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2006-07-05 Caribbean-Latin America

Cuba transition report presented to President Bush

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Posted by Steve 2006-07-05 13:56|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 With a population over 11 million, an $80 million fund to support democracy comes to about $7 per Cuban.

Posted by Darrell 2006-07-05 14:17|| 2006-07-05 14:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Bush accepted most of the recommendations made by the Commission in an earlier report, which tightened travel and other sanctions against the island.

Only problem is it is only the US that is restricted from travel to Cuba. South Africans vacation there and say the scuba diving is great.

Posted by Danielle 2006-07-05 14:21|| 2006-07-05 14:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Well Darell, you don't have to work on every Cuban. Only about 10,000 or so. That makes it closer to $8,000 per head.

Posted by Sletle Phirt2709 2006-07-05 14:43|| 2006-07-05 14:43|| Front Page Top

#4 If there's a military component to the plan, I hope someone has the good sense to call it "Operation Rough Rider."

Posted by Mike 2006-07-05 14:44|| 2006-07-05 14:44|| Front Page Top

#5 I'd call it "operation: payback's a bitch"

Posted by Hyman Roth">Hyman Roth 2006-07-05 15:12|| 2006-07-05 15:12|| Front Page Top

#6 I understand it's only about half as long as one of Castro's speeches.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2006-07-05 15:42|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2006-07-05 15:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Open bids for major league baseball expansion team in Havana?

Umm, that would be the Florida Marlins, currently the team with the smallest payroll but biggest heart in all of Major League baseball. Too bad the South Florida fans take them for granted.

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