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unionist
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posted 05 April 2008 10:55 PM

This is hilarious - a sure sign that the United States is heading down the sinkhole of history:

Castro foe's family awarded $253 million

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A Miami jury has awarded nearly $253m (£126m) to the children of one of Fidel Castro's former friends, who died in a Cuban jail after turning against him. ...
The Cuban government chose not to be represented in the Miami court during the case.
Del Pino's family said the award, reportedly the largest such penalty to date against Cuba in a US court, was five times more than they had sought.
"I was flabbergasted," Rafael del Pino Jr said, moments after the verdict was announced. "I kept thinking why did they give us so much more?"

Well, isn't it obvious?

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One juror, Thomas Crews, said the award was a political statement which would "send a message to the world that countries don't mess around with US citizens".

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Fidel
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posted 05 April 2008 11:16 PM

And here's the kicker:

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Correspondents say, however, that it is unlikely the children will get much - if any - of the money because Cuban state assets frozen in New York are dwindling

Maybe they could create a help fund from all that lease money that they haven't been paying for Guantanamo.

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