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sinkingfeeling

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9. Yes. State Department warnings haven't stopped me before in

Reply to Mrs. Overall (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 29, 2017, 09:15 AM

Sep 2017

Guatemala or Egypt. Going.

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AP sources: US cuts embassy staff, urges no travel to Cuba [View all] Mrs. Overall Sep 2017 OP

Still going early in 2018. sinkingfeeling Sep 2017 #1

Are all of your travel plans already made? Just curious if you might receive an official warning. Mrs. Overall Sep 2017 #3

Yes. State Department warnings haven't stopped me before in sinkingfeeling Sep 2017 #9

Good luck! We were there over Labor Day. MGKrebs Sep 2017 #10

Thanks for the tips. Did you go independently or as part of a group? If so, who? sinkingfeeling Sep 2017 #14

No group. Just me and Mrs. MGKrebs. MGKrebs Sep 2017 #15

My own crazy conspiracy theory about these "incidents" is that scarletwoman Sep 2017 #2

This situation gets more suspect by the day. Paladin Sep 2017 #6

That's a possibility. I'm hoping Rachel will give this story extensive coverage tonight-- Mrs. Overall Sep 2017 #8

I suspect they were rogue. joshcryer Sep 2017 #24

I think it could be Russia, destabilizing the improving relations between U.S. and Cuba SharonAnn Sep 2017 #31

I might be wrong but I think these attacks are coming from Russia .... Botany Sep 2017 #4

That is my thought, too. Mrs. Overall Sep 2017 #5

Cuba wants and needs good relations with America but disrupting those relations are .... Botany Sep 2017 #7

I had not thought of that Cosmocat Sep 2017 #11

Russia is at war with America right now ..... disruption is their goal Botany Sep 2017 #12

I agree and think Russia wants Cuba back for itself as before flamingdem Sep 2017 #13

But wouldn't that have been Cuba's first reaction too? Yupster Sep 2017 #16

That was my thought as well. Cuba has zero reason to janx Sep 2017 #19

The old soviet left still exists in Cuba. joshcryer Sep 2017 #25

I agree! Pisces Sep 2017 #18

yep bluestarone Sep 2017 #29

At first I wondered if I wasn't reading the National Enquirer. janx Sep 2017 #17

Rachel Maddow has done some excellent reporting on this bizarre story when it first surfaced-- Mrs. Overall Sep 2017 #20

Thanks. I'll look. janx Sep 2017 #21

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way! janx Sep 2017 #22

You found it! I just re-watched the video of Rachel you posted-- Mrs. Overall Sep 2017 #23

The State Department is not necessarily blaming Cuba. janx Sep 2017 #30

The civilized world doesnt want us. We are trump, to them. We are not welcome, dont blame em Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #26

The attacks started when Obama was president. former9thward Sep 2017 #27

Doesn't matter who is president. I think Russia wants to destabilize relations between Cuba and U.S SharonAnn Sep 2017 #32

The poster I was replying to does not share your view. former9thward Sep 2017 #33

We spent an amazing week in Cuba in 2012. It was unforgettable. I brought many zip/lock baggies wi secondwind Sep 2017 #28