Posted on 11/10/2008 5:18:07 PM PST by SJackson
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 10 (acn) The U.S based organization ANSWER Coalition called upon the outgoing Bush administration and the incoming Obama administration to take action to end the economic, financial and commercial blockade against Cuba.
The organization’s announcement, which was sent to this agency via email, says two months ago, following hurricanes Gustav and Ike, more than 35,000 letters were sent to the White House and Congress calling for an end to the blockade and embargo.
In response to the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s who said this was not the time to end the blockade, A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition stated that “now is exactly the time to end this criminal blockade that uses food and medicine as a weapon against a people whose achievements in health care and education are legendary.”
The announcement mentions the damage caused by hurricanes Gustav and Ike two months ago and noted that such damage now adds to that caused by a third major hurricane, Paloma. “There is no damage estimate yet for the latest storm, but massive damage is reported along Cuba’s southern coast and in the central and eastern provinces,” says the note.
It also makes reference to the Cuban recent victory at the United Nations when the organization adopted a resolution that called for the end of the blockade.
Formed in the wake of the September 11th attacks, ANSWER has since helped to organize many of the largest anti-war demonstrations in the United States, including demonstrations of hundreds of thousands against the Iraq War.
The group has also organized activities around a variety of other issues, ranging from Palestinians to immigrant rights to Social Security to the extradition of Luis Posada Carriles, the case of the five Cuban antiterrorists imprisoned in the US and Washington’s blockade against the island.
What BLOCKADE, it’s barely a little more than trade sanctions anymore... and if any one of those ANSWER people step one foot on CUBA... the must come back to USA in a BOX.
Wake me up when 'A.N.S.W.E.R.' gives a toot about political prisoners in Cuba.
ANSWER doesn’t know the difference between an Embargo and a Blockade nor does Cuba.
A.N.S.W.E.R. Ah, obama’s people.
They are crawling out of th woodwork one by one.
Well here we go — for all the Mediascum dupes who could not grasp that A.N.S.W.E.R. was a communist front with anti-American goals, here is their first priority for the Obama administration: help Cuba!!
While A.N.S.W.E.R. and the mis-named “Center for Constitutional Rights” and other radical-scum groups have been treated with undeserved deference and respect by the media, they have been pouring their poisons widely into American life.
After being through a few hurricanes this year, I was feeling a bit sorry for Cuba today. That’s three major storms to hit it this year. WOW.
Perhaps it is time for a change.
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