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In reply to the discussion: US secretly created 'Cuban Twitter' to stir unrest [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)85. How can Twitter violate anyone's privacy?
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It's a shame the countries like the US allow things like twitter and facebook
penultimate
Apr 2014
#37
Yes, how dare people communicate freely using 140 characters or less--it could lead to
MADem
Apr 2014
#81
I'm stunned AP actually ran this story! They have been covering UP information like this for years.
Judi Lynn
Apr 2014
#3
I dunno. Why can't I head down to the airport and fly to Cuba for cheap medical care?
Zorra
Apr 2014
#43
A condition of entry is that you have health insurance for the duration of stay.
dipsydoodle
Apr 2014
#98
I think opening up travel/trade restrictions would go a long way towards building trust.
Ash_F
Apr 2014
#56
If only Alexander the Great had Twitter, think of what he could have accomplished!
FSogol
Apr 2014
#31
I really can't find a problem with attempting to open communications in a society.
DebJ
Apr 2014
#14
Yes, and the CIA enjoyed collecting all their private info and communication.
Daniel537
Apr 2014
#24
Our own Twitter stuff is observed, no doubt. Evil thing. We should immediately stop
DebJ
Apr 2014
#22
O course you left out the part where it said congressional investigators reviewed the program:
okaawhatever
Apr 2014
#42
Good point! Recalls changing SOA (school of assassins, er, the Americas) to WHISC
Judi Lynn
Apr 2014
#58
OMG. Argh. I was thinking, after seeing your earlier excerpt that the books to Afghanistan
Judi Lynn
Apr 2014
#60
USAID is used as a CIA cover so frequently I'm amazed anybody allows them inside their borders.
LeftyMom
Apr 2014
#72
Been trying to own Cuba for over 100 years. No respect for the people who live there. n/t
Judi Lynn
Apr 2014
#61
Why don't the Cubans simply elect a government that permits the real Twitter?
Nye Bevan
Apr 2014
#74
Pathetic, isn't it? They even found a Republican who disapproves of this. Thanks. n/t
Judi Lynn
Apr 2014
#82
Good for Sra. Vidal. The US has been trying to control Cuba longer than she has lived.
Judi Lynn
Apr 2014
#97