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Raul Castro Reaches Out to Obama, But Don’t Call It a Thaw (handshake PLANNED, AFTER mo-s negot)
The Daily Beast ^ | Dec 11, 2013 | Eli Lake and Josh Rogin

Posted on 12/11/2013 8:35:24 PM PST by Innovative

Tuesday’s greeting between Obama and Castro comes after six months of quiet diplomacy between the United States and Cuba—and Castro signaling he’s ready for bigger talks.

“There has been a string of emissaries, both private citizens and Latin American leaders, who have begun to nudge Obama forward on engaging in talks with Cuba and also carrying a message from Castro that he’s willing to talk,” said Steve Clemons, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation who has exceptionally close ties to the Obama White House...

on Tuesday, as Obama and Castro shook hands in South Africa, authorities detained about 20 dissidents in Havana who gathered to demonstrate on International Human Rights Day. While human rights have played no role in the U.S. outreach to Iran in recent weeks, they remain at the center of U.S. policy goals for Cuba.

(Excerpt) Read more at thedailybeast.com ...


TOPICS: Cuba; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: castro; communism; mandela; obama; obamahandshake
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Obama's foreign policy: Bow in front of our enemies and betray our friends (Israel).
1 posted on 12/11/2013 8:35:24 PM PST by Innovative
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F’n sneak besides....


2 posted on 12/11/2013 8:38:06 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Innovative

3 posted on 12/11/2013 8:41:56 PM PST by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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iirc Obama was planning on normalizing Cuban relations in his first term when the Cubans went and killed some activist, the resulting bad press made him back off. I’m not sure of the details, but this is FR, someone will chime in I’m sure.


4 posted on 12/11/2013 8:42:47 PM PST by DBrow
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Obama never met a communist he didn’t like...


5 posted on 12/11/2013 8:44:21 PM PST by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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Obama never met a communist he didn’t like...

That’s because for him it’s like looking into a mirror. Which by the way beats looking at moochelle.


6 posted on 12/11/2013 8:46:08 PM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Innovative

0DontCare -—> CubaCare


7 posted on 12/11/2013 8:46:16 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Innovative

Nice bow.


8 posted on 12/11/2013 8:46:35 PM PST by Paladin2
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And I thought Jimmuh Carter was every dictator’s favorite toilet brush. Peanut Boy isn’t a patch on Butt-Boy Obama.


9 posted on 12/11/2013 8:50:01 PM PST by twister881
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To: Innovative

Two socialists shake hands at a socialist’s funeral. One of them is not Obama. Who’s the other one?


10 posted on 12/11/2013 8:52:40 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Innovative

I thought the White House said it was not pre-planned.

I am sure they are not lying to the American people so how does that fly?


11 posted on 12/11/2013 8:55:09 PM PST by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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"...so how does that fly?"

Bammy wants to be America's Mugabe.

12 posted on 12/11/2013 8:59:44 PM PST by Paladin2
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I’m sure there are all kinds of business and tourism interests that would just love to get back into Cuba, especially after the old order starts to die off.


13 posted on 12/11/2013 9:16:29 PM PST by gleeaikin
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RE: “Private citizens and Latin American leaders, who have begun to nudge Obama forward on engaging in talks with Cuba.”

Obama had to be nudged?

More likely they pulled him up off his knees.

14 posted on 12/11/2013 9:18:49 PM PST by zeestephen
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"“There has been a string of emissaries, both private citizens and Latin American leaders,"

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Were Beyonce, JayZ, Sean Penn emissaries?

15 posted on 12/11/2013 9:27:40 PM PST by hummingbird (Don't be afraid of the big words.)
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"I’m sure there are all kinds of business and tourism interests that would just love to get back into Cuba, especially after the old order starts to die off."

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Hello, casinos - just like the old days!

16 posted on 12/11/2013 9:30:14 PM PST by hummingbird (Don't be afraid of the big words.)
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To: Innovative

I read about this yesterday. The negotiations have not included the White House. They were with lobby groups that have been trying to push for normalized relations with Cuba. They have worked with Cuba on things like search and rescue, nothing really diplomatic.

These stories are both cover-ups and wishful thinking on the part of these lobby groups. I just don’t believe that the hand shake was planned. I believe that Obama was just so full of himself that day that he was shaking everyone’s hand. He was acting like a rock star, greeting fans.


17 posted on 12/11/2013 9:46:49 PM PST by Eva
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I have no doubt that the two countries can get together and work towards a common goal — COMMUNISM !!!


18 posted on 12/11/2013 9:48:53 PM PST by Peter ODonnell (It wasn't this cold before global warming)
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

” comes after six months of quiet diplomacy between the United States and Cuba” http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/12/11/raul-castro-reaches-out-to-obama-but-don-t-call-it-a-thaw.html

“Obama, Castro Handshake Not Pre-Planned, White House Says”. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/12/obama-castro-handshake-not-pre-planned-white-house-says/

More evidence that Obama lies constantly.


19 posted on 12/11/2013 9:57:20 PM PST by garjog (Obama: making the world safe for Sharia.)
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To: Innovative

They had to negotiate for months over a handshake???

Why did Raul have to Barry who he was and what did we get for the handshake?

More bananas?


20 posted on 12/11/2013 10:12:59 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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