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Legalizing what freely available is long overdue. Obama, like earlier presidents, rejects it out of hand. Reasons given are spurious.
Doing so would subvert Washington's longstanding covert support, an estimated $1.5 trillion annual racket, CIA's involvement, and major banks laundering hundreds of billions a year profitably.
Of SOA's 32 participants, 30 voted to end Cuba's exclusion from future summits. Only Washington and Canada voted no. Banishment dates back half a century.
It followed Castro's liberating struggle. Decades of imperial dominance, police state rule, and mafia bosses turning the nation into a brothel and casino ended.
Cubans may want change, but won't tolerate recolonization under puppets serving Washington. It's long past time to end decades of hostility, accept Cuba's sovereignty, and normalize relations.
Obama, like Bush, rejects it. Expect no change in a second term or if Mitt Romney's elected. He's even more hardline. Both favor war, imperial dominance, and corporate favoritism.
A Final Comment
The chasm between north and south widens. Latin states pursue their own agenda. It favors cooperation, not confrontation.
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