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Cuba
in the News / Embargo Dodging Can Be Fun! |
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| October
28, 2003 - Tucson, AZ |
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In
the last few weeks there
has been a small burst of news stories about Cuba. Since
scheduling my seminar about traveling in Cuba I have been
doing research and trying to stay abreast of current events.
I have made many Cuba-related contacts, some of whom are
helping to keep me informed. The content of my seminar
may change drastically with political and legal shifts
in the wind. |
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To
clarify what I mean by Embargo Dodging, the analogy of
tax evasion vs. tax avoidance is useful. Tax evasion
can land you in the slammer: tax avoidance is legal, moral,
and even prudent for your financial survival. So when
I say Embargo Dodging I am talking Embargo Avoidance--
doing what is legal(and in my humble opinion moral) even
if it might be considered a loophole. With that said,
let's get to the news! |
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The
first of the three stories, chronologically, is a official
press release from the Department of Homeland Security
announcing the allocation of "intelligence and investigative
resources to identify travelers" from the US to Cuba who
may have been in violation of the embargo. Phew! I am
feeling sooo Secure in my Homeland now!
http://cryptome.org/dhs
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Could
this be a last ditch effort to locate those ever elusive
weapons of mass destruction?? |
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The
next story is a week or so later, showing a group of US
travel agents in Havana! They basically thumbing their
nose at the Shrub and proving that embargo dodging can
be fun!
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/americas
I laughed out loud. |
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The
last and most recent story is about the Senate voting
to end restrictions on travel to Cuba by a sizable majority.
The Shrub threatens to veto the house and the Senate on
the matter showing his allegiance to the small but powerful
group of Anti-Castro Cubans in Miami.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS
Shame on The Shrub for his wanton disregard for the will
of the majority in favor of a very small but wealthy minority.
Business as usual. The White House speaks of "the brutal
Castro regime". I am certainly no Commie, but we might
take some notes from a brutal regime wherein everyone
has food and health care in spite of great interference
from the wealthiest nation on the planet. |
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There
have been some changes in my FilmTrips Self Guided
Tour for Cuba since it was first announced. It has
been shortened from two to one day (Jan 19, 2004) and
the cost lowered accordingly. Click here
for more details and to be added to the insiders list
for the event. |
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