In another sign of a thaw in Cuban-American relations, Attorney General Eric Holder granted citizenship to Cuban Security Service provocateurs, assassins, and double agents who have emerged from the shadows after operating in the U. S. for decades. As a gesture of reconciliation, Holder announced that the Oath of Citizenship was being waived for the occasion.

"It has been hard for us," said Francisco Arrera, the Cuban Security Service's top spy in Florida since 1987. "Many of my people arrived here in 1980 posing as refugees--'Marielitos.' We've been living in fear ever since, running from safe house to safe house, one step ahead of the FBI. Now we can do our jobs without looking over our shoulders."