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HRW : CUBA [View all] Rhinodawg Dec 2014 OP
I refuse to forget them. Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #1
I don't think the President has forgotten them leftynyc Dec 2014 #48
Some of that is real but a LOT is funded by USAID flamingdem Dec 2014 #2
I literally dont know what to say. Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #5
I do. I've traveled there dozens of time flamingdem Dec 2014 #8
Or as Amesty International or Reporters Without Borders? onenote Dec 2014 #32
I posted endless stuff on human rights and political prisoners Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #42
Not to mention our own HR record. What happens to protesters HERE. See Ferguson and sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #54
The U.S. government has routinely tortured those it detains. So long as Bush and Cheney walk KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #59
The same is true of China and probably Vietnam but that doesn't stop us from working with them. craigmatic Dec 2014 #3
This is what we are hoping to change by opening up relations frazzled Dec 2014 #4
Name one. Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #6
Japan and Germany vome to mind pretty damn quick Saboburns Dec 2014 #18
Serious ? Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #63
Well, at least it's not just all Muslims with you. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #7
Sorry...I'm an old fashioned liberal. Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #10
So do I. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #11
Did you miss this part? Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #14
Oh my heavens! Cuba doesn't have a good human rights record?! NuclearDem Dec 2014 #16
where are your posts demanding we suspend relations with dozens of other countries CreekDog Dec 2014 #46
I wonder how Cuba differs from Saudi Arabia or Kuwait or any Arab country. Bandit Dec 2014 #9
Exactly hifiguy Dec 2014 #20
+1. All true imo ^^^^^ lunasun Dec 2014 #60
Yeah, if we'd just maintained that embargo against Cuba for one more decade.... Paladin Dec 2014 #12
Remember the time Cuba attacked the United States? Octafish Dec 2014 #13
Thanks for responding to the post. Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #15
You're welcome. Octafish Dec 2014 #19
The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step. FSogol Dec 2014 #17
See this link, too: MineralMan Dec 2014 #21
HRW and Amenesty tell the truth. Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #22
Amnesty? "Obama should follow UN lead on Cuba embargo" muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #25
Somebody get me my smelling salts. n/t Crunchy Frog Dec 2014 #23
None of which has changed because of cutting them off for 50 years. Ykcutnek Dec 2014 #24
HRW: Time to End the U.S. Embargo on Cuba muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #26
Ouch alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #27
2002? Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #28
Yes, it's really that overdue; that being from 2002 makes it worse muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #30
so you're saying they no longer have this position, in 2014? CreekDog Dec 2014 #49
Cuba has a long way to go, as do we. NCTraveler Dec 2014 #29
Sorry.... I've always had a problem with Political Prisoners. Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #31
It is possible to have problems with political prisoners onenote Dec 2014 #33
Human Rights Watch Statement on Bradley Manning Verdict Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #34
HRW: Israel Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #35
and I did not even see your post malaise Dec 2014 #52
Sorry guys... Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #36
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that in all probability. No one gives a shit whether Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2014 #37
I agree. Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #38
Isn't there an OP you could start about some Muslim doing some fucked up shit somewhere? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2014 #39
That would be pretty easy this week leftynyc Dec 2014 #50
My point is that seems to be the sole purpose of this poster. He seems to have added commies Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2014 #55
Nice imitation of DeNiro there leftynyc Dec 2014 #61
"Life goes on. A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms... Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2014 #64
So perhaps you can link me to the leftynyc Dec 2014 #65
I'll do that when you point me out to people who post about nothing else but that. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2014 #66
Are you referring to the political prisoners in Guantanamo Bay? LanternWaste Dec 2014 #43
Ouch! malaise Dec 2014 #57
Ahem malaise Dec 2014 #58
Who else is there to reply to when trying to ignore facts being pointed out? Violet_Crumble Dec 2014 #62
Are you implying that normalising relations with Cuba is a bad thing? Donald Ian Rankin Dec 2014 #40
Thaaaaaaaaank you for asking....no one else has. Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #41
Aren't they releasing 50 more prisoners? JaneyVee Dec 2014 #51
I heard the total was 53. nt okaawhatever Dec 2014 #67
For what it's worth eissa Dec 2014 #44
HRW - Israel malaise Dec 2014 #45
See above reply #35 Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #47
ROFL malaise Dec 2014 #53
We trade with China. We send weapons to Israel. DanTex Dec 2014 #56
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