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| Closing Guantanamo Tops Havana's To-Do List |
| 2015-07-21 |
 Standing before a Cuban flag newly returned to official Washington, Rodriguez thanked the Obama administration but repeated the Cuban government's list of unresolved grievances. "The lifting of the blockade, return of the illegally occupied territory of Guantanamo, full respect for Cuban sovereignty and compensation of our people ... are crucial to being able to move forward," he said. |
| Posted by:Hupineger Glomomp52169 |
| #4 ...IIRC held in escrow by the Swiss, who's embassy in Cuba acted as a go between for decades. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-07-21 13:17 |
| #3 I dunno; there's been a yearly check cut for the lease. I figure there's a half-century's worth. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-07-21 05:59 |
| #2 compensation of our people Compensation for suffering under the bad economics and social unpleasantries of Communism for 50 years? As for Gitmo, dollars to donuts it goes back to the Cubans before Obama leaves office. All part of The Legacy, man. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-07-21 04:13 |
| #1 Compensation? - oh yeah, free shit o great sow of the north; let us suck that teat. Obama has lifted the hind leg. |
| Posted by: Bov Flimbers 2015-07-21 01:55 |