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Cuba, USA: Texas Trade Visit?

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 @ 13:36 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: Cuba, U.S.A.
Topics:: Ideas, Cyber-Activism, Diaspora, Economics, History, Human Rights, Media, International Relations, Agriculture, Politics
Languages:: English

As the Texas state agriculture commissioner prepares to visit Cuba (the first state-elected official to do so since the 1962 trade embargo), Uncommon Sense says: “American policy toward Cuba must be measured by only two standards: Is it good for the United States, and is it good for the Cuban people — that is, does it improve their chances for freedom.”

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