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Firm, absolute condemnation of fraudulent qualification of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism

Cubadebate — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:35:48 +0000

The Ministry of Foreign Relations of Cuba condemns in the strongest and most absolute terms the fraudulent qualification of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, announced by the United States government in a cynical and hypocritical act.

For months now, there has been speculation about the possibility of including Cuba in the State Department’s unilateral list that categorizes countries, without any authority or legitimacy, lacking genuine motivation, referring to terrorism and its consequences, and as an instrument of defamation to justify coercive economic measures against nations that resist bowing to the whims of U.S. imperialism.

The announcement made by Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is a superb act by a government that is discredited, dishonest and morally bankrupt. It is known, without a doubt, that the true motivation for this action is to impose additional obstacles to any prospect of recovery in the bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States.

Cuba is not a state sponsor of terrorism, a truth recognized by all. The official and well-known policy, and the impeccable conduct of our country, is the rejection of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, particularly state terrorism, by whomever, against whomever and wherever it is committed.

Cuba is a victim of state terrorism and our population has suffered it firsthand, at the cost of 3,478 fatalities and 2,099 disabling injuries, due to acts committed by the United States government or perpetrated and sponsored from the country’s territory, with the tolerance of official authorities. Cubans repudiate with contempt any maneuver meant to manipulate such a sensitive issue, for crude purposes of political opportunism.

Havana, January 11, 2021

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Under Federal Probe for Campaign Fund Theft

Cubadebate — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:36:44 +0000

According to a Miami CBS affiliate, several one-time staffers have been subpoenaed to provide records or testify before a grand jury on Ros-Lehtinen’s alleged misuse of campaign funds for personal expenses, vacations, and ornate meals—part of an investigation by the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section.

Announcing in April 2017 she would not be seeking re-election in 2018, Ros-Lehtinen transferred almost $180,000 from her re-election campaign fund to a political action committee (PAC) she ran, not an unusual move. However, personal use of these funds is illegal under federal law, even if transferred first to a PAC.

(Taken of Telesur)

The sister Caribbean

Cubadebate — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 17:29:05 +0000

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla tweeted our country’s appreciation to the Association of Caribbean States (ACS/AEC) for its recognition of Cuba’s international contribution in the battle against COVID-19.

Rodríguez also emphasized the consistent position taken by the regional bloc against the U.S. blockade and the Helms-Burton Act, including the demand for an end to the extra-territorial application of these hostile U.S. policies toward Cuba, reiterated in a statement recently released following the 25th Ordinary Meeting of the regional organization’s Council of Ministers, held online.

“Cuba will continue working for unity, consensus building and cooperation,” the Cuban Foreign Minister stated in his message.

The ministers’ statement, posted on the Cuban Foreign Ministry’s website, also condemned coercive unilateral measures that violate international law, which undermine the peace and prosperity of states in the Greater Caribbean, which must be eliminated, to allow the humanitarian needs of our peoples to be met, at this difficult moment.

Cuba currently has medical brigades collaborating in 40 countries, among them many Caribbean nations and overseas territories which have requested Cuban support in confronting the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Source: Granma)