This from former Ambassador Thomas Pickering. Surprised? Finally, and many will criticize me for suggesting this, we need to look at a constructive future for Guantanamo. Can it play a role of bringing us together with Cuba and the Hemisphere rather than separating us? We should end imprisonment there, particularly of those without trial or sentencing, and do it rapidly. For the future, why not return Guantanamo to Cuba, but on the basis that it would be a cooperative future enterprise in first class, high-level research and education in those fields that contribute most to the progress of Cuba and the Hemisphere. Graduate and post-graduate studies in fields like health, agriculture, economic growth and development, education, poverty alleviation and similar areas would be the focus. Open to highly qualified students from all of the Hemisphere on a competitive basis with full scholarships for the needy and with a first-class faculty drawn from Cuba, the United States and the rest of the Hemisphere, Guantanamo could move from being a Black Hole to a Beacon of Light.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:27:40 +0000
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