U. S. Cuba relations and wonder how much of the ideas heard the word thought id never thought it would be a good place to be. [laughter] but were glad you are here. But it is consistent with the other cuba related events but over the years cuba has captures the imagination i remember back when we were trying to get support for the west colombia Free Trade Agreement that enjoys a lot of support from clocks on this panel with columbia represented the generating interest now in that was limited compared to cuba which seems to capture the imagination and. Is not on the politics of the u. S. Cuba relations we dont have time to go through the long history but it is an emotional issue. There are families to have the property confiscated whose families were attended and have strong views with the current government in cuba but today we will focus on the president s announcement and what the perspectives are from the legal and Business Community i want to mention in that category of great timin
Rebellion. We will speak with him about protests around the United States as well as his new book listen, yankee why cuba , matters. As republicans mount that first major challenge to president obamas efforts to normalize relations with cuba for the first time in half a century. The problem with being part of the 1 is you are so sure of yourself that you dont listen to the 99 . You certainly dont listen to the cubans who are in this little island, little Tropical Island that will obviously fall under the domination of the United States someday. And so it was written in a cuban voice, basically, demanding the United States listen. And i thought 55 years later, the same issue was before us and that was whether barack obama would become the first yankee to listen. The first yankee president to listen, which he did. Amy tom hayden is a longtime antiwar activist and one of the founders of students for a Democratic Society. As today marks the 40th anniversary of the fall of saigon and the en
One of his fellow defendants was ordered, the only africanamerican, to be bound and gagged and chained to his chair. Later, tom hayden would organize a new work, among his books rebellion. We will speak with him about protests around the United States as well as his new book listen, yankee why cuba , matters. As republicans mount that first major challenge to president obamas efforts to normalize relations with cuba for the first time in half a century. The problem with being part of the 1 is you are so sure of yourself that you dont listen to the 99 . You certainly dont listen to the cubans who are in this little island, little Tropical Island that will obviously fall under the domination of the United States someday. And so it was written in a cuban voice, basically, demanding the United States listen. And i thought 55 years later, the same issue was before us and that was whether barack obama would become the first yankee to listen. The first yankee president to listen, which he did
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But i do not blame your leader. I do not blame president obama. What did you make of it . Reporter well let me start with this poppy. Breaking right now cnn learning that president obama and president castro are sitting in the same room meeting, speaking. Im getting some quotes from inside that room. I want to read a few for you because these are from president obama. Him saying this is obviously a historic meeting. The history between the United States and cuba is complicated, he says after 50 years of policy that has not worked, it was time for us to try something new. And that is the atmosphere poppy. We actually have a few photos. Im going to try to show them to you. This is happening now as we speak. These two leaders very much sitting next to each other. Its described to us as a meeting like you would see at the oval office for example. It gives you an idea of what these two leaders are doing at this point in time. Theres a small pool of reporters thats in there. And so we will b