17-09-2014, 01:24 PM
Cuba sends medical teams to any crisis where they can be of use as long as the country is happy to receive them. And where ever they go there is a group of Americans government people and presumably CIA types to try and bribe them to come to live in the US. When the Cubans were in Pakistan a few years ago after the major earthquake the US was offering $100,000 and a car. Which might seem like a large amount of money at first glance but would go pretty quickly when housing is paid for and health insurance and the high cost of living in the US generally. Speaking to Cuban people who have made the mistake of going to the US they have not ended up in the good jobs they were told they would get. Mostly janitor type jobs. They are threatened by the Cuban mafia there if they start complaining. It is a tactic of the US to debase and undermine the social, cultural and educational resources of Cuba. Fortunately most are highly committed professionals and don't fall for it. They certainly don't need the military base to work from like the US seems to. They live in the same conditions as the people. Usually tents or what ever is available. They are very resourceful. They offered and were on standby to help when Katrina happened but were told their services were not needed.
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.