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Latin America

Judi Lynn

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6. Surely hope it works. The kind of business Republicans love is what brought on the revolution

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 12, 2016, 03:33 AM

Mar 2016

in the first place.

Cubans KNOW how things work under that kind of system, and they hate it.

They are getting off quickly. Hope they do things right, with an eye to a long term association, not to drain the economy dry and rip them off and leave them broken and impoverished just as they used to be before they couldn't take it any longer and overthrew the filthy US butcher puppet, Fulgencio Batista.

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AT&T, Starwood, Marriott Poised to Complete Cuba Deals [View all] flamingdem Mar 2016 OP

Meyer Lansky's dream is coming true again underpants Mar 2016 #1

Yes, but I think Cuba always will maintain 51% of ownership flamingdem Mar 2016 #2

You've got that right. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2016 #5

Well, got nobody else to blame but the Castros Marksman_91 Mar 2016 #3

This is Obama's plan to make the opening to Cuba permanent flamingdem Mar 2016 #4

Surely hope it works. The kind of business Republicans love is what brought on the revolution Judi Lynn Mar 2016 #6