OBAMA'S ASS-KICKING OF SOUL CRUSHER CONTINUES...normalizes relations with Cuba

[andreisdaman]

Well...Obama's ass-kicking of soul crusher continues unabated....he took BOLD ACTION and normalized relations with Cuba,.....something that should have been done a long time ago.....Lets face it,...the sanctions against Cuba simply HAVE NOT WORKED...Cuba didn't collapse as the U.S. and others thought they would...so its much better to end this stupid embargo from another era in our history and move forward..Obama's actions are great because

1. Now Americans can travel to Cuba and spend money there....nothing in the world speaks louder than the American Dollar...LOL..just ask Russia.

2. It helps our businesses because now we can sell things to Cuba...Businesses can make a huge profit because Cuba is only 90 miles away, shipping costs are low.

3. It prevents Russia from re-establishing themselves there which is what Putin was trying to do with his visit there two weeks ago.

4. it will enable the U.S to weaken the regime from within

5. Having an embassy there will allow the U.S to conduct better spy operations and infiltrate the cuban government.

6. Ends the heavy Cuban influence on our Cuban foriegn policy and may make it easier for Dems to continue winning Florida.

you can argue that Obama as president has been the most influential U.S president in terms of changing America and it's direction, in a very long time...at least you can say he has been very very decisive, which for better or worse, people want in their leaders

[Soul Crusher]

ha ha ha ha ha ha - this is hilarious - 95'ers sucking up to communists. 

[andreisdaman]

ha ha ha ha ha ha - this is hilarious - 95'ers sucking up to communists. 

nothing wrong with changing a policy that has not worked at all....

[Soul Crusher]

nothing wrong with changing a policy that has not worked at all....

Why hasn't it worked?  Because Obama said so? 

[andreisdaman]

Why hasn't it worked?  Because Obama said so? 

its obvious.....Cuba has never changed in all the years that the communist dictatorship has been in charge.....and our businesses have been frozen out of making money there.....we talk to to the North Koreans...why not the Cubans?..besides...because they are only 90 miles away, they will become a colony of ours soon because they want the American Dollar........its the best way to influence them.

[Soul Crusher]

its obvious.....Cuba has never changed in all the years that the communist dictatorship has been in charge.....and our businesses have been frozen out of making money there.....we talk to to the North Koreans...why not the Cubans?..besides...because they are only 90 miles away, they will become a colony of ours soon because they want the American Dollar........its the best way to influence them.

LMFAO - yeah that thing w NK working out so well.   

[Kazan]

4. it will enable the U.S to weaken the regime from within

5. Having an embassy there will allow the U.S to conduct better spy operations and infiltrate the cuban government.

You do realize Guantanamo Bay is in Cuba?

[Soul Crusher]

You do realize Guantanamo Bay is in Cuba?

I have notice that w 95% of blacks - like Andreisaebtrecipient Option Fail, Benny, etc - they will just repeat mindlessly any nonsense that Obama spouts as if that makes them intelligent.  Thankfully McWay is not like that, but its so easy to predict - if Obama says it - you can be your bottom dollar fellow blacks will do the same

[Dos Equis]

You do realize Guantanamo Bay is in Cuba?

lol  Then there's that. 

[andreisdaman]

You do realize Guantanamo Bay is in Cuba?

it is...but the military is useless in this sense because we made a vow to the old Soviet Union that we would not invade or harrass the Cubans militarily....it was part of the Cuban Missile Crisis deal.....but with an embassy, we can fill it with spies just like all the other countries do (and us as well).

[andreisdaman]

I have notice that w 95% of blacks - like Andreisaebtrecipient Option Fail, Benny, etc - they will just repeat mindlessly any nonsense that Obama spouts as if that makes them intelligent.  Thankfully McWay is not like that, but its so easy to predict - if Obama says it - you can be your bottom dollar fellow blacks will do the same

not true.....only if it makes sense...and Obama with this move is making a lot of sense......we come out on top in this deal....our companies make money, we flood the island with spies...our tourist dollars and travel back and forth will do away with the oppression...Our biggest weapon is our people going over there and talking about what its really like in the United States and the outside world....once the Cubans find out what they've been missing out on, the regime will crumble

[Dos Equis]

it is...but the military is useless in this sense because we made a vow to the old Soviet Union that we would not invade or harrass the Cubans militarily....it was part of the Cuban Missile Crisis deal.....but with an embassy, we can fill it with spies just like all the other countries do (and us as well).

We can put spies in an embassy, but not on a military base?  Sounds pretty retarded to me. 

[andreisdaman]

We can put spies in an embassy, but not on a military base?  Sounds pretty retarded to me. 

Those military personnel cannot move freely around the island like embassy and diplomatic personnel can......they are basically stuck there and limited to the base. The cubans watch them day and night.....any military personnel walking around in Havana would be arrested otr harrassed

[Kazan]

Those military personnel cannot move freely around the island like embassy and diplomatic personnel can......they are basically stuck there and limited to the base. The cubans watch them day and night.....any military personnel walking around in Havana would be arrested otr harrassed

OK, why would a spy be dressed as US Military personnel?

[Dos Equis]

Those military personnel cannot move freely around the island like embassy and diplomatic personnel can......they are basically stuck there and limited to the base. The cubans watch them day and night.....any military personnel walking around in Havana would be arrested otr harrassed

So you're saying we use our diplomatic employees as spies?  You watch too many movies. 

[Kazan]

So you're saying we use our diplomatic employees as spies?  You watch too many movies. 

Exactly, the US already has spies in Cuba......

[andreisdaman]

So you're saying we use our diplomatic employees as spies?  You watch too many movies. 

if you believe we don't then you are nuts...EVERY COUNTRY does that..even the U.S........sorry to break your heart

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

ha ha ha ha ha ha - this is hilarious - 95'ers sucking up to communists.  

Look at your shit in your house....Make in China mother fucker

[headhuntersix]

This Cuban thing isn't going to matter. The country is still repressive and the rules are going to make Cuba Havana 1951...its still going to suck. As far as filling it with spies....you're a friggen idiot. They have nothing worth any extra effort. Its another shithole that will need an overall. Good job Barry...any more smokes sreeens you can put up?

[240 is Back]

ha ha ha ha ha ha - this is hilarious - 95'ers sucking up to communists. 

Rand Paul is a 95%er now?

His own words about new Cuban relations = "probably a good idea".

[BayGBM]

How many Americans died (or wounded) in our conflict with Vietnam... 211,454.  We have normal relations with Vietnam.

How many Americans have died in our conflict with Cuba?  

btw, this guy is a moron. He has lost his single issue and will soon be forgotten.

[Soul Crusher]

The Insiders: Obama throws in the towel on Cuba


 


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By Ed Rogers December 18 at 12:33 PM    


President Obama’s announcement that he is reestablishing diplomatic relations with Cuba is not a cause for celebration, and it is not a success for the president. It is a gift for an enemy of the United States and American ideals.

 
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) expresses his disappointment over President Obama’s initiative to normalize U.S. relations with Cuba during a news conference on Wednesday on Capitol Hill. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)

The United States can do a lot more for Cuba than Cuba can do for the United States. And what has Cuba done to deserve our recognition? The Castro brothers’ control of the country has ensured that Cuba has been a malignant actor in the region and elsewhere for decades, and that is not changing.

Do we want to encourage other countries to follow in Cuba’s footsteps? To send the message that the United States approves of a dictatorship built on oppression, torture, religious persecution and the deprivation of its citizens? While Obama is at it, why doesn’t he give a shout-out and a hug to Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus and Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe? What’s the difference?


 



 

 

Many commentators say they do not think the embargo against Cuba has been successful, but the fact is, it has worked. The Castros wanted to remake much of Central and South America in their image, and their revolutionary designs were thwarted as a result of the U.S. embargo. To say otherwise is to ignore history. Breaking the embargo now will just make it easier for a corrupt, repressive regime to stay in power and continue what it has done for the past five decades. As Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said in his statement reacting to the president’s announcement, “Appeasing the Castro brothers will only cause other tyrants from Caracas to Tehran to Pyongyang to see that they can take advantage of President Obama’s naivete during his final two years in office.”

So why are we rewarding Cuba?  Has it released all of its political prisoners? No. Have the Castros announced that they will be holding open elections? No. Is religious freedom just around the corner? No. Nothing has changed in Cuba to warrant Obama’s executive actions. It doesn’t seem like the United States gains anything from capitulating to Cuba. In fact, Obama said that one of the great things about normalizing relations is that Americans will finally “be able to use American credit and debit cards on the island” and that now “we’re significantly increasing the amount of money that can be sent to Cuba.” Seriously? Is that what this is about? Taking American credit cards to Cuba? That may be one of the most unpresidential things I have ever heard a president utter. Why doesn’t Obama encourage Americans to visit the Gulf Coast beaches and boost consumer spending in the U.S. economy instead of boasting about Cuba?

Anyway, Obama’s so-called successes are really adding up. He waived the law and allowed millions of law-breaking illegal immigrants to escape justice through his executive action on immigration.  In furtherance of his devotion to the church of climate change, he heralded a new agreement that unilaterally raises Americans’ energy costs while China effectively does nothing. Who wouldn’t want that deal? And now, there’s this breakthrough on Cuba. Who said Obama wouldn’t be effective in his second term?




I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that Obama is the one throwing in the towel and crying uncle on Cuba. I’m sure this will be popular in faculty lounges across the country. But it certainly plays to his leftist stereotype that he is the one to finally embrace the Cuban comrades. And, it feeds every good Republican’s fantasy that Obama keeps a Che beret in his closet next to his Mao jacket.

This entire episode lends itself to ridicule, not just criticism. The damage is done for now, but we can only hope the fawning media coverage doesn’t embolden the president to commit another similar blunder.


Ed Rogers is a contributor to the PostPartisan blog, a political consultant and a veteran of the White House and several national campaigns. He is the chairman of the lobbying and communications firm BGR Group, which he founded with former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour in 1991.

[Soul Crusher]

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Assata Shakur

Assata Shakur.jpg

Born
JoAnne Deborah Byron
 July 16, 1947 (age 67)
New York City, New York

Residence
Cuba

Nationality
American (1947-present)
 Cuban (1984-present)

Other names
Joanne Chesimard, JoAnne Deborah Byron

Occupation
Activist

Known for
Convicted of murder and named one of FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists

Height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)

Weight
135 to 150 pounds (61 to 68 kg)


Criminal charge
 murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, bank robbery, and kidnapping


Criminal penalty
 Life sentence

Criminal status
Escaped
 

Allegiance
Black Panther Party (1970), Black Liberation Army (1970s)

Conviction(s)
1977


Reward amount
 $2,000,000


Capture status
 Fugitive


Wanted by
 FBI

Wanted since
1973


Time at large
 40 years

Escaped
November 2, 1979

Assata Olugbala Shakur (born July 16, 1947,[1] as JoAnne Deborah Byron), whose married name was Chesimard,[2] is an African-American activist, escaped convicted murderer and member of the Black Panther Party (BPP) and Black Liberation Army (BLA). Between 1971 and 1973, Shakur was accused of several crimes and was the subject of a multistate manhunt.[3][4]

In May 1973, Shakur was involved in a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike, for which she was accused of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster and grievously assaulting Trooper James Harper.[5] BLA member Zayd Malik Shakur was also killed in the incident, and Shakur was wounded.[5] Between 1973 and 1977, Shakur was indicted in relation to six other alleged criminal incidents—charged with murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, bank robbery, and kidnapping—resulting in three acquittals and three dismissals. In 1977, she was convicted of the first-degree murder of Foerster and of seven other felonies related to the shootout.[6] In 2013, the FBI announced it had made Shakur the first woman on its list of most wanted terrorists.[7]

Shakur was incarcerated in several prisons in the '70s. She escaped from prison in 1979 and has been living in Cuba in political asylum since 1984. Since May 2, 2005, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has classified her as a domestic terrorist and offered a $1 million reward for assistance in her capture. On May 2, 2013, the FBI added her to the Most Wanted Terrorist List. On the same day, the New Jersey Attorney General offered to match the FBI reward, increasing the total reward for her capture to $2 million.[8] Attempts to extradite her have resulted in letters to the Pope and a Congressional resolution.

In 1998, Shakur referred to herself as a "20th century escaped slave."[9]

[andreisdaman]

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Assata Shakur

Assata Shakur.jpg

Born
JoAnne Deborah Byron
 July 16, 1947 (age 67)
New York City, New York

Residence
Cuba

Nationality
American (1947-present)
 Cuban (1984-present)

Other names
Joanne Chesimard, JoAnne Deborah Byron

Occupation
Activist

Known for
Convicted of murder and named one of FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists

Height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)

Weight
135 to 150 pounds (61 to 68 kg)


Criminal charge
 murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, bank robbery, and kidnapping


Criminal penalty
 Life sentence

Criminal status
Escaped
 

Allegiance
Black Panther Party (1970), Black Liberation Army (1970s)

Conviction(s)
1977


Reward amount
 $2,000,000


Capture status
 Fugitive


Wanted by
 FBI

Wanted since
1973


Time at large
 40 years

Escaped
November 2, 1979

Assata Olugbala Shakur (born July 16, 1947,[1] as JoAnne Deborah Byron), whose married name was Chesimard,[2] is an African-American activist, escaped convicted murderer and member of the Black Panther Party (BPP) and Black Liberation Army (BLA). Between 1971 and 1973, Shakur was accused of several crimes and was the subject of a multistate manhunt.[3][4]

In May 1973, Shakur was involved in a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike, for which she was accused of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster and grievously assaulting Trooper James Harper.[5] BLA member Zayd Malik Shakur was also killed in the incident, and Shakur was wounded.[5] Between 1973 and 1977, Shakur was indicted in relation to six other alleged criminal incidents—charged with murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, bank robbery, and kidnapping—resulting in three acquittals and three dismissals. In 1977, she was convicted of the first-degree murder of Foerster and of seven other felonies related to the shootout.[6] In 2013, the FBI announced it had made Shakur the first woman on its list of most wanted terrorists.[7]

Shakur was incarcerated in several prisons in the '70s. She escaped from prison in 1979 and has been living in Cuba in political asylum since 1984. Since May 2, 2005, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has classified her as a domestic terrorist and offered a $1 million reward for assistance in her capture. On May 2, 2013, the FBI added her to the Most Wanted Terrorist List. On the same day, the New Jersey Attorney General offered to match the FBI reward, increasing the total reward for her capture to $2 million.[8] Attempts to extradite her have resulted in letters to the Pope and a Congressional resolution.

In 1998, Shakur referred to herself as a "20th century escaped slave."[9]

I don't get the point you are making with this

[dario73]

Who cares about Cuba?

That island is insignificant. About as insignificant as Haiti.