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- Cuba and Iran sign a slew of agreements, and Iran pledges $200 million in credit to boost the countries’ $4.5 million in annual trade.
- Recognizing that tourism is sensitive to costs, Cuba cuts airport fees 20 percent; refueling charges were 33 percent higher than average, Reuters reports.
OT: I found AP reporter Anita Snow's elusive interactive "blog" about her experience eating as a Cuban eats for a month. Enjoy
ReplyDeleteWatch for neo-cons in the US to exploit the "Iranian connection" to both Cuba and Venezuela. The wicked witch of the Wall Street Journal, O'Grady, has already run such a scare piece.
ReplyDeleteNevermind that the cooperation with Venezuela has to do mostly to do with OPEC - as 2 founding members who carry a lot of influence within the fractured body. And nevermind that the Cuban assistance is for such nefarious activity as damn building. hard liners know most Americans and American media do not care for the fine print, so they think they've got a winning issue to buck the growing tide against their outdated positions.