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2008-12-19 Caribbean-Latin America

Castro proposes prisoner swap for U.S. talks

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Posted by Steve White 2008-12-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Raul was nearly picked off 55 years ago, he was lucky that day.

Posted by .5MT 2008-12-19 06:57|| 2008-12-19 06:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Cuba hasn't really pulled any b.s. since I can remember. They are a poster child for the failure of communism. Now they are being approached by the russians, Venezuelans and chinese.

To answer your question of what they have to offer Steve, they have their island and its strategic location as the gateway to the gulf. A warming of relations would garner a lot of goodwill with the people of cuba who don't give a toss about communism or 'resistance'. They want to be consumers and they want to be hooked into the global marketplace. Hell, at least they are christian and don't blow themselves up to make a point.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-12-19 11:12|| 2008-12-19 11:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Very soon, Cuba may have oil and natural gas for sale to whoever will buy it. Just because the envirofreaks won't let US drill in the Caribbean doesn't mean it'll stop the Russians, Chinese, or someone else from doing it. We may have to wait until both Fidel and Raul are dead, but eventually we need to lift the embargo and let US dollars do some levelling in Cuba. After 40 years of the Castros, any change in Cuba would have to be an improvement.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-12-19 15:38|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-12-19 15:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Couple of Kommie Kidz on the way to indoctrination

Posted by .5MT 2008-12-19 16:38|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-12-19 16:38|| Front Page Top

#5 I'd watch the actions of the Czechs on this - the two Vaclav's have strong and interesting ideas of dealing with Cuba. The Poles also.

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2008-12-19 20:01|| 2008-12-19 20:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Besa me culo, pendejo.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-12-19 22:11|| 2008-12-19 22:11|| Front Page Top

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