Report: Obama ‘Wants to Make a Splash’ with More Castro Concessions Before Cuba Visit

A Reuters exclusive report suggests that President Barack Obama will announce new concessions to Cuba’s communist dictatorship shortly before his arrival on the island on March 21, aimed at easing travel restrictions and allowing the Cuban government to enrich itself through tightly controlled business ventures.

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Reuters reports that the White House is expected to announce new measures “expected to include changes to make it easier for individual Americans to visit Cuba … as well as further loosening of trade and banking rules, said the sources, who were briefed on the matter by administration officials.” The news agency cites various “U.S. congressional sources” as revealing the proposed adjustments to the relationship between the United States and the Castro regime. “The White House wants to make a splash on the economic front before Obama gets to Havana, and this is one way to do it,” Reuters’ source tells them, suggesting Americans should expect the announcement shortly before the President’s visit. More...

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