The first visit to Cuba in 88 years by a US president comes as South America undergoes radical political changeIn the heady days of Barack Obama’s campaign for the White House in 2008,the soon-to-be president made a speech at the Cuban American National Foundation that was to become a benchmark for his relations with a hemisphere.
“It’s time for a novel alliance of the Americas,” the candidate declared. “It’s time to turn the page on the arrogance of Washington and the anti-Americanism across the region that stands in the way of progress.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com