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Congressional Black Caucus Visits, Praises Fidel Castro
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Globalism; Posted on: 2009-04-09 15:33:56 [ Printer friendly / Instant flyer ]
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Black bigots praise communist leader
Key members of the Congressional Black Caucus are calling for an end to
U.S. prohibition on travel to Cuba, just hours after a meeting with
former Cuban president Fidel Castro in Havana.
“The fifty-year embargo just hasn’t worked,” CBC Chairwoman Barbara Lee (D-Ca.) told reporters
this evening at a Capitol press conference after returning from a
congressional delegation visit to Cuba. “The bottom line is that we
believe its time to open dialogue with Cuba.”
Lee and others heaped praise on Castro, calling him warm and receptive
during their discussion. But the lawmakers disputed Castro's later
statement that members of the congressional delegation said American
society is still racist.
President Obama vowed during the 2008 presidential campaign to loosen
the longstanding travel embargo on Cuba, and Lee – who has been pushing
for an end to travel and trade restrictions for some time - said now
was as good a time as any to change the way the two countries did
business.
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News Source: politico
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