Cuba may soon be a cigar if it keeps this up

U.S. Government should put an end to the economic blockade against the Cuban people. In this regard, it would be appropriate to ask ourselves :

How was it possible to devise throughout these years such a meticulous and infernal system to prevent a whole people from having access to staple food and medicines produced in the world's main market, also bearing in mind that some of them are unique and cannot be supplied at any price by any other suppliers?

How could it be allowed that a people continues to be denied access to technologies and spare parts, to critical medical equipment and scientific literature essential for the full realization of the human right to healthcare?

How could anyone justify these practices, not only under universal standards of human rights and International Humanitarian Law, but also in light of the principles of economic and trade liberalization promoted by industrialized countries, including the United States, in the context of the ongoing process of globalization?

For over 42 years, successive US Administrations have not hesitated in their attempt to cause hunger and poverty among the Cuban people, as a means to try and defeat the Cuban spirit of resistance to US aggression and even perhaps US annexation.


[Edited on 4-5-2003 by VzH]