Amnesty International demands Obama end "immoral" Cuba embargo

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Tue, 2009-09-01 22:27

Unionist

[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232907.stm][color=red]End immoral Cuba embargo, U.S. told[/color][/url]

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The US should lift sanctions on Cuba as a prelude to dropping its "immoral" trade embargo against the island, Amnesty International has urged.

US President Barack [b]Obama has until 14 September[/b] to decide whether or not to extend the Trading with the Enemy Act, which imposes sanctions on Cuba.

The embargo is preventing Cubans from accessing life-saving medicine, says Amnesty Secretary General Irene Khan. [...]

The Cuban government, now led by Mr Castro's brother Raul, has said it is willing to enter negotiations with Washington, but will not make any unilateral concessions.

Tue, 2009-09-01 23:56

Sven

I think the trade embargo is stupid.

But, "immoral"? I didn't think the Cubans needed those stinkin' capitalists yanquis.

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Tue, 2009-09-01 23:58

martin dufresne

Sven, would you know immorality if it bit you in the arse?

Wed, 2009-09-02 00:01

M. Spector M. Spector's picture

It's only in the last 3 or 4 years that Amnesty has finally come out against the US embargo.

Wed, 2009-09-02 03:46

Pogo

I understood that Amnesty has undergone a change in direction and is looking at supporting causes over their traditional work of supporting individuals and groups of individuals.

Thu, 2009-09-17 00:02

Unionist

What a scumbag:

[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8256196.stm][color=blue]Obama renews Cuba embargo[/color][/url]

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US President Barack Obama has extended the 47-year-old trade embargo against Cuba for another year.

In a statement, [b]Mr Obama said that it was in the US national interest to extend the Trading With The Enemy Act[/b] which covers the trade embargo.

Thu, 2009-09-17 00:16

Fidel

They'd howl in protest if anyone ever sanctioned them for any of a multitude of reasons.

Sun, 2009-09-20 20:27

Pogo wrote:

I understood that Amnesty has undergone a change in direction and is looking at supporting causes over their traditional work of supporting individuals and groups of individuals.

I believe it was a broadening -- they still do the traditional "prisoners of conscience" thing but also look at broader human rights issues - treating both causes and symptoms now. Very promising development, I'd say.

"One law for the lion and the ox is oppression" - Blake