Biden Slammed For Lifting State Sponsor Of Terrorism Designation On Cuba
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Biden Moves to Drop Cuba From Terrorism List
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Above: Frontal view of the US Embassy in Havana on Jan. 14, 2025. Image copyright: Maylin Alonso/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images
The Facts
US Pres. Joe Biden notified Congress on Tuesday of his intent to remove Cuba from the "state sponsors of terrorism" list, stating that Havana hasn't supported international terrorism over the past six months and has given assurances not to support terrorism in the future.
This comes as part of Vatican-brokered talks that will result also in the gradual release of 553 people who have been imprisoned in Cuba on different charges, with reports that some of those arrested following the 2021 anti-government protests could be among them.
The Spin
Republican narrative
The lame-duck Biden has decided to call for Congress to remove Cuba from the state terrorism list in an absurd appeasement move that further emboldens the post-Castro regime to repress its own people and destabilize the democratic world. Rather than America's national security, his goal is to shamelessly undermine the next Trump administration.
Democratic narrative
Cuba doesn't match the requirements to remain on the list of state sponsors of terrorism. With this 11th-hour decision, the Biden administration has finally followed advice from many world leaders, especially in Latin America, to help advance human rights in Cuba. This is a prudent move, and hopefully, the incoming Trump administration won't change course.
Establishment-critical narrative
The removal of Cuba from the US State Department's list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism is certainly great news, but this is just a first step to finally putting an end to coercive measures that have long caused serious damage to Cuba's population. It's long past time for all-out economic warfare against Cuba to stop.
