Heid the Ba' wrote:My country isn't a country . . .
Heid the Ba' wrote:My country isn't a country . . .
troubleagain wrote:Heid the Ba' wrote:My country isn't a country . . .
Don't MAKE us come over there and liberate you., :wink:
Enzo wrote:I though yokes came from funny Swedes...
pmcolt wrote:Hmm. Serbia is free. Kosovo isn't.
What does Freedom House know, anyway? Here are my criteria for freedom:
1) Could I publicly say something unflattering about the current leadership, and not expect to have my door kicked down in the middle of the night?
2) Could I cast my ballot for the 'wrong' candidate, and still expect my vote to be counted?
3) Could I carry a sidearm holstered on my belt in public, and not expect to be arrested or hassled?
4) Could I worship FSM freely and openly, march in a Try-sexual Pride Parade, and smoke a box of Cuban cigars if I choose to do so, and not be persecuted for it?
{edit: me not grammar good}
KLA2 wrote:smoke a box of Cuban cigars if I choose to do so, and not be persecuted for it?
Not in Canada ... at least, in any restaurant or public building, or place where others might breathe.
The rest ... Canada is cool with it.
The 1963 U.S. embargo was reinforced in October 1992 by the Cuban Democracy Act (the "Torricelli Law") and in 1996 by the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act (known as the Helms-Burton Act) which penalises foreign companies that do business in Cuba by preventing them from doing business in the US.
Furthermore, the European Parliament in 1996 passed a law making it illegal for EU citizens to obey the Helms-Burton act.
Khrushchev's Other Shoe wrote:Then the article has this:Furthermore, the European Parliament in 1996 passed a law making it illegal for EU citizens to obey the Helms-Burton act.
Hmm, that doesn't seem right. What exactly does this mean? Most EU citizens probably have no business dealings with Cuba or the US, and are therefore compliant with the US law. Halcyon Dayz, are you in violation of EU law by not doing business in Cuba? :P
Khrushchev's Other Shoe wrote:A more cynical person than myself might actually suspect that some support for the embargo from the sugar industry might actually be motivated by a desire to keep competition out of their industry. I know, I'm awful for even suggesting such a thing...
Halcyon Dayz wrote:Don't you just love Eurocratese. You tell me what it means.
Halcyon Dayz wrote:At the time it was believed to be the all time low in post-war US/European relations.
Halcyon Dayz wrote:Khrushchev's Other Shoe wrote:A more cynical person than myself might actually suspect that some support for the embargo from the sugar industry might actually be motivated by a desire to keep competition out of their industry. I know, I'm awful for even suggesting such a thing...
You have a suspicious mind.
You might also have noticed that the president didn't veto the bill, although he had publicly spoken out against it.
Guess every year is an election year.
Enzo wrote:But isn't the world scheduled to end in 2012? Pretty convenient that prediction KOS.
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