AP: OAS Chief Seeks Dialogue With Cuba

[Eugene]

OAS Chief Seeks Dialogue With Cuba
By Associated Press

February 12, 2007, 9:56 PM EST

LIMA, Peru -- The head of the Organization of American States said Monday he is open
to a dialogue with Cuba, which was expelled from the body more than 40 years ago.

OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza told a news conference in the Peruvian capital,
Lima, that the body should initiate "at least a significant dialogue with Cuba," since
many OAS member countries maintain diplomatic relations with the island nation.

Cuba was expelled from the OAS in 1962 after member nations said its communist regime
went against OAS principles.

"I'm not calling for Cuba's return to the OAS ... but it seems to me that the OAS should
get involved in at least initiating a significant dialogue with Cuba."

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Full article: http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-cuba-oas,0,7793533.story

[Judi Lynn]

1. The last line's the killer!

The United States is one of the few OAS member countries that opposes Cuba's return to the OAS.

One of the few?????

At the U.N.'s General Assembly, each year, around November, the U.S. is the only one, along with one or two very small ones it can intimidate enough to going along with it, like Palau, or the Marshall Islands, which votes to support the U.S. embargo on Cuba.

[Mika]

2. Here's another..

..since many OAS member countries maintain diplomatic relations with the island nation.

Many?

Easy swill to peddle to ignorant US news consumers.

In fact, ALL OAS member countries maintain diplomatic relations with Cuba EXCEPT ONE!
You've got it.. the US of A.