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Article: Will OAS decision to readmit Cuba change US-Latin America relations?(WORLD)(Organization of American States)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
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- June 4, 2009
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Byline: Tim Rogers Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
Managua, Nicaragua -- The surprise decision yesterday by the Organization of American States (OAS) to reopen its doors to Cuba is being touted as a political and diplomatic victory by both Washington and Latin America's left.
But analysts claim it's unlikely the move to reverse the 1962 ban on Cuba's OAS membership will lead to a "new dawn" in US-Latin American relations, as several politicians have waxed poetically. In fact, many observers have noted, Cuba has shown no signs of wanting to rejoin the club.
"The OAS decision is unlikely to hasten democratic change in Cuba; the ...