Cuba: "Bone-headed" Sanctions Failed.


	Cuba: "Bone-headed" Sanctions Failed.

righthand

6-24-2008 6:36 PM

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cuba, eu, usa, sanctions, regime.change

righthand says:

Sanctions are failing in Gaza. They failed in West Berlin and now in Cuba. Have they worked anywhere?

You can understand people being prepared to starve to death than to give in to a bully like Bush and his 'regime change' mania.

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6-24-2008 6:51 PM

righthand

In Cuba 30 death sentences have been commuted, and capital punishment has been suspended with a view to abolishing it in the long term. Whereas in the States ...

Opposition groups are tolerated, prisoners are being freed, same sex marriages are being legalised, while Cubans living in social housing and have received titles to their homes. The salary cap has been eliminated, agriculture has been decentralised and hundreds of thousands of hectares of land are being distributed to private farmers.

Cubans are now allowed to own computers, mobile phones and other consumables and they are also free to stay in tourist hotels. There is talk of cars being put on sale and a market in housing being e...

6-24-2008 10:48 PM

hitchhiker08

Valuable insights, thanks righthand

6-24-2008 11:19 PM

ratilfar

Dude, buy a mirror, you need one.

6-25-2008 4:01 AM

vk2yoc

I agree with Righty, further, I think that the US is becoming more and more isolated in an enlightened world.

6-25-2008 5:48 AM

righthand

Obama, Obama, Obama, Oh please.
And all will be forgiven!

Look folks, if I was writing words that didn't get a response from the Bush-huggers , THEN I'd be worried.

We KNOW we're winning when when they lash out BLINDLY.

Obama, Obama, Obama, Oh please.

6-25-2008 8:26 AM

Loganzweb

Once again, a quality post, thanks!

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