[Leica] more punishment ====

[imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)]

I'm not sure one can choose between the three major reasons for  
continuing the embargo:
1) Loss of U.S. citizen's property after the revolution
2) Angry Cuban ex-patriots
3) The long in the tooth "cold war" politics
They all work together.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
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On Apr 5, 2010, at 12:20 PM, Greg Lorenzo wrote:

>
> clive.moss at gmail.com writes in part:
>
>>
>> Thanks - The US still has a crazy embargo on Cuba, fueled by the  
>> angry expat
>> Cuban community in Florida. As a result, travel to Cuba from the  
>> US is
>> tightly constrained. As a result, we could only go to Cuba legally  
>> in the
>> context of a specific license issued by the US to a religious  
>> organization -
>> hence the focus on the Jewish community.
>>
>
>
> Cuba is a beautiful country populated with very friendly people. As  
> a Canadian I can visit Cuba whenever I'd like - and did so about  
> seven years ago (no embargo here). However I believe that the US  
> embargo is more reflective of the anger of American citizens whose  
> property was nationalized without compensation after Castro's  
> revolution then ex-pat Cuban's living in Florida.
>
>
>
> Greg Lorenzo
>
> Calgary, Canada
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