I wholeheartedly concur with Paul Phillips' response to Paul Burgess. The amazing thing about U.S. policy towards Cuba is precisely that it is so idiotic and illogical. It makes absolutely no sense from the capitalist viewpoint of U.S. firms that would like to operate (openly) in Cuba and from the solidaristic viewpoint of concerned persons in the U.S. Only within the narrow confines of U.S. internal politics does the U.S. stance make any sense. Steven Zahniser [EMAIL PROTECTED]