Sunday, January 10, 2010

Cuba Protests U.S. Policy Placing the Country On A Terrorism List

PHOTO: Cuban-Americans arrive from Miami burdened with Christmas presents for their relatives at Havana's international airport. By STR/AFP/Getty Images

Angry Cuba Demands Removal From U.S. Terrorism List -- Reuters

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba angrily rejected on Friday U.S. accusations that it supports terrorist groups and demanded its removal from a U.S. list of "state sponsors of terrorism."

In the communist-led island's latest public criticism of the Obama administration, Cuba's government issued a statement disputing U.S. charges that it backs Basque and Colombian groups engaged in terrorist activities and that it illegally harbors fugitives from U.S. justice.

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More News On Placing Cuba On A Terrorism Watch List

US-Cuba tensions sharpen as Obama honeymoon ends -- AFP
Cuba Protests Inclusion on Tougher Airline Screening List -- FOX News
Cuba protests tighter U.S. airport screening -- Miami Herald/AP
Obama-Cuba honeymoon may be over -- CNN

My Comment: Cuba's support of guerrilla movements in Colombia and support for Basque separatist groups in Spain has finally caught up to them.

Yup .... the honeymoon between President Obama and Cuba appears to be over.

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