Cuba was mentioned once again as a country that supports terrorism in the list of terrorist organizations published by the CIA on Thursday. Cuba, which is listed as a terrorist state, heard Barack Obama, the president of the United States, say last week that the forbiddance of US nationals to visit Cuba and the freedom of sending to and receiving money from Cuba might be lifted.
In the report issued by the State Department it states: “Although Cuba no longer actively supports armed struggle in Latin America and other parts of the world, the Cuban government continued to provide safe haven to several terrorists. Members of ETA, the FARC, and the ELN remained in Cuba during 2008, some having arrived in Cuba in connection with peace negotiations with the governments of Spain and Colombia. Cuban authorities continued to publicly defend the FARC. However, on July 6, 2008, former Cuban President Fidel Castro called on the FARC to release the hostages they were holding without preconditions. He has also condemned the FARC's mistreatment of captives and of their abduction of civilian politicians who had no role in the armed conflict.”
Fidel Castro in an article published on the internet stated that the enemy must never imagine that Cuba will surrender.
