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CUBA. Irfan and Marj. “the Boss”. Accused of Supporting Terrorism. According to the State Department, Cuba remains on the list because it has "publicly opposed" the U.S.-led war on terror and maintains friendly relationships with other state sponsors of terrorism, like Iran.
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CUBA Irfan and Marj “the Boss”
Accused of Supporting Terrorism. According to the State Department, Cuba remains on the list because it has "publicly opposed" the U.S.-led war on terror and maintains friendly relationships with other state sponsors of terrorism, like Iran. Cuba has provided "limited support" to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations, as well as safe haven for terrorists, such as members of the Basque terrorist group ETA--despite a November 2003 public request from the Spanish government to deny them sanctuary.
Terrorist actions. Colombia's two leftist rebel groups--the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), both of which regularly carry out acts of terrorism--maintain a "permanent presence" in Cuba. Cuba hasn’t been linked directly to any terrorist acts themselves in the last decade and have recently called to be taken off the list.
Is Cuba a terrorist state? Cuba has made long strides forward in thinking and political negotiations in the last decade. Many peace negotiations in Latin America have been aided by the Island State and it has been praised by the UN and EU for its new found stance. There is no proof to connect Cuba as a Sponsored Terrorist State, on the contrary there has been several arguments made against the accusation.
What does Cuba wish to achieve? U.S. officials have yet to prove that Cuba is connected to Terrorist organisations, yet they accuse them of this due to their friendly relations with Iran and other states the United States considers “State Sponsored Terrorists”.
Cuba’s reaction to 9/11 Within hours of the attacks, Cuba offered medical assistance to the victims and opened Cuban airports to U.S. commercial planes diverted because of the crisis. That night, Castro condemned terrorism on national television. In subsequent weeks, the Cuban government signed all twelve U.N.-sanctioned international antiterrorism treaties. At the same time, Cuban officials also used the opportunity to repeatedly complain about Cuba's own experience as a victim of what it calls "U.S.-sponsored terrorism," including attacks by U.S.-backed anti-Castro groups. The complaints went over poorly in Washington, where they were viewed as evidence of Cuba's waffling commitment to fighting terrorism.
