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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Feb 23, 2009

  Time to rethink US sanctions on Cuba, says top Republican senator

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): The time is right for reevaluating US sanctions on Cuba, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says in a new report, calling for allowing Cuba to buy US goods on credit, US media reported Sunday. Republican Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana's...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Feb 12, 2009

  Lawmakers introduce bill to give US citizens unrestricted travel to Cuba

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have introduced a bill to permit US citizens unrestricted travel to Cuba, according to the Library of Congress website. The "Freedom To Travel to Cuba Act," which would overturn the 46-year-old US policy strictly limiting...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 16, 2008

  The Washington meeting

Reflections by comrade Fidel: According to recent statements, some supportive governments do not cease to say they want to facilitate transition in Cuba. What kind of transition? Transition to capitalism, the only system they have absolute faith in. They do not say a word about the merits...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 9, 2008

  Where should Obama start the change in US policy in the Mideast?

By HALUK ÖZDALGA* The Bush administration is approaching its final days in dire disappointment in all areas. In international relations, it is a huge failure felt most severely in the greater Middle East, an area of direct concern for Turkey. The single most important reason for this...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 5, 2008

  Lame ducks are planting mines

MOSCOW. (Military analyst Nikita Petrov for RIA Novosti) - The United States has elected its first Afro-American president, Barack Obama. President-elect Obama will have little time to celebrate as he prepares to select his cabinet and further layout the country's policies for the next four...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 30, 2008

  Massive UN vote in favor of lifting US embargo on Cuba

UNITED NATIONS (AFP): The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for the 17th year in a row Wednesday to demand an end to the 46-year-old US trade embargo on communist-ruled Cuba, with only three countries saying no. Some 185 of the assembly's 192 members voted in favor of the text which...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 28, 2008

  The illusion surrounding Obama’s presidency

By BALKAN DEVLEN* There is global euphoria about US Sen. Barack Obama nowadays. Many think he will bring change and a new direction to America’s foreign policy. Turkey is no exception. Several people, from journalists to politicians, expressed the opinion that an Obama presidency...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jun 29, 2008

  The United States, Europe and Human Rights

Reflections of Fidel: The discredited way in which the European Union suspended its sanctions on Cuba on June 19 has been reported in 16 international press dispatches. It has absolutely no economic effect on our country. On the contrary, the United States' extraterritorial laws and, thus,...... [view]

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