The Cuban future: why the embargo is a farce.(Editorial)

From: The Christian Century | Date: January 22, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

The US has imposed an embargo against Cuba for 35 years, continuing it even after the collapse of communism in Europe. The embargo has become so ingrained in US policy that legislators seem incapable of removing it, even though it helps Fidel Castro maintain his control of the country.

A COLLEAGUE WHO normally is a close reader of the newspapers stopped me to say, "I see that President Clinton has lifted the economic embargo against Cuba." Not quite, I responded, not even remotely quite. The president's action hardly scratched the surface of the 35-year-old embargo, which has been ...

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