Cuba Protests Its Inclusion on US List of Terrorist Countries

WASHINGTON.— The Cuban Interest Section in Washington protested the inclusion of Cuba on the list of countries that, according to the United States, promote terrorism, reported EFE.

The spokesman of this office, Alberto Gonzalez, said that his country has complied, is complying and will continue to comply with the applicable international safety measures regarding terrorism," and said that the Cuban people "does not recognize the moral authority of the US government to certify the inclusion of Cuba and the Cuban people on such a list."

Gonzalez pointed out that "the Cuban territory has never been used to organize, fund or carry out terrorist attacks against the United States or any other country," and suggested that this new attack on the island was political.

"Cuba is rather a victim of terrorism and violence," he said, and noted that the perpetrators of those attacks against Cuba, such as Luis Posada Carriles, live freely in the United States and are not being prosec

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