pinochet’s Fortune

Conflict & Justice

Cuba Proposes Exchange Deal for Imprisoned American, Alan Gross

Conflict & Justice
The World

How Wikileaks could make it harder to declassify documents

Conflict & Justice

The release of documents via Wikileaks may create difficulties for groups trying to get the government to declassify documents. Peter Kornbluh, a senior analyst at the National Security Archive, speaks with anchor Marco Werman.