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.
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F’n sneak besides....
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.
Obama never met a communist he didn’t like...
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.
0DontCare -—> CubaCare
Nice bow.
And I thought Jimmuh Carter was every dictator’s favorite toilet brush. Peanut Boy isn’t a patch on Butt-Boy Obama.
Two socialists shake hands at a socialist’s funeral. One of them is not Obama. Who’s the other one?
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?
Bammy wants to be America's Mugabe.
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.
Obama had to be nudged?
More likely they pulled him up off his knees.
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Were Beyonce, JayZ, Sean Penn emissaries?
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Hello, casinos - just like the old days!
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.
I have no doubt that the two countries can get together and work towards a common goal — COMMUNISM !!!
” 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.
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?
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