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OAS Celebrates “Historic Announcement” of Resumption of Diplomatic Relations between the United States and Cuba
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, today welcomed the “historic announcement” made by the Presidents of Cuba and the United States, Raúl Castro and Barack Obama, of the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries, as well as the re-opening of embassies in Washington and Havana, the lifting of certain commercial restrictions and the beginning of new paths for cooperation on issues of mutual interest, among other measures. Read full article
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Dec 17th, 2014 - 08:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Beast is releasing its hostages...
What is the Beast Thinking...?
Think can't trust the Beast...
Not right now, anyhow...
I Think I'll wait...
And see...
This is long overdue.
Dec 17th, 2014 - 09:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It would have been better AFTER the Castro dictatorship, having held power by force since the 1950's, had ended.
lol I can hear yankeeboy freaking out from here.
Dec 17th, 2014 - 10:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Stink, the beast, Cuba, represses the people, keeps them in poverty, denies them freedom of speech, blocks the internet and means of communication - rather like your country is aspiring to. Some knuckle draggers are claiming this change of policy is down to the Pope!
Dec 17th, 2014 - 10:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0A stupid policy that gained nothing.
Dec 17th, 2014 - 11:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Better left in the past.
Move on. Get over it.
Whatever will the left rally around now in Latin America.... probably Venezuela's impending collapse into anarchy.
This was predicted by the Intelligence analysts some months ago. Venezuela is unstable and the price of oil keeps falling, as the future looked bleak for the Island, the regime will loosen its grip and be forced to have to come to terms with the United States. Washington is in a position of strength, let's see if Obongo can capitalize on it and make demands on human rights, democracy, free market, free speach and democracy be endorsed to the Castros
Dec 18th, 2014 - 12:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0“Washington in a position of strength”
Dec 18th, 2014 - 02:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0Wow, if you call embargoing a country for almost 60 years only at the end to be forced to accept that government a position of strength, then “strength” is monumentally overrated.
I would hope Castro demands those things in NORTHAMOLAND. Elections there are rigged, free speech is on the wane unless you are a corporation, free markets have not existed there for at least 10 years, and human rights (the lack thereof) is a big reason things are boiling over in cities all over that forsaken continent.
60 years during which the USSR provided the island during the entire cold war and then by Venezuela during the 2000s... Only in the 90s was Cuba really fatherless and isolated, during which Castro was flexing its regime and was getting closer to the US.
Dec 18th, 2014 - 03:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0Cuba needs the US more than ever. And that is the geopolitics of this. Its nothing to do with the Papa villero.
Let's see.
Dec 18th, 2014 - 09:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0Castro has led Cuba into poverty, his people starve and he has need hand outs from any anti-American regime he can find.
Americans have had to do without Cuban cigars.
Yes Toby, it's hard to see who has the position of strength Lol.
The US are showing pity, undeserved by the Castros, but necessary to save the average Cuban.
The same pity the UK showed Argentina in 1982, and today by not reacted to your crackpot fascist government rhetoric.
Pity is a strength not a weakness.
I see jealousy in that displaced Europeans pretending to live in argentina called ttt/tobi/giorgio. No worries titti boi........it's only diplomatic relations between two North America countries......not trade. You impoverished antiquated leadership will remain intact..........until the brothers are dead and ashes.
Dec 18th, 2014 - 10:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0Did you ever find you estrogen shots? Ashame what happened to that stock broker....he just had a kid.
The worst comes to Cuba now!
Dec 18th, 2014 - 10:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0Approach of North-American Nazis is not good thing to do.
Speculation, racism, belligerence, economic sanctions, protectionism, poverty, concentration of wealth, invasions and wars, terrorism, pollution, fast food and intolerance...
These are some words that begin to be part of the Cuban vocabulary.
I'm sorry Mr. Castro, but you are an incompetent with very limited view.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oCdMmJGnG4
For all of you who wondered where that comedy central idiot was hiding and avoiding the Brazilian articlecs of disaster.........I giver you............:
Dec 18th, 2014 - 11:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0Number Eleven!!
Does this thawing mean that Cuba will now demand sovereignty over the whole island and demand the American leave,
Dec 18th, 2014 - 11:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0more importantly,
as Cuba supported the lunatic CFK, over the British Falkland's,
will the evil empress of the south fully support Cuba over the American part of the island of Cuba...lol
@11. Wow!! What an accurate description of argieland. But surely you forgot psychosis and degeneracy? Corruption and criminality? Egomania? Mendacity? Xenophobia?
Dec 18th, 2014 - 12:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0That....“forever” treaty for Gitmo stands in the way. But then again, when did the rule of law ever prevent latam from acting on anything contrary to the rule of law?
Dec 18th, 2014 - 12:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@7
Dec 18th, 2014 - 03:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Must be a bummer for you, huh, Chopper? You and Drink still have only one week of chopping days left until Christmas to find an Afro-Argentine to stab for that “Very Martin Fierro Christmas” you punks always dream about. ;)
#7 titti tranny boi first did you ever find your estrogen for your shoots.........still milking daddi?
Dec 18th, 2014 - 05:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0See titti boi......in non dictatorial countries, the president does not get to act unilaterally. DO you actually think the Senate and the House will get a bill out of each committee and reconciled and get this alleged bill to the floor for a vote and eventually get to to the President.......Obama?
I just love how suddenly the North Amoans and Brittos have re-found their lost cockiness. One that was so unfairly swathed away in 2008 when their economies crashed. They had to wait 5 long years to see their economies on the mend (2013), and almost two more years (2015) to know see the likes of Russia, India, China, Brazil, etc get cooled down a bit from their incipient cockiness.
Dec 18th, 2014 - 07:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Wanna bet your economies crash AGAIN in 3-5 years???
Losers.
@18
Dec 18th, 2014 - 08:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The only loser is you and your murderous dreams. I bet you are going to be even more poor in 3-5 years. ;)
At least our economy is better than Argentina's,
Dec 18th, 2014 - 08:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0and the likes of RUSSIA / CHINA mat well go bang.
BRICS.
Dec 18th, 2014 - 08:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Brasil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, is the normal order of the acronym.. Russia, India, China, and Brasil would be RICB, and of course omits the “S” or South Africa, which was included officially in BRICS in 2010.
Russia being put up first might suggest an unconscious, personal preference of nations, and politics, but although they are a major gas and petroleum distillates player, oddly they are not as yet an OPEC member.
Although I respect the historical fact that the Ukraine, and other countries were part of the former Soviet Union, Russia today is having serious economic problems at the moment resulting from the West's sanctions over the Crimea, and other territorial actions in the Ukraine.
Such actions her in LATAM would be similarly sanctioned if say Bolivia were to try and retake the seaports lost years ago by force. Conversely, all of LATAM and Mercosur/Mercosul applaud the North Americans for taking the bold steps with Cuba announced yesterday.
I'm ashamed of that Western! “USA and its Satellites”
Dec 18th, 2014 - 09:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0These countries have a small minority that controls everything. Including the State!
In our country we have a State that controls everything, even the rich minority!
hahaha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdYr-lns48M&index=3&list=LLmXPTu1f8AdGlizWNiASx2A
Portugal and Brasil forever!
So if Argentina invaded the Falkland's against the wishes of the islanders,
Dec 18th, 2014 - 09:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0would the south American countries use sanction's against them,,,,
I don't think so.
Briton
Dec 18th, 2014 - 09:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Spaniards are not reliable. However, Argentina is already domesticated by Mercosur.
If the Argentines invaded the Falklands, we Luso-Brazilians go into war against Argentina!
The islands are Argentine and they will come peacefully with the UK state power.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPRjCeoBqrI&index=6&list=LLmXPTu1f8AdGlizWNiASx2A
In your attention, Great Briton!
The agreement is over Argentina's “claim.” At least in spirit of the letter.
Dec 18th, 2014 - 09:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There is nothing in any of the agreements I have read authorizing support of the use of force by Argentina to effect such a claim. At least in Spanish and Portuguese. No LATAM country would be so stupid to sign such a document authorizing “ any and all use of force ” in that event, given the obvious consequences of being designated ( an targeted ) as a co-belligerent. .
Sanctions would come indirectly by the lack of participation and material support, at least overtly by Mercosur members. One can see an example of that recently over the expectation of Gripens by Argentina via Brasil. When the British stepped in and halted any such attempt, there was no objection by Brasil, who might also lose it's investment with the Gripen by such maneuvers.
Covertly, there would be different understandings and agreements. One need only to look back at the events of 1982 and read of all the various deals cut by various nations and both sides, many of which have been printed here on Mercosur Press.
South American is not required to show that the Falklands are south American!
Dec 18th, 2014 - 09:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The UK has a moral duty to show his people that the islands are from America!
Argentina!
Brasshole no posting on the Brazil articles?
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