US must be made to lift illegal embargo

FOR the 12th consecutive time the UN recently voted to oppose the US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba.

This year a record 179 countries (including Ireland and Britain) voted against the blockade, with only the US, Israel and the Marshall Islands supporting its continuation. The illegal and immoral blockade of Cuba by the US continues to create great hardship for Cubans and must be lifted.

Given increased threats from the US, including the real possibility of military invasion, a recent tightening of the blockade by George W Bush (despite Congressional opposition) and increased hostility towards Cuba by the EU, international support for the Cuban revolution and the country’s right to national self-determination free from US interference has never been greater.

The US administration must be made to listen to, and act on, the democratic and moral stance of the UN.

Douglas Hamilton,

Co-ordinator,

Cuba Support Group,

4, Lower Crescent,

Belfast.