Cuba is willing to put the “lump sum” compensation measure on the table in talks with the U.S., a Cuban official told Drop Site in an exclusive interview.
Cuba should offer compensation when the US offers compensation to its dispossessed indigenous people and all the countries it has bombed and throttled in the last 80 years.
Thank you, Ryan, for your REAL journalism. Damn, it's so needed. Thanks for making the trip to Cuba and experiencing the situation and obtaining information firsthand.
i don't think it pays to make any offers to the USA. they will "agree" and then bomb you before the ink dries. Rubio has a stick up his ass; no offers will be enough. i hope that Russian oil and LNG gets through
Cuba won't gain anything by kneeling to the bully. Stay on your feet, the US has proven time and time again, that if you make concessions, it will bully you more. Nothing short of a change of ideology will satisfy the Americans.
This whole thing is a fucking shakedown. People are going to die in order to fulfil little marco's dream of revenge against the Castros. What a fucking disaster. Fuck these people. May they rot in the deepest pits of hell, preferably sooner rather than later.
Cuba offering compensation after all these decades exposes the real history here—the U.S. was never interested in resolution, only regime change since the Cuban Revolution. Now that Havana is putting a serious deal on the table, the question is whether Washington actually wants peace—or just continued leverage through the embargo. You can’t demand repayment while ignoring the economic damage inflicted on an entire nation for over half a century. If this were truly about justice, it would be a two-way conversation, not a one-sided demand.
The White House war criminals are “negotiating”? Look what happened to the Palestinian, Iranian, and Venezuelan leaders attempting to negotiate with that gang in DC. #TrumpMustGoNow
This is sad. For those of us who study and know the history of Cuba - the truth is pre-Castro Cuba was run by a brutal, US backed dictator - Batista. Fulgencio Batista allowed the US & American organized crime syndicates to suck the life out of the island nation. Naturally this created terrible income inequality. And it's those wealthy individuals and greedy companies who didn't give a damn about the poverty of the vast majority of Cubans who fled. It's' like that song from the Broadway show "Chicago," "He had it coming..." They do NOT deserve compensation and Cuba can ill afford to pay out these funds.
Shameful behaviour by the US Trump Gvt. Ì’d like punch Rubio’s lights out! Bullying cowards . Cuba badly needs to be able to invest in their infrastructure and renewable energy… what option do they have? 3 months total oil embargo???? Outrageous
Yes -- thanks Ryan! The Cubans really have no choice and if the T admin would agree to allowing the compensation (that was offered and denied so long ago!) to be paid in dribs and drabs from revenue as the blockade is lifted, GO FOR IT! Even if it means letting T build a golden tower with his name plastered all over it. What's critical is building the wedge between the T real estate vultures and the ideologues like Rubio who want to install another Batista regime...
Cuba should offer compensation when the US offers compensation to its dispossessed indigenous people and all the countries it has bombed and throttled in the last 80 years.
With everything the US has done to the people of Cuba, the last thing we need is compensation. We need peace and an end to embargo.
What do you do when the mob boss wants protection money? We are fucking evil!
Perfect analogy
Thank you, Ryan, for your REAL journalism. Damn, it's so needed. Thanks for making the trip to Cuba and experiencing the situation and obtaining information firsthand.
What the U.S. (and the world) need are “new people in charge” in the US.
We need new people in charge, but I doubt if they are all in the U. S.
i don't think it pays to make any offers to the USA. they will "agree" and then bomb you before the ink dries. Rubio has a stick up his ass; no offers will be enough. i hope that Russian oil and LNG gets through
If li'l marco wants regime change, he's welcome to lace up some boots and pick up a rifle. Talk is cheap.
Cuba won't gain anything by kneeling to the bully. Stay on your feet, the US has proven time and time again, that if you make concessions, it will bully you more. Nothing short of a change of ideology will satisfy the Americans.
Indeed.
Do not trust the USA - it would be a Trojan Horse that will destroy everything Cuba has worked to achieve for the good of your citizens.
This whole thing is a fucking shakedown. People are going to die in order to fulfil little marco's dream of revenge against the Castros. What a fucking disaster. Fuck these people. May they rot in the deepest pits of hell, preferably sooner rather than later.
So how much do the heirs of Meyer Lansky stand to get?
Cuba offering compensation after all these decades exposes the real history here—the U.S. was never interested in resolution, only regime change since the Cuban Revolution. Now that Havana is putting a serious deal on the table, the question is whether Washington actually wants peace—or just continued leverage through the embargo. You can’t demand repayment while ignoring the economic damage inflicted on an entire nation for over half a century. If this were truly about justice, it would be a two-way conversation, not a one-sided demand.
The White House war criminals are “negotiating”? Look what happened to the Palestinian, Iranian, and Venezuelan leaders attempting to negotiate with that gang in DC. #TrumpMustGoNow
if Trump’s going to take over their country, why would they bother?
This is sad. For those of us who study and know the history of Cuba - the truth is pre-Castro Cuba was run by a brutal, US backed dictator - Batista. Fulgencio Batista allowed the US & American organized crime syndicates to suck the life out of the island nation. Naturally this created terrible income inequality. And it's those wealthy individuals and greedy companies who didn't give a damn about the poverty of the vast majority of Cubans who fled. It's' like that song from the Broadway show "Chicago," "He had it coming..." They do NOT deserve compensation and Cuba can ill afford to pay out these funds.
A lot like the history of Iran.
Shameful behaviour by the US Trump Gvt. Ì’d like punch Rubio’s lights out! Bullying cowards . Cuba badly needs to be able to invest in their infrastructure and renewable energy… what option do they have? 3 months total oil embargo???? Outrageous
Yes -- thanks Ryan! The Cubans really have no choice and if the T admin would agree to allowing the compensation (that was offered and denied so long ago!) to be paid in dribs and drabs from revenue as the blockade is lifted, GO FOR IT! Even if it means letting T build a golden tower with his name plastered all over it. What's critical is building the wedge between the T real estate vultures and the ideologues like Rubio who want to install another Batista regime...