Posted on 12/05/2008 9:43:07 AM PST by COUNTrecount
Fidel Castro, the former President of Cuba, has offered to talk to Barack Obama, in Havana's latest overture to the US President elect.
"With Obama, talks could happen anywhere he wants," the former head of the Communist regime wrote in the latest of a series of columns he has published in state-run media since falling ill in 2006.
His remarks follow an offer from his brother, President Raul Castro, to meet Mr Obama "on neutral ground" to try to end the 40 year long conflict between the two countries.
If taken up it would be the first meeting in half a century between the leaders of Cuba and the US. The head of the Communist regime and a US president have not come face to face since the island's revolution in 1959.
Fidel Castro's offer to meet came with a warning for Mr Obama.
"He should remember the carrot-and-stick approach will not work with our country," he wrote. "The sovereign rights of the Cuban people are not negotiable."
Mr Obama has said he is open to talks with the Cuban government, and will consider easing Us sanctions. After taking office in January, he plans immediately to lift all restrictions on family travel and financial remittances to the island.
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Mirrors discussing reflections.
I am predicting that Obama will offer to open Guantanamo to the Cuban Navy. And that he will offer to increase the rent that traditionally the Cubans have not accepted, and that they will accept it.
And that he will end the embargo probably right away upon entering the White House.
Without Conditions????
How if Fidel going to speak from the grave? This is one of the most underreported stories. Castro is dead. But since Cuba is primarily a cult of personality built around Castro, Castro can’t die. So badly photoshopped pictures once in a while and article “written” by Castro are going to continue until people get used to the idea of a Castroless Cuba.
..and how our two countries will begin to appear the same as we too will have no more new cars from now on...
How will obama talk to Fidel? I guess as the Messiah, he can talk to dead people.
to look on the bgight side, at least we’ll be able to buy cuban cigars, legally that is...
Birds of a feather chirp together.
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