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No relief from US trade embargo seen under Obama: Cuba
Breitbart ^ | 9/16/09 | afp

Posted on 09/16/2009 1:06:40 PM PDT by Nachum

Cuba's foreign minister on Wednesday lashed out at US President Barack Obama for keeping in place a crushing, 47-year-old trade embargo against the communist island, despite having recently eased travel and money transfer restrictions.

"The economic blockade policy remains in place," complained Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, as he unveiled a report to be presented to the United Nations General Assembly on the negative impact of the embargo.

"The arrival of a new US president has not meant any change at all" for Cuba Rodriguez said.

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TOPICS: Cuba; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cuba; no; relief; trade

1 posted on 09/16/2009 1:06:40 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping


2 posted on 09/16/2009 1:07:03 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

How does the driveshaft of that bus look, Bruno?


3 posted on 09/16/2009 1:09:44 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Unashamed Sarah-Bot.)
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To: Nachum

We trade with Red China and Vietnam but not Cuba.

That is ludicrous.


4 posted on 09/16/2009 1:13:56 PM PDT by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: Nachum

According to Castro, Cuba has the smartest, cleanest prostitutes in the world.


5 posted on 09/16/2009 1:15:45 PM PDT by AU72
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To: Nachum

He even lied about “change”, didn’t he?


6 posted on 09/16/2009 1:57:22 PM PDT by RoadTest ( Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols - Psalm 97:12a)
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