Does Cuba in fact endorse terrorism as a tactic?
Wayne Smith said that Cuba does not endorse terrorism as a policy or tactic. On the contrary, Castro has several times after 9/11 categorically denounced terrorism in all its forms. Undersecretary of State Bolton claims that Cuba supports terrorism as a tactic and falsely quotes Castro as having said during a visit to Iran that “Iran and Cuba, in cooperation with one another, can bring America to its knees”. Castro never said this. It does not appear in any transcript of his remarks. It appeared in an Agence France Presse (AFP) story, but AFP was unable to explain were the quote came from. Cuba has signed all twelve of the UN treaties against terrorism and has offered to sign an agreement for drug interdiction efforts, illegal immigration, and combating terrorism with the U.S. The U.S. demurred. James R. Jones, former Ambassador to Mexico, former Congressman from Oklahoma, and chairman of the Center for National Policy’s commission to review US-Cuba policy, stated that there is no cred
