US removes Cuba from list of state sponsors of terror
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#2Irony is beautiful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Project
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#3The existence Cuba on that list was purely political esp. to appease a section of Florida voters. It is a weird form of identity politics. It goes to show, that politicians willingness to use laws addressing Terrorism for something other than Terrorism.
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#4The existence Cuba on that list was purely political esp. to appease a section of Florida voters. It is a weird form of identity politics. It goes to show, that politicians willingness to use laws addressing Terrorism for something other than Terrorism.
Yup. Castro is still an asshole, though.
Re: US removes Cuba from list of state sponsors of terror
#5The existence Cuba on that list was purely political esp. to appease a section of Florida voters. It is a weird form of identity politics. It goes to show, that politicians willingness to use laws addressing Terrorism for something other than Terrorism.
> The existence Cuba on that list was purely political esp. to appease a section of Florida voters. It is a weird form of identity politics. It goes to show, that politicians willingness to use laws addressing Terrorism for something other than Terrorism.
Cuba being not removed may have been for that reason, but Cuba being placed on that reason was not for that reason. While one might argue that the terrorism involved was no different than what the US and US-allies backed on the other side of the same global conflict, when Cuba was placed on that list it was actively backing terrorists around the world as one of the most active nations, behind the USSR itself, globally promoting the Soviet-led Communist movement. (If you look at the list in general, the pattern of countries being added for real reasons, having those reasons largely go away but remaining on the list until some agreement not directly related to any supposed active involvement with terrorism between the US and that country is not unique to Cuba.)
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#6My friend whose uncle was murdered by FARC will be happy to know Cuba no longer supports terrorism.
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#7The existence Cuba on that list was purely political esp. to appease a section of Florida voters. It is a weird form of identity politics. It goes to show, that politicians willingness to use laws addressing Terrorism for something other than Terrorism.
> The existence Cuba on that list was purely political esp. to appease a section of Florida voters. It is a weird form of identity politics. It goes to show, that politicians willingness to use laws addressing Terrorism for something other than Terrorism. Cuba being not removed may have been for that reason, but Cuba being placed on that reason was not for that reason. While one might argue that the terrorism involve…
I don't know what you mean by "backing terrorists"... actually I'm not sure of your definition of "terrorists", but if you meant members of the Basque separatist group ETA, you should be aware those ex-militants were sent from France through Panama to reside in Cuba after an agreement of the Spanish government (under Felipe González) with Cuba.
disclaimer: I'm Cuban
Re: US removes Cuba from list of state sponsors of terror
#8Irony is beautiful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Project
We've always been at war with eastasia.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
> The existence Cuba on that list was purely political esp. to appease a section of Florida voters. It is a weird form of identity politics. It goes to show, that politicians willingness to use laws addressing Terrorism for something other than Terrorism. Cuba being not removed may have been for that reason, but Cuba being placed on that reason was not for that reason. While one might argue that the terrorism involve…
I don't know what you mean by "backing terrorists"... actually I'm not sure of your definition of "terrorists", but if you meant members of the Basque separatist group ETA, you should be aware those ex-militants were sent from France through Panama to reside in Cuba after an agreement of the Spanish government (under Felipe González) with Cuba. disclaimer: I'm Cuban
Maybe he was talking about Mandela.
One man's "Terrorist" is another man's "Freedom Fighter".
The US viewed Mandela as a "Terrorist"... and Cuba viewed Mandela as a "Freedom Fighter".
In the course of history... these things happen.