July 11, 2006
WESTPHAILURE:
US in $80m 'Cuba democracy' plan (BBC, 7/10/06)
US President George W Bush has approved an $80m (£43m) fund which he says will go towards boosting democracy in Cuba.Mr Bush said the fund would help the Cuban people in their "transition from repressive control to freedom".
The fund is part of proposals by a commission analysing US policy towards Cuba after the eventual death of Fidel Castro, who turns 80 next month.
The Cuban government said the plan was an act of aggression, violating Cuba's sovereignty and international law.
Precisely. States that don't conform to our standards of liberal democratic protestant capitalism don't have sovereignty.
Well, Fidel could always start his own fund to ensure that a vicious communist dictatorship takes over the US of A on Jan. 20, 2009.
Posted by: ratbert at July 11, 2006 9:24 AMI believe it's called "exporting the revolution".
Posted by: jeff at July 11, 2006 10:26 AM"I have just signed legislation outlawing Communist Cuba. We begin bombing in 5 minutes...."
Posted by: Jay at July 11, 2006 12:30 PMSo evidently Hamas are now liberal democratic protestant capitalists who do have sovereignty. You do contain multitudes.
Posted by: joe shropshire at July 11, 2006 1:15 PMPalestine isn't a sovereign state, it can't stop attacks on Israel from within or on it by Israel from without.
Posted by: oj at July 11, 2006 1:55 PM