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posted by CoolHand on Friday June 16 2017, @07:24PM   Printer-friendly

President Trump has placed some restrictions on travel to Cuba, but has not entirely undone the changes that former President Obama made in his second term:

In an overhaul of one of his predecessor's signature legacies, President Donald Trump will redraw U.S. policy toward Cuba on Friday, tightening travel restrictions for Americans that had been loosened under President Barack Obama and banning U.S. business transactions with Cuba's vast military conglomerate.

Trump's changes are intended to sharply curtail cash flow to the Cuban government and pressure its communist leaders to let the island's fledgling private sector grow. Diplomatic relations reestablished by Obama, including reopened embassies in Washington and Havana, will remain. Travel and money sent by Cuban Americans will be unaffected, but Americans will be unable to spend money in state-run hotels or restaurants tied to the military, a significant prohibition.

Editorials for and against the rollback.

Previously: Deal Will Allow Up to 110 U.S. Flights to Cuba Daily
President Obama Visits Cuba
USA Ends "Wet Foot/Dry Foot" Policy for Cuban Migrants


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  • (Score: 4, Touché) by ikanreed on Friday June 16 2017, @08:45PM (2 children)

    by ikanreed (3164) Subscriber Badge on Friday June 16 2017, @08:45PM (#526620) Journal

    Again, not apologizing for stalin's evil shit.

    Just excoriating a shitty article that contains outright lies.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 16 2017, @09:01PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 16 2017, @09:01PM (#526624)

    Fair enough. In defence of the article, it merely documents the presented infographic which cites references from the estimates it uses. While we don't have accurate figures, the estimates are quite horrifying enough.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 16 2017, @09:01PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 16 2017, @09:01PM (#526625)

    But but muh false equivalence!