KERRY RAISES U.S. FLAG OVER EMBASSY IN CUBA

Critics fume over 'diplomacy for show'(FOX NEWS) Secretary of State John Kerry marked the historic re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Friday after a half-century-long freeze, amid lingering tensions between the two countries and deep concern among anti-Castro lawmakers in Washington.

“There will be hiccups along the way, but it’s a start,” Kerry acknowledged, speaking briefly to reporters before a ceremony where the U.S. flag was hoisted above the embassy for the first time in 54 years.

Kerry’s Cuba visit was the first by a U.S. secretary of state since 1945. In an address outside the embassy, fragments of which were delivered in Spanish, Kerry called for “pushing aside old barriers and exploring new possibilities.”

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