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Article: Cuba mounts billboard mocking United States in Havana
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- December 17, 2004
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VANESSA ARRINGTON, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
12-17-2004
Dateline: HAVANA
Cuba's threat to take action after the U.S. diplomatic mission's refusal to remove Christmas decorations materialized Friday in the form of a huge billboard in front of the U.S. Interest Section mocking the United States.
Color images of Iraqi prisoners being abused by American soldiers lined the billboard, which was emblazoned with a red swastika and the word "fascists" covered with a "Made in the U.S.A." stamp.
The billboard, put up overnight, was displayed prominently on the Malecon, Havana's famed coastal highway. It directly faced the mission's offices.
An American diplomat in Havana speaking on ...