Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Cuba in the news...
Cuba Turns Down U.S. Offer of $50,000 in Hurricane Relief
The Associated Press
I wonder what other strings would be attached to the money. Then I wonder if they would have accepted, would they have gotten the money? Maybe, it's a smart move to turn it down.
The Associated Press
HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro's communist government, laboring to recover from widespread damage caused by Hurricane Dennis, turned down a U.S. offer of $50,000 in aid, American officials said Monday...
...During an appearance on state television Monday night, President Fidel Castro said Cuba would accept no American assistance while the U.S. trade embargo of more than 40 years remains in place...
I wonder what other strings would be attached to the money. Then I wonder if they would have accepted, would they have gotten the money? Maybe, it's a smart move to turn it down.
