Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Two Lies and One Meddle

Two Lies and One Meddle / Rebeca Monzo
Posted on October 5, 2015

Rebeca Monzo, 5 October 2015 — Cuba's government continues imposing
three conditions to continuing the restoration and normalization of
relations with the U.S.: the return of "illegally occupied" Guantanamo;
the lifting of the blockade; and the end of Radio and TV Marti. These
are two lies and one impertinence that could even be considered meddling.

First, it is good to clarify that Guantanamo Bay has never been
illegally occupied by the United States, but that it is the product of
an agreement between governments, signed in 1903 and ratified in 1934.
The misnamed "blockade" is nothing more than an embargo, which has been
weakening since the Carter days and that the Obama administration has
further eased in recent years in Cuba's favor, except for some portions
of it such as those relating to bank loans. As for the requirement that
Radio and TV Marti disappear, it is a broadcast station (like many
others that exist in different countries, including our own) whose
disappearance or continuation depends solely on internal decisions of
the U.S. government.

These silly demands seem more like roadblocks imposed by the island
regime to buy time so they don't have to answer to the Cuban citizenry
and the world for the absurd measures and the imposition of laws and
decrees that plunged Cuba into a complete political and economic
disaster, which the current president also participated in is
responsible for.

It would be healthy to courageously confront our own successes and
failures, to turn that page once and for all and not continue blaming
others, to be able to advance the restoration and normalization of
relations, which would greatly benefit the country and its citizens,
preventing the stampede of escaping Cuban young people.

Translated by Tomás A.

Source: Two Lies and One Meddle / Rebeca Monzo | Translating Cuba -
http://translatingcuba.com/two-lies-and-one-meddle-rebeca-monzo/

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