Posted on 08/13/2015 7:25:21 AM PDT by yoe
Fidel Castro marked his 89th birthday Thursday by insisting the United States owes Cuba "many millions of dollars" because of the half-century-old American trade embargo.
Castro spoke out in an essay published in local media a day before US Secretary of State John Kerry makes a historic visit to Cuba to reopen the US embassy as part of the countries' restoration of diplomatic relations.
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CPE to Fidel: Bafangool!
I think we owe them millions but not dollars. Send them millions of illegals.
You mean the guy that seized private property from the owners of it?
Outstanding claims for property lost in the early 1960s after Fidel Castro's rise to power in 1959 and subsequent nationalization of private assets are estimated to stand at $7 billion to $8 billion. (CNBC)
What about all the American owned property in Cuba which was expropriated at the time of the revolution? If we’re saying who owes what to whom, shouldn’t all of that property be part of the equation????
The trade embargo was put in place because Fidel nationalized (stole) American investments in farms, casinos, hotels, and factories.
Fidel owes the affected Americans the value of that property plus appreciation and interest.
But soon we will borrow from the Saudis and Chinese to shovel cash to Fidel because not being able to trade with ONE of the world’s countries completely trashed his economy.
Cash the Gitmo rent checks you keep in your desk then, douchebag.
This is so funny. According to the theories of many Leftists the US trade embargo was the best thing ever to happen to Cuba. Proponents of what is called Dependency Theory view trade between the First and Third World as fundamentally exploitative of the 3rd World. So I guess Fidel was not a fellow traveler with his fellow Leftists.
It sickens me that this bastard has lived to see 89.
I’d rather we would always owe them than beat them out of it-—LOL!
He knows Obama will give him the money, our money. When the Crime Syndicate (Democrats) are in charge, they will freely give our money away to anyone.
Note to Myer Lansky: take care of this will you.
And, here we go. Does anyone doubt that Cuba will reap billions in “reparations”?
Obama says, “How much should I write out the check for?”
As I remember, after he took over Cuba, Castro refused lease payments from the US on Guantanamo.
Obama will see that he gets millions.
Wow. the old commie bastard must be getting senile...
He's only asking for millions and not billions...
Millions are now pocket change to countries...
I'm sure Obama will capitulate...
5.56mm
Here we go! The Kenyan kisses their communist asses and now WE owe them millions. Elections do have consequences. The boy in the Rainbow Palace should never been given a second term.
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