So Cubans are certainly feeling much more positive about their future now. Unfortunately the embargo has not been abolished, yet, but there has been a renewal of diplomatic relations and an easing of travel restrictions for US citizens. Not sure if it was wishful thinking or not but I did say to Ossiel that it would have be something about the embargo or bloqueo as it is known here. We don’t usually watch TV during the morning but we did happen to be when the first news flash came through that President Raul Castro would be speaking to the people at 12.00pm. Raul Castro’s announcement about the return home of the agents and the phone conversation with President Obama, that took place on 16 th December, was a momentous event aired live on TV before the midday news. Raul says no problem my friend it’s time for a change, just send me back those agents you’ve had locked away for 15 years and we’ll swap you the old bloke we’ve got here, USAID worker/naïve spy Alan Gross. ![]() There is a very funny comedy skit about the phone conversation between the two leaders by Los Pichy Boys (check it out on U-Tube): Obama rings Raul to say that Michelle wants a holiday in Cuba and that it is time to resolve the problems between Cuba and the US. One he dared to add has tried to push Cuba towards collapse. ![]() ![]() The announcement of December 17 when Obama told the Americans, and the world, he wanted to end an outdated approach, a rigid policy that is rooted in events that took place before most of us were born.
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