Cuban dictator Raul Castro says he is willing to talk to the United States about "human rights, press freedom, political prisoners — everything" — and everyone is biting, hook, line and sinker!
We are so eager to see better relations with our Caribbean neighbor — so idealistic about helping the Cuban people — that we forget to read the fine print.
Following that often-quoted line by Castro, in which he expressed his willingness to discuss " ...
Posted by: Paul M. Petkovsek
Comment: #1
Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:20 AM
Do people in Cuba have worse lives than in Saudi Arabia? Last I heard, women can't even drive cars. An old widow woman was sentenced to flogging and prison because a man brought food to her. The difference is that the Cubans nationalized the casinos and other American-owned businesses fifty years ago. We don't much care how another country treats its citizens, just how it treats American business.
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