phxkev Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Cuba's Raul Castro open to meet Obama: report Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:07pm EST HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro is open to meeting U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on neutral ground to try to resolve the island's four-decade-old feud with Washington, according to an interview with a U.S. magazine. The interview for The Nation was conducted by U.S. actor Sean Penn, who traveled to Havana after meeting Cuban ally Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and before Obama won the U.S. presidential election on November 4. "You asked if I would accept to meet with (Obama) in Washington. I would have to think about it. I would discuss it with all my comrades in the leadership," Castro tells Penn in the interview for a December 15 issue published on its website. "Personally, I think it would not be fair that I be the first to visit, because it is always the Latin American presidents who go to the United States first. But it would also be unfair to expect the president of the United States to come to Cuba. We should meet in a neutral place." Obama has said he will reverse the Bush administration's policies that restricted Cuban Americans visiting Cuba and sending cash to their families there. He is willing to talk to Castro but would keep the 46-year-old trade embargo as leverage to influence democratic changes in the one-party state. "Perhaps we could meet at Guantanamo," Castro says, referring to the bay where the U.S. maintains a naval base, which Cuba considers a violation of its sovereignty. "We must meet and begin to solve our problems, and at the end of the meeting, we could give the president a gift ... we could send him home with the American flag that waves over Guantanamo Bay." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anacostiakat Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Cuba's Raul Castro open to meet Obama: reportWed Nov 26, 2008 1:07pm EST HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro is open to meeting U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on neutral ground to try to resolve the island's four-decade-old feud with Washington, according to an interview with a U.S. magazine. The interview for The Nation was conducted by U.S. actor Sean Penn, who traveled to Havana after meeting Cuban ally Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and before Obama won the U.S. presidential election on November 4. "You asked if I would accept to meet with (Obama) in Washington. I would have to think about it. I would discuss it with all my comrades in the leadership," Castro tells Penn in the interview for a December 15 issue published on its website. "Personally, I think it would not be fair that I be the first to visit, because it is always the Latin American presidents who go to the United States first. But it would also be unfair to expect the president of the United States to come to Cuba. We should meet in a neutral place." Obama has said he will reverse the Bush administration's policies that restricted Cuban Americans visiting Cuba and sending cash to their families there. He is willing to talk to Castro but would keep the 46-year-old trade embargo as leverage to influence democratic changes in the one-party state. "Perhaps we could meet at Guantanamo," Castro says, referring to the bay where the U.S. maintains a naval base, which Cuba considers a violation of its sovereignty. "We must meet and begin to solve our problems, and at the end of the meeting, we could give the president a gift ... we could send him home with the American flag that waves over Guantanamo Bay." Sean Penn and Chavez? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Candido Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Sean Penn and Chavez? I know Raul is no "good guy", but damn, that sure doesn't sound like Fidel... We should take up a pool to pick the date the embargo comes down. Whoever gets it closest gets a 50 Cab of RA CG's on Rob. Of course, Rob would have to approve that, but it sure sounds good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 We should take up a pool to pick the date the embargo comes down. Whoever gets it closest gets a 50 Cab of RA CG's on Rob. Of course, Rob would have to approve that, but it sure sounds good to me. Your doing a lot of "thinking" lately............ Stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anacostiakat Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I know Raul is no "good guy", but damn, that sure doesn't sound like Fidel...We should take up a pool to pick the date the embargo comes down. Whoever gets it closest gets a 50 Cab of RA CG's on Rob. Of course, Rob would have to approve that, but it sure sounds good to me. No I agee about it not sounding like Fidel... Oh, and I like your idea about the RAG... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Meetings slotted after he bows before Ahmadinejad, Chavez, Bin Laden, and the Taliban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarros Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Don't worry, guys! Cuba never will be american province! There is no difference, who there the President. You want or not, but Cuba provide own policy and USA cannot influence a situation right now. Much to our regret! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabaiguan juan Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 So...dibs on the ambassadorship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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