Cuba Embargo modifications

Cuban restrictions are being lightened by the Obama administration according to BBC.

"The move, announced by White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, comes after Mr Obama last month signed a spending bill easing some economic sanctions on Cuba.Mr Gibbs said the aim was to promote democracy and human rights on the Caribbean island."The president has directed the secretaries of state, treasury and commerce to carry out the actions necessary to lift all restrictions on the ability of individuals to visit family members in Cuba and to send them remittances," said Mr Gibbs. "(BBC)

The changes to the U.S. Policy towards Cuba will include

• Cuban-Americans will also be allowed to send more money to relatives in Cuba.
  
• Restrictions would also be lifted on US telecommunications companies applying for licenses to operate in Cuba

How in the hell is the word Obama still not included in blogger, or Google spell checker. I would think people use his name?

Hurricane Gustavo

Hurricane Gustavo is slated to hit Haiti and Cuba soon, but my assumption is that both countries are on their own. Since the United States does not support Communist nation in any shape or form, Cuba is past being helped. While Haiti, in the eyes of many developed nation has nothing to offer, so who cares. We might see a New Orleans Katrina fiasco, since Haiti can almost provide no social services as it is. Dont get it twisted though, its just not Bush who hates certian people. Most of the world would rather not care, and help other countries recover from tsunamis that aren't even in our hemisphere.

MSNBC:

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Rapidly growing Hurricane Gustav headed for a
collision with impoverished Haiti on Tuesday...Forecasts suggested that Gustav's
eye might pass near the capital of Port-au-Prince, home to nearly 3 million
people. msnbc