Spain Profits From Cuban Apartheid

BY: CAPITOL HILL CUBANS



December 26, 2010

According to a State Department cable -- released by Wikileaks -- during a 2008 meeting between then-U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Spain's Ambassador to the U.S. Jorge Dezcallar:

(C) The Secretary stated she remains unconvinced of the sincerity of minor post-Fidel changes in Cuba. She emphasized the need to make real change, as opposed to cosmetic ones. For example, Cubans should have access to cell phones and the Internet. The Ambassador countered that GoS doesn't think that changes in Cuba since Raul's ascent to power have been cosmetic. He denied that Raul is another Fidel, but warned against being too heavy-handed and "scaring him off, or he will be even more difficult."

Why is Ambassador Dezcallar so concerned about being "too heavy-handed" with Raul?

The answer is simple:

Because it's bad for business.

Yesterday, EFE reported that Spain's Sol Melia hotel chain disclosed $3.664 billion in business income with the Castro regime over the last 20 years.

And that's only one of 25 major Spanish companies conducting business with the Cuban dictatorship -- we stress business with the Cuban dictatorship, as the Cuban people are strictly prohibited from engaging in any type of business with foreign entities.

Castro's tourism apartheid and repression pays -- and Spain is shamefully cashing-in.