- Damien Cave's article in The New York Times:
Changes in Cuba Create Support for Easing EmbargoThe problem: Washington's 50-year-old trade embargo, which prohibits even the most basic business dealings across the 90 miles separating...- Damien Cave tweets out link to his article and to criticisms of his article.
The embargo is old. But changes in Cuba are changing the debate, creating a new push to loosen it http://nyti.ms/SaPgdE E- Carlos Eire calls my Cuba story predictable and barfworthy - while igorning the argument of fellow Cubans http://bit.ly/T1IS7m
- Guillermo Martinez weighs in ...
- @g_martinez123 Embargo-looseners would argue the repression reflects increased fear by the government, suggesting now is the moment to act.
@damiencave Your argument then is to reward the oppressors?- @g_martinez123 It's not my argument. It's the argument of many Cuban-Americans and Cubans on the island.
- @damiencave I believe in helping Cuban entrepreneurs is only Cuba did not take 30% of all assistance given them
- @g_martinez123 So the 30% for the Cuban gov matters more than the 70% for the people. Ok. Others are with the 70%.
- @damiencave personally I don't believe in embargo. 2- Cuban Adj. Act is outdated. 3- Cuba should guarantee minimum human rights.
- @damiencave And lifting the embargo allows Cuba to launch an imigration war on us. Not my argument - history. Both sides mind-blowing logic
- @damiencave Embargo against S. Africa worked because it was universal. U.S. Has a mish-mash of regs with regards to Cuba. It is not embargo
- @damiencave For decades U.S. Has not had an embargo and to defend someting that doesn't exist is stupi.
- @damiencave FYI. I interviewed Castro in 1978. 1st journalist to interview Cuban pol. prisoners and 1st to enter Combinado del Este prison.
- @damiencave 2 U.S. Pres tried lifting sanctions unilaterally. Carter was paid by Cuban troops in Africa and 125,000 sent fromMatiel (more)
- @damiencave 2nd was Clinton anc Cuba responded by the balsero crisis. What should Cuba do to earn U.S. Lifting the embargo.
- John Suarez shares his thoughts with Damien Cave and a conversation begins.
- A reasonable critique RT @johnjsuarez: @damiencave Essay inspired by your #Cuba story in NYT. http://bit.ly/T21ggg
@damiencave These type of regimes will open to the degree that its necessary for it to survive then close up again when able to.- .@johnjsuarez In which case more openness could lead to faster change, more repression short term, but then bigger changes?
- .@johnjsuarez Argument rests on idea of prioritizing people over government. It's not pro or anti sanctions. It's for smarter sanctions.
- @damiencave In the Cuban case there were moments of more openness in the 1980s, 1990s and now in the 2000s which were followed by crackdowns
U.S. Cuba embargo: NYT's Damien Cave & Twitter discuss
The New York Times published Damien Cave's article "Easing of Restraints in Cuba Renews Debate on U.S." on Nov. 20. Mr. Cave took to Twitter throughout the day for a lively discussion on the embargo.
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