Castro to Trump: Cuba doesn't need 'lessons' from the US

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Castro to Trump: Cuba doesn't need 'lessons' from the US
BY MAX GREENWOOD - 07/14/17 10:56 PM EDT 484
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Cuban President Raul Castro on Friday blasted President Trump's reversal on some Obama-era policies intended to thaw relations with the island nation, saying that Cuba does "not need to receive lessons from the United States" on human rights issues.

"We reject the manipulation of the topic of human rights against Cuba, that can be proud of much in this area, and does not need to receive lessons from the United States nor anyone," Castro told the country's National Assembly, Reuters reported.

Trump announced last month that he was "canceling the last administration’s completely one-sided deal with Cuba" in hopes of putting pressure on the country's repressive government.



But Castro said Friday that Trump's policy shift announced last monthwould ultimately fail to spark regime change in Cuba. He also accused the president of ignoring popular opinion in the U.S. and pandering to a small number of people.

The Cuban leader said that he was open to warmer relations with the U.S., but said that neither side "should have to make concessions inherent to one's sovereignty and independence."

Trump's rollbacks of parts of Obama's Cuba policies further restrict travel to the island and would place restrictions on businesses run by the Cuban military.

But both countries will keep their embassies open and Trump will not reimplement the "wet foot, dry foot" policy that gave asylum to Cuban nationals who arrived on U.S. soil, a policy that Obama ended.

TAGS CUBA DONALD TRUMP RAUL CASTRO

 

[dudus]

Castro miongoni mwa madikteta machache ya tangu enzi za siasa mfu za ukomunisti yaliyobaki duniani - kizazi chao kimekwisha anyway. Tuyape miaka mingine 10/15 hivi yataondoka tu naturally yapende yasipende. Unashauriwa kuhusu human rights (democracy being part of it) halafu unang'aka! Una akili kweli wewe?

 

[kibol]

Castro miongoni mwa madikteta machache ya tangu enzi za siasa mfu za ukomunisti yaliyobaki duniani - kizazi chao kimekwisha anyway. Tuyape miaka mingine 10/15 hivi yataondoka tu naturally yapende yasipende. Unashauriwa kuhusu human rights (democracy being part of it) halafu unang'aka! Una akili kweli wewe?

US ana moral authority gani ya kuelekeza taifa lingine kuhusu haki za binadamu?matatizo mangapi wamesababishia raia wengine kwa kigezo cha haki za binadamu?wameua raia wangapi wa mataifa mengine kwa vita zisizokuwa na vichwa wala miguu?they should shut up their big and dirty mouth immediately and effectively.

 

[dudus]

US ana moral authority gani ya kuelekeza taifa lingine kuhusu haki za binadamu?matatizo mangapi wamesababishia raia wengine kwa kigezo cha haki za binadamu?wameua raia wangapi wa mataifa mengine kwa vita zisizokuwa na vichwa wala miguu?they should shut up their big and dirty mouth immediately and effectively.

Kumbe tatizo ni aliyesema sio kilichosemwa.

 

[mangelengele]

Marekani Ndo Mnafiki No1 Duniani, Huubiri Vitu Ambavyo Yeye Havifanyi. Human Right Anayoisema US Ya Kutetea Ushoga? Vita Anavyoanzisha Kwenye Mataifa Vibonde Kwa Maslai Yake Ya Mafuta, Haoni Km Kuna Innocent People Wanakufa? Upuuz Tu, Nasubr Cku Ajichanganye Kwa Korea Au China Nadhan Watalipza Ksas Cha Wajapan.

 

[kidadari]

demokrasia gani ya kuvamia nchi huru na kuua mamilioni ya raia???? Demokrasia gani ya kulazimisha kila nchi ifuate sera zako wakati zinamamlaka yake?

 

[Imeloa]

Tuache unafiki, cha kuwakimbiza mamilioni ya Wacuba kwenda Marekani miaka yote ni nini kama siyo utawala mbovu wa kiimla?

Mbona hatukuwahi kusikia Wamarekani wakitorokea Cuba kutafuta hifadhi na kwa nini Fidel alipostaafu kwa matatizo ya afya mtu pekee wa kumrithi lazima awe mdogo wake Raul?

Ni utawala gani huo kama siyo wa kiimla. Cuba ni taifa ambalo kama lingekuwa la kidemokrasia toka alipopinduliwa Fulgencio Batista 1959 leo hii lingekuwa ligi moja na akina Singapore, South Korea au Taiwan kwani hata wakati wa mapinduzi, tayari walikuwa na uchumi imara.

Lakini baada ya kuja Fidel na genge lake ndo uchumi ulipoanza kusinyaa baada ya kuingizwa chaka na Warusi ambao nao baadaye walikuja kupiga U-turn baada ya kugundua kuwa walikuwa wamepotea na kumuacha M-cuba akiwa bado kang'ang'aniwa na jinamizi.