Cuba Remains a State-Sponsor of Terrorism

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The U.S. State Department has just released its yearly "Country Reports on Terrorism" and has re-designated Cuba as a state-sponsor of terrorism.

The other countries on the list are Iran, Syria and Sudan.

The report cites Cuba's continued support for terrorist groups, including Spain's ETA and Colombia's FARC; its support for fugitives from U.S. justice; and its unwillingness to abide by international money laundering standards.

A wide-range of sanctions result from this designation.

The report forgot to add Cuba's continued support for other state-sponsors of terrorism, including Iran and Syria, and its continued hostage-taking practices.