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FIDEL CASTRO fidel castro - Coggle Diagram

- - - - AIM : turn the world against Castro
- - - - William LeoGrande → American University professor of government
      - William LeoGrande → co-author of a book on secret U.S.-Cuba talks that led to detente under former U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuba’s Raoul Castro
- - - - Castro doesn't define himself and the Cuban government as terrorist
      - Cuban revolution from Castro point of view → no terrorism
      - However he warns that they are capable and have the resources to become efficient terrorists
      - Conclusion → in my perspective Castro defines himself as a freedom fighter not a terrorist
- - - - obstacle in improving relationships
      - cruel hypocrisy
        
        provides to the USA government to justify the imposition of economic penalties and the perpetuation of anti-revolutionary propaganda
    - - “has not provided any support for international terrorism in the past six months, and has provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future”. Obama said
      - “That determination is based on the statutory standard – and the facts – and those facts have led the President to declare his intention to rescind Cuba’s State Sponsor of Terrorism designation,” Obama said
      - “The Cuban government recognized the fair decision made by the president of the United States to eliminate Cuba from a list that it never should have been included on, especially considering our country has been the victim of hundreds of acts of terrorism that have cost 3,478 lives and maimed 2,099 citizens.” Josefina Vidal → Cuban foreign ministry’s of US affairs