Friday, May 29, 2015

U.S. Officially Removes Cuba From State Sponsors of Terrorism List


The U.S. has formally dropped Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

"The rescission of Cuba's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism reflects our assessment that Cuba meets the statutory criteria for rescission," State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke said in a statement.

"While the United States has significant concerns and disagreements with a wide range of Cuba's policies and actions, these fall outside the criteria relevant to the rescission of a State Sponsor of Terrorism designation."

Now that Cuba is off the list there are only three countries remaining: Iran, Sudan and Syria. 

Source: NBC News

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