Sep 12th, 2008 · Almost all of Cuba has been affected by recent storms. More than 350,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, and five people died in Hurricane Ike. Ray Sanchez, a South Florida Sun-Sentinel reporter based in Cuba, talks with Steve Inskeep about the storm destruction.
May 7th, 2008 · Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez commanded ground troops in Iraq from 2003 to 2004; it was on his watch that the Abu Ghraib prison scandal took place. Subsequently, Sanchez has vocally criticized the conduct of the Iraq war — especially the Bush administration's "catastrophically flawed, unrealistically optimistic war plan." His new book is Wiser in Battle: A Soldier's Story.
Nov 12th, 2007 · In September, NPR's Claudio Sanchez reported on the fallout from a huge immigration raid in New Bedford, Mass. Sanchez revisits one of the families to hear its tragic story -- a husband, deported to Guatemala, returned to the U.S. only to die in his wife's arms.
Oct 13th, 2007 · Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez has lashed out against the Bush administration's conduct of the war in Iraq. Sanchez was the top commander there during the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. Andrea Seabrook interviews New York Times reporter David Cloud, who heard Sanchez speak to reporters who cover the military.
Nov 3rd, 2006 · Former Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez was a top commander in Iraq. Lingering questions remain about his role in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and about some of the early decision-making about how many U.S. troops were needed.
Oct 31st, 2006 · The music of Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero attempts to reconcile their love of heavy metal music with their traditional style of Mexican guitar playing. Their self-titled debut combines Sanchez's intricate fingerpicking with Quintero's smooth melodic style -- and works wonderfully.
May 2nd, 2006 · Michele Norris speaks to Raymond Sanchez about the May 1 "Day Without Immigrants" action. Sanchez owns R. Sanchez and Sons Inc., a landscape contract and design firm in Lake Bluff, Ill. He also is part of a state group that supports immigration reform. He says business owners like him support the goals of the marches -- but the real work has to be done by lobbying state and federal officials.