Among them, Castro asked for the return of the Guantanamo Naval Base to Cuba, an end to the five decades-old trade embargo, a ceasing of U.S.-run television and radio broadcasts on the island, and compensation for economic damages.
“The economic, commercial and financial blockade that provokes enormous human and economic damage is a violation of international law that ought to be overturned,” Castro said.
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So as Castro feeds the beast, don’t expect the United States to give in to Cuba’s demands.
“We shouldn’t be derailed by the fact that we’re dealing with a difficult totalitarian government and if we allow the Cuban government to determine what steps we do or do not take, we’re in essence putting our foreign policy in the hands of a totalitarian state,” Bilbao said.
