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12. Thank you, Mika.. Bam!
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 01:02 AM
Dec 2014
"As a result of a dialogue at the highest level, which included a phone conversation I had yesterday with President Obama, we have been able to make headway in the solution of some topics of mutual interest for both nations."

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President Obama spoke with #Cuba's Raul Castro yesterday by phone, highest level US Cuba presidential engagement since Cuba revolution
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"We will begin to normalize relations between our two countries." —President Obama #CubaPolicy
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This needs a kick! BeanMusical Dec 2014 #1
k and r niyad Dec 2014 #2
A wonderfully thoughtful and respectful statement from a man demonized by the cons for...what? Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #3
Maintaining what is effectively an authoritative dictatorship for one Major Nikon Dec 2014 #4
Yeah. And the Castros eat babies. Mika Dec 2014 #5
Clearly one who never bothered to learn what condition Cuba was in to bring on the Revolution. Judi Lynn Dec 2014 #6
What exactly does that have to do with no free elections over 50 years later? Major Nikon Dec 2014 #9
Perhaps you should educate yourself on this topic. Mika Dec 2014 #10
Sure, Raul Castro was elected unanimously in 2008 Major Nikon Dec 2014 #15
Maybe you should familiarize yourself with how parliamentary systems work. Mika Dec 2014 #17
Please Major Nikon Dec 2014 #18
FYI, I lived in Cuba. Mika Dec 2014 #20
I find this quite hilarious Major Nikon Dec 2014 #22
Holy shit, Batman Major Nikon Dec 2014 #19
Link works fine. Mika Dec 2014 #23
By that standard the PRNK must really be a democracy because they say so Major Nikon Dec 2014 #24
Yes. Because Cuba and the DPRK are exactly the same. Mika Dec 2014 #25
They are very much the same Major Nikon Dec 2014 #29
Go there during an election season. Mika Dec 2014 #30
If you live long enough you will be unable to remain unaware of the fact they have elections now. Judi Lynn Dec 2014 #11
So does the DPRK Major Nikon Dec 2014 #13
Spare us the straw man arguments and false equivalencies. Mika Dec 2014 #14
So Cuba doesn't have a single party system and complete control of all media Major Nikon Dec 2014 #16
Are you contradicting the answer I provided? Major Nikon Dec 2014 #8
Tremendous statement by Cuba's leader. Thank you, so much, Mika. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2014 #7
Thank you, Mika.. Bam! Cha Dec 2014 #12
Funny...he didn't mention his POLITICAL PRISONERS . Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #21
Thanks for this, Mika. K&R! Ruby the Liberal Dec 2014 #26
For unapproved travel, we'll have to wait. Mika Dec 2014 #27
I am patient Ruby the Liberal Dec 2014 #28
Not a huge fan of this administration Joe Worker Dec 2014 #31
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