The Cuba embargo

My guess is most of you have no idea how far-flung this embargo is. This post points out the many areas where the US is trying its best to hurt Castro.

The U.S. economic war against Cuba reached across the Atlantic to Norway this week. A Norwegian hotel belonging to the local chain Scandic, recently purchased by the US Hilton Group, refused to allow a 14-member delegation of Cuban tourism officials to stay at the hotel, citing the notorious Helms-Burton act. Similar delegations had stayed at the same hotel on five previous visits to Norway.

An official from the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said the decision was "totally unacceptable,” but has thus far taken no action. The Norwegian working class had a more powerful reaction. The Municipal and General Employees Union, with 300,000 members, announced a boycott of all Scandic hotels in the country, declaring it unacceptable for the United States to give orders to the world. Norway’s Federation of Commerce Unions, with 830,000 members, demanded that the government take immediate measures so that corporations that support the US blockade of Cuba cannot operate in the country.

For the record, I've never supported the embargo which is kinda like hunting an ant with an elephant gun.

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