The history of the U.K.s foreign policy isn’t spotless.

You’re right – but the thread started off talking specifically about US policy towards Cuba.

Oh, and my uncle fought in Korea and so did a lot of other British servicemen. Quite a lot of them never came home. Their shades are no doubt highly gratified by your flippant disregard of their sacrifice.

Did someone mention double standards?????

Favourite live album? “Bursting Out” by Jethro Tull.

Who does the money go to, what do they do with it, and what do you get in return?

This is that LAAS International membership drive by the back door again, isn’t it?

In my opinion – and it’s only an opinion – they seem to be trying to legitimise themselves as the sole representatives of spotters everywhere.

They don’t represent me, and never have in 30-odd years as an aviation enthusiast, so I’ll be damned if they’re getting £15 of my hard-earned.

Joe’s to much of a widdler for me,

Ignore his personal problems and concentrate on his guitar-playing!!! 😀

LOL @ Sauron! 😀

BTW – did you know that the US Goverment is considering upping official appropriation to Cuban dissident groups to over $100 million? (Source – USAID website)

Cuba’s GDP under US sanctions in FY 2003 was US$ 31.59 billion, while that of the USA in FY2003 was US$ 10.98 trillion – roughly 300 times more. (Source – CIA World Factbook)

Anyone care to imagine the reaction of the FBI and State Department to an amount equivalent to the same fraction of the US GDP – ie, roughly US$30 billion(!!!) – being tranferred annually directly from a foreign government to subversive groups within the USA for the avowed purpose of helping to topple the US Government?

In addition to the considerable resources of the US government, there is the funding from private groups like the Cuban-American National Foundation (CANF), with its known links to anti-Cuban terrorist groups.

Remember also that the US government and fanatical elements of the Cuban exile community have sponsored or participated directly in an abortive military invasion and numerous acts of sabotage in Cuba since 1950.

How many such acts has Cuba carried out against the USA?

And please, for God’s sake, don’t bring up the Soviet missiles – the US missiles in Turkey were just as close to the Soviet Union.

You could always ask Skylinerworld to come back to the general discussion.

He is back, under a different name and, I’m extremely happy to say, behaving in an exemplary manner and making a valuable contribution to the Commercial Aviation forum.

Example 😀 ?

What, Ren? Never heard of Joe Satriani? 😮

Castro is a communist dictator who oppresses and murders people who oppose him.

Not even the Cuban emigres make the latter claim any more, pluto77189, so what’s your source for such a statement? You’re making this “classmate” of yours up, aren’t you?

Is it the fact that Castro is a “Communist” that makes him An Evil Man, unlike US-backed dictators who really did murder those who spoke out against them – such as Pinochet?