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Cuba’s Coast Guard sinks boat carrying 32 refugees who were trying to reach Fla.

Saturday, December 20th 2014 - 08:41 UTC
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Survivor says her husband went missing. The other occupants were shipped back to the island. Women and children freed, men still in custody. Read full article

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  • Leiard

    Another 'Day of the Dignity of The Peoples Who Don't Give Up'

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 10:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    I can see the US Congress being really impressed with this action.

    They will be desperate to sign the new love fest into law, NOT.

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 01:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • RICO

    Attacking and sinking unarmed civilian vessels, carrying women and children in International waters. Congrats to the brave men and women of the Cuban Coast Guard.

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 03:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Troy Tempest

    How can the crew do that, knowingly??

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 04:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Conqueror

    @3. Be fair. According to this article, and Masiel González Castellano, a Cuban Coast Guard vessel repeatedly rammed her vessel and then “rescued most of the survivors”. Doesn't that sound a little odd? Any information on the sea state? Are Cuban Coast Guard vessels armed? If they are, why not just shoot the boat up from a distance? Why leave anyone alive?

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 04:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Think

    TWIMC
    MercoPress forgot to report about them Cuban coastguards taking the babies out of the incubators and feeding them to the Kraken...
    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fVE8rV3-Zos

    Kudos to Mr. Conqueror though...
    In a humongous intellectual effort for a Turnip, he seems to have managed to see through this blatant piece of disinformation...
    That's a lot more than the rest of the Anglo Turnips in here are capable of...

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 05:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Jack Bauer

    One more reason not to lift the commercial, economic and financial embargo. Until those Castro cunts resign, and promote free elections, after which they should be executed for “crimes against humanity” (during the last 65 years), no letting up. Screw them !

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 06:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Troy Tempest

    6 ThinkTurnip

    Turnip,
    Are you saying 'nothing happened'??

    How the f*ck would you know?

    There may be many variations on the story...

    but YOU are a well-known apologist and liar.

    Don't let people get in the way of your ideology!!

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 07:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Conqueror

    @6. Wow! There's a 'think'ing cunt talking about a Kraken. Otherwise identifiable as a Russian/Chinese submarine. Anything 'Kraken' should be bombed, depth-charged, missiled and torpedoed. Videos of the little Chinese and Russians rats scrambling to save themselves.

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 07:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    Amazing is it not,
    Cuban crew murders innocent woman and children, and some argies think its funny and still support this bunch of loonies.

    is this the kind of future south America wants ??????

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 08:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Think

    TWIMC

    The origin of this story is a telephone call from Cuba to a reporter of the Anti Castrist Miami Herald newspaper about an alleged episode... NO PICTURES..:
    http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article4711515.html

    MercoPress heightens the worthiness of this story by adding... A PICTURE..:
    http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article4711515.html

    Well done MercoPress...
    Show them Yanks how these things are done...
    And give them Turnips the information they deserve...

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 08:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • lsolde

    Where do you get your information from, Think?
    Mind you, l agree that the reasons for getting involved in both Gulf wars were cooked up.
    The real reasons were,
    No.1
    Saddam was getting too independent.
    No.2
    America wanted lraq's oil.
    This is not to say that Saddam was a good guy.
    He was a murdering bastard that killed plenty of his own citizens, but that didn't stop the USA from using him when it suited them.
    Dirty deeds done dirt cheap.
    Oftentimes l despair for the human race.

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 08:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Troy Tempest

    12 Isolde,

    I agree on #1

    #2 - yes, they want a secure supply, that's NOT to say they would confiscate it - they would still PAY market price.

    Don't give the Trolls the wrong idea.

    We already saw in 1992, that Saddam was not beyond destroying their own oilfields to spite the US.

    US did not want a loose cannon like Saddam in the Middle East affecting oil supply of the region.

    Yes, protecting their own interests.

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 08:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Think

    Chère Isolde...
    I'm pretty sure you would made a stimulating conversation partner...
    Pity you are an Engrish squatterette in Malvinas, though...

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 09:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Troy Tempest

    14 Pity you're a Peronist Turnip

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 09:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • imoyaro

    @14

    Borracho, you've still got 5 chopping days until Christmas to stab that Afro-Argentine you need for “ A Very Martin Fierro Christmas. ” ;)

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 09:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • RICO

    #14 I see the powers back on, or do they provide back up generators for the essential work of the Ministry of Propaganda.

    Merry Christmas, hope for your sake the new regime doesn't cut the deadwood.

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 09:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Captain Poppy

    Troy. Paranoia defined is believing everyone here who supports the Falkland Islanders sovereignty is in fact a Falkland Islander. The never ceases to amaze me.

    Dec 20th, 2014 - 11:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Think

    History repeats itself...:

    Gaul, 50 BC. ...:
    https://readditing.com/r/nostalgia/comments/1xer6z

    Cuba 1961 AC. ...:
    https://readditing.com/r/nostalgia/comments/1xer6z

    Chuckle chuckle...

    Dec 21st, 2014 - 12:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Captain Poppy

    If Cuban communism is so great. Why do they need the American free markets? And how did Castro become a billionaire and his people so poor? A great model for south america.

    Dec 21st, 2014 - 01:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • lsolde

    @14 Think,
    And you are an Argentine Squatter living in stolen lands.
    You know, lands that were stolen from dead people.
    People that you Argentines murdered so that you could steal Patagonia.

    Dec 21st, 2014 - 10:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Think

    Kindred souls we are indeed..., chère Isolde.

    Dec 21st, 2014 - 10:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Jack Bauer

    @19 Chubut turnip
    With Argentina going down the drain, and your apparent love of distorted socialism, and communism, maybe you want to consider the option of emmigrating to Cuba where, instead of TMC Kirchnerix, you could worship Fidelix.

    Dec 21st, 2014 - 12:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Captain Poppy

    That might be a smart move Jack because Argentina will soon take over Cuba's position in the shitpot. I dread my visit this year to Argentina.

    Dec 21st, 2014 - 01:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Jmackiej

    Scumbag Cuban Government.

    Dec 21st, 2014 - 05:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Troy Tempest

    @22 Think-Turnip

    “Kindred souls we are indeed..., chère Isolde.”

    Not so,
    You force us to be pedantic, lest anyone get the wrong idea.

    Read again what Isolde wrote @21:

    “And you are an Argentine Squatter living in stolen lands.
    You know, lands that were stolen from dead people.
    People that you Argentines murdered so that you could steal Patagonia.”

    The Falklands had NO indigenous population.

    NO indigenous population was murdered in the Falklands.

    There was NO Argentine population removed from the Falklands against their will.

    United Provinces soldiers were arrested as murderers and rapists and removed by their own government.

    Anyone else calling themselves “Argentine” or otherwise, were invited to stay as settlers under British administration.
    Many did.

    Sorry, you bitter old propagandist.

    Dec 21st, 2014 - 06:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    They do say,
    the Jewish god, parted the red sea ,
    the British god parted the English cannel,

    the argie god has so far, just managed to part CFKs hair...
    Justa joka..

    Dec 21st, 2014 - 09:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Giorgio C. Tsoukalos

    @3

    “Attacking and sinking unarmed civilian vessels, carrying women and children in International waters. Congrats to the brave men and women of the Cuban Coast Guard.”

    In other words, they got their training from the US and UK military.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iszXLS5hm2c

    Dec 22nd, 2014 - 05:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Captain Poppy

    I suggest extremists like you should watch the sky. Too bad you were not in Argentina Giorgio/TTT Pagina boi, you would be protected out of pity.

    Dec 22nd, 2014 - 05:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    In other words, they got their training from the US and UK military.
    PROVE IT

    Dec 22nd, 2014 - 08:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Captain Poppy

    Now there's a stretch........asking tobi the Pagina boi to support anything she says.

    Brit you notice how different tobi seems? She was always extreme and ranting but had some intelligence. Now she sounds like they gave her a lobotomy. I think they are done with her, like....remember Sussie?

    Dec 22nd, 2014 - 09:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    agreed,
    yep and sussie, ah the mad hatter of the blog...lol

    Dec 24th, 2014 - 01:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Captain Poppy

    sussie emails me now and then in my posted address.......lol

    Dec 24th, 2014 - 05:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    lol.

    Dec 26th, 2014 - 12:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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