I thought it was mostly illegal for US based companies to do business with Cuba based on the Trading with the Enemy Act, with the exception of directly approved business or humanitarian stuff. Periodically this has been controversial in Canada, because US subsidiaries in Canada actively trade with Cuba - and accordingly the US government has temper tantrums.
larry On 1/5/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He didn't say it made you a dictator, he said it defines you. If you are an > elected official at the head of a democracy, and you are willing to look > past Castro's human rights violations, and call him a "friend"....because > you like making money in Cuba....perhaps that does say something about your > character. > > Keep in mind the US has been doing this for years with China. We appease our > guilty conscience by every once in awhile calling them out on their human > rights abuses...then we go right on trading with them. Money money money. > > > > Also by that syllogism, ie., if you're a friend of Castro you're a > > dictator, means that Britian, France, Canada, Australia, Germany and > > South Africa are all dictatorships. > > > > All these countries maintain a close relationship with Cuba. > > > > larry > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:190560 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
