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LONDON!!:
its a new time, a new day, maybe a new dawn, maybe, its a critical time in human being history, it's the first time since JFK and RFK that most of the world feels a human being thats in control of the capitalist system can bring forth important changes to the world that will have lasting positive effects

i feel like yeah, Obama has a chance to finally lift this childish embargo on Cuba that America has had on the country since the 60's, it only hurts the people on the ground, everyone knows this, it ain't changing anything over there, it was first put in place there only because Castro stopped US imperialism there and nationalise Cuba's resources and nothing else, before Castro the US supported the brutal dictator Batista wit no problems, the embargo is cruel, i hope now people can be mature and lift these sanctions and move on, for real

this is taken from http://www.globalresearch.ca ...

Russia Urges Obama to Lift Cuba Embargo, Respect World Opinion


 
 
Global Research, November 12, 2008
Metro International - 2008-11-11


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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to rethink the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba, which has been in place for nearly half a century.

Lavrov said after talks in Moscow today with his Cuban counterpart Felipe Perez Roque that the ``overwhelming majority'' of countries, including Russia, opposed the U.S. trade embargo and had voted against it in the United Nations General Assembly.

The U.S. imposed a trade embargo against Cuba in 1962 to put pressure on its Communist government, which rose to power in a 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro, who ceded power to his brother in February. In 2000, U.S. lawmakers eased the rules to allow the export of agricultural and medical goods to Cuba. Shipments increased 31 percent last year to $447 million.

The UN General Assembly on Oct. 29 voted for the 17th consecutive year in favor of a resolution that calls on the U.S. to lift the embargo. Three countries -- the U.S., Israel and Palau -- opposed the resolution, while 185 countries voted in favor and two, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, abstained.

Obama has promised to review U.S. policy toward Cuba. While this is a U.S. decision, Russia hopes that Obama will take into account ``the voice of the international community,'' Lavrov said in comments broadcast on state television.

Russia is reviving its influence in Latin America, lost after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and challenging the U.S. in its backyard. It has developed friendly ties with Venezuela, a U.S. opponent, and is also rebuilding relations with its Soviet-era ally Cuba.

Russia may lend Cuba as much as $335 million to spend on Russian goods and services, RIA Novosti reported on Nov. 6. Cuba may use funds provided under the state loan to cover as much as 90 percent of a contract, with a 10 percent advance paid, the state-run news service said, citing a government order dated Nov. 1.
 
...on top of this issue discussed in this article, i hope Obama can finally start an authentic peace process in the middle east, i know people on here will think i'm asking for too much, but people have to understand, the biggest sticking point in the middle east is the palestine/israeli issue if that got dealt wit along wit the lebanese/Syrian/Israeli shebaa farns issue, it would take away a recruting tool for would be terrorist and squash the beef wit hezbollah/iran and syria and israel, there wouldn't be any excuses left to beef about, then you would really know whose the troublemaker that can't move on, true stories, if these legitimate issues were dealt wit you know

1.Palestinian brothers and sisters have to be given a state wit a shared capital jerusalem wit Israel, wit Palestinans controlling there Palestinan borders and the removal of settlements in the West Bank. These settlements wouldn't be tolerated anywhere in any peace loving country on this planet and thats real. The world has to respect the voting decision of the Palestinan public aswell because that is true democracy, even if outside people don't like it.

2.Israel's right to exist has to be respected wit no arguments

3.Israel has to give back the area's of Lebanon and Syria they are occupying in the shebaa farms regions

4.the closure of the disgraceful Guantanamo bay camp and the right to a fair trial on US soil for the prisoners in the camp

5.authentic negotiations wit Iran on the nuclear issue, because even the CIA on Bush's term said Iran stopped there nuclear weapons programme in 2003, everyone knows that the program is for civilian use, every country has a right to this

to resolve these issues will not be easy, but its the true show of authentic change in US foreign policy, that shows true strength of character to bring about a positive outcome of these issues. if you check it deeper now, these issues are not that complex to resolve wit perserverance     

Low Key:
Fuck Russia. They were one of the reasons why America and Cuba don't get along in the first place.

Rugged Monk:
....the Cold War ended 18 years ago.

LONDON!!:

--- Quote from: Rugged Monk: the one man renaissance. on November 16, 2008, 02:50:40 PM ---....the Cold War ended 18 years ago.

--- End quote ---

exactly

@low key
the reason why the US goverment is one of the only countrys on this planet to still support this childish, evil embargo on Cuba, is because Castro nationalise US imperialist interests and that reason only, before then the US supported Castro just like they supported the previous brutal dictator Batista, thats why Castro ran wit the Russians, true stories

Low Key:
Russia and America still don't see eye to eye. Nuking the world would be a very bad idea so both countries are more diplomatic, but don't pretend everyone gets along now.

I can still buy up to 2 boxes of Cuban cigars legally by way companies outside of the US, and now both countries trade agricultural and medical necessities on a wide scale. Cuba isn't trying to aim missles at us anymore so I don't really care what happens with the embargo, I just think Russia needs to mind their own business.

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