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News: US Removes Cuba From Terror List!
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US Removes Cuba From Terror List!
MAY 29 UPDATE: US OFICIALLY REMOVES CUBA FROM THE LIST.
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Cuba has welcomed as "fair" a US decision to remove it from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, saying it should never have been on the list in the first place.
The move comes amid a normalisation of ties between the US and Cuba.
The Caribbean country's presence on the list alongside Syria, Iran and Sudan was a sticking point for Cuba during talks to reopen embassies.
A US trade embargo against Cuba remains and can only be ended by Congress.
Mr Obama met Cuban President Raul Castro at the Summit of the Americas in Panama last week, four months after he announced a historic thaw in ties with the communist island nation.
The US president said on Tuesday that the government of Cuba had "not provided any support for international terrorism" over the past six months.
He added that it had "provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future".
A statement from Josefina Vidal, Cuba's top diplomat responsible for dealing with the US, said: "The Cuban government recognised the fair decision made by the president of the United States to eliminate Cuba from a list that it never should have been included on, especially considering our country has been the victim of hundreds of acts of terrorism that have cost 3,478 lives and maimed 2,099 citizens."
Cuba was first placed on the state department list in 1982, for what the US called efforts "to promote armed revolution by organisations that used terrorism".
The US believes Cuba had long provided a safe haven for members of the Basque separatist group ETA and Colombia's Farc guerrilla group, according to its 2013 Report on Terrorism.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the US still had differences with Cuban policies and actions, but they were not "relevant" to the terror list.
- 1960: US breaks off diplomatic relations and imposes trade embargo
- 1961: US backs failed Bay of Pigs invasion; Fidel Castro proclaims Cuba a communist state and begins to ally with USSR
- 1962: Fearing US invasion, Castro allows USSR to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba. Crisis takes the two superpowers to brink of nuclear war
- 1980: Around 125,000 Cubans, many of them released convicts, flee to the US when Castro temporarily lifts restrictions
- 1993: US tightens embargo, which introduces some market reforms amid economic woe following collapse of the Soviet Union
- 1999: Cuban child Elian Gonzalez picked up in refugee boat off Florida coast and placed with relatives in Florida, against wishes of father in Cuba. After numerous court decisions, US federal agents seize him to return to father
- 2002: US Under-Secretary of State John Bolton adds Cuba to "axis of evil"
- 2014: President Obama announces moves to normalise diplomatic and economic ties in a "new chapter" of US-Cuba relations
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32313184
By the way, Marco Rubio spoke out against relations with Cuba, but some of his fellow GOP dragged him for it 
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Gross. They're going into this without a full review, just so Obama has something else to be remembered for, other than being a sitting duck president.
Not saying Cuba is evil or anything, but they're not thinking this through carefully.
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Ugh no keep the ban on Cuba, I like my cheap all inclusive vacations to Cuba 
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Originally posted by Gabriel
Ugh no keep the ban on Cuba for Americans, I like my cheap all inclusive vacations to Cuba |
I remember I read an article on Cuban attitudes toward shifting policies. Both people they interviewed on the street are happy the country won't be labeled terrorists, but on the thought of free movement to Cuba one said I hope this place doesn't suddenly become too touristy with McDonald's everywhere  and the other said I hope we can get more brands; I just want something like a Home Depot, one of those where you can find all you need in one place.
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Originally posted by LuLuDrops
I remember I read an article on Cuban attitudes toward shifting policies. Both people they interviewed on the street are happy the country won't be labeled terrorists, but on the thought of free movement to Cuba one said I hope this place doesn't suddenly become too touristy with McDonald's everywhere and the other said I hope we can get more brands; I just want something like a Home Depot, one of those where you can find all you need in one place. |
I'm sure it would be great for you guys + the Cuban Economy.
But Cuba is like Canada's cheap ass amazing vacay spot
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And thus marks the beginning of the Cuban ruling class! Great.
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Originally posted by Gabriel
I'm sure it would be great for you guys + the Cuban Economy.
But Cuba is like Canada's cheap ass amazing vacay spot |
How much does it cost to fly there?
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Gross. They're going into this without a full review, just so Obama has something else to be remembered for, other than being a sitting duck president.
Not saying Cuba is evil or anything, but they're not thinking this through carefully. |
Completely agree
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Totally appropriate. Cuba is not a state sponsor of terrorism.
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How much does it cost to fly there?
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They come in vacation packages, but I booked 7 days, 5 star, all inclusive, junior suite, hotel + flight for roughly 750$ CAD tax in.
Leaving in July!
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z, their power.
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Originally posted by Gabriel
They come in vacation packages, but I booked 7 days, 5 star, all inclusive, junior suite, hotel + flight for roughly 750$ CAD tax in.
Leaving in July!
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Hopefully I'll get out there this year too. 
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Yahzzzz
Cuba about to get that economic boast
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Isn't Rubio Cuban?  dafuq is he thinking man.
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Isn't Rubio Cuban? dafuq is he thinking man. |
If I'm not mistaken, Cuban-Americans tend to generally have unfavorable views towards Cuba.
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they should also take all the benefits for the cubans who ask exile in the states also...
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