Leaders Ask U.S. to End 'Blockade' of Cuba

[tocqueville]

By CIARAN GILES, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 18 minutes ago

SALAMANCA, Spain - Leaders of the world's Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries demanded on Saturday that the United States abide by U.N. resolutions to end its "blockade" against Cuba, in a resolution that earlier drew criticism from the U.S. government.

The U.S. Embassy in Madrid objected to the use of the word "blockade" instead of "embargo" in the statement by the 17 leaders present at the annual Iberoamerican summit. Spanish officials countered that "blockade" had been used in U.N. resolutions as well.

"We call on the United States of America to comply with that laid down in 13 successive resolutions approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations, and to bring an end to the economic, trade and financial blockade it maintains against Cuba," one of a set of final statements said.

Foreign ministers from Latin America, Spain and Portugal at the summit had drawn up a similarly worded draft Thursday, irking the U.S. Embassy, which said it could be interpreted as a "kind of support for the dictatorship in Cuba."

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[indepat]

1. We don't have to abide by any f**king UN resolutions: we tell others

what they have to do.

[TahitiNut]

7. Yep. Here's why ...

[movonne]

2. Instead of the dictatorship of the US..

[Mika]

3. A blockade is tantamount to a declaration of war..

.. and this is why the government of Cuba arrests those who aid, abet, and are in the employ of the enemy state (the USA) that has sought to overthrow the system of government of Cuba for four decades.

[Metta]

4. We're the phone company. We don't have to care.

- Lily Tomlin.

[Disturbed]

5. Why don't top Dems demand this, also?

This freakin' Blockade is a hideous thing for the US Govt.to keep doing.

[Mika]

6. Here's why..

Because there's campaign money for Dem pandering to the anti Castro exiles also

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