Millions of tourists from democratic countries, including the U.S. have visited Cuba, but somehow, contrary to the kool-aid crowd school of thought, the Cuban people still have NO HUMAN RIGHTS. To those bozos who argue for the lifting of the embargo what do you have to say about this? How do you think more Americans [...]

There are a two must read posts about the embargo up at Capital Hill Cubans. One debunks the long held belief by many, that the majority of Cubans blame the embargo and not the regime for the shortages and hardships they suffer. The other is this excellent reminder of the embargo's original purpose, which it [...]

I just received an invitation to participate in PBS's Wide Angle Blog Talk Radio Show this Thursday at 11 a.m. EST. Correspondent Aaron Brown will host a live debate, the topic: should the U.S. lift the trade embargo on Cuba? Brown will moderate a discussion between Phil Peters, author of the blog The Cuban Triangle, [...]

The Cuba Research and Analysis Group (CRAG) recently initiated a letter to President Obama  requesting an end to the "Cultural Embargo" against Cuba. The esteemed Paquito D' Rivera, exiled Cuban musician and author responds; published with the authors permission:
Music can Wait
by Paquito D'Rivera (English / Español)
It’s been more than 5 decades since Fidel Castro jumped to [...]

Read it here.
And he ain't a right wing intransigent .... so what's wrong with the rest of the hard left?  Too much time on the bong?
Well what do you expect from a bunch of wankers who seem to be more interested in the President's new dog.

Last year the dictator told the Cuba people they would have to tighten their belts.  Since the ration card only lasts about two weeks out of the assigned month of days, and children over the age of seven are not allowed milk, I'm not sure just what they were supposed to give up.
Always, when the Castro's [...]

This is the first in a series of posts about the Cuban embargo.
Myth: The castro regime doesn't really want the embargo to be lifted.
Fact: It is a major foreign policy objective of the castro regime to have the U.S. trade embargo removed without making any concessions.
For the last seventeen years Cuba has introduced a resolution [...]