"Cuban 5" released (finally). US may thaw on Cuba.

[The Coup]

One of the strangest elements of US foreign policy has been the continued demonisation of one of the most humanitarian regimes in the world, Cuba, on ideological grounds.

For those unfamiliar, this is the Cuban five:



This is welcoming news from the USA for once.

 

[Slax]

The USA stance on Cuba had reached a point where the cost of maintaining the stance far outweighed what would happen if they normalised relations.

 

[little graham]

Cuba has been treating Chernobyl victims since the late 80's, mainly kids. Tens of thousands of them.Its reported their cancer treatments are as good as any, most definitely miles ahead of western nations. They also, by quite along way, lead the effort into the Ebola crisis in west Africa.

Despite under heavy sanctions, for no other reason their socialist and anti the american mafia.

Americas going quietly, at the moment. They need a good war.

 

[The Coup]

They are literally the best medical nation on earth. Its their biggest export and they are fearless with it (by far the biggest bulwark in Africa against Ebola is the Cuban medical teams)

Dat socialism.

 

[little graham]

"the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life; the sick, the needy and the handicapped."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Humphrey

 

[little graham]

They build those buffalo soldiers tough in Cuba

http://rt.com/news/216347-cuba-communist-principles-castro/

Cuba is a sovereign country, with its people having determined its path to socialism and its political system by expression of will," Raul Castro said, adding that blood has also been shed to stand for the national ideas.