[NYTr] Upcoming at UN: Another Blow to Bush for Blockading Cuba

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Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) - Oct 29, 2007
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Another Blow to Bush for Blockading Cuba

By Angel Rodríguez Alvarez
AIN Special Service

On Tuesday the UN General Assembly will discuss and vote, for the 16th 
consecutive time, on a resolution regarding Washington's economic
blockade against Cuba.

Over the last 15 years, starting in 1992 when Cuba first presented a 
draft resolution demanding an end to the genocidal policy, the 
international community has gradually increased its condemnation of the 
irrational and criminal practice. The 2006 vote could not have been 
more stunning as 183 nations voted in favor of the Cuban resolution 
demanding an end to the US attempts to strangle the island 
economically, representing 95 per cent of the world body's member 
nations. After the White House's closest allies were among those that 
voted against Washington's anti-Cuba policy, never before has the
powerful empire been so isolated.

The crushing condemnation refutes Washington's idea that this is a 
bilateral issue.  The US economic war against the island includes 
extraterritorial clauses which affect third nations doing business with 
Cuba.  The US conduct, which violates international law, ratifies the 
traditional opposition Washington has had against the United Nations 
each time the world body makes decisions not to the liking of the White 
House.

For any sensible government, unlike the US which is ruled by arrogance 
and hate and committed to right wing sectors in Miami, the results of 
the UN vote would be more than enough to change its policy.