after the spanish american war the u.s. signed the cuban-american treaty in 1903 which gave the u.s.
"complete jurisdiction and control" of the guantanamo bay area. a subsequent treay in 1934 raised the annual lease payment due cuba from $2000 USD to $4085 USD. this treaty also made the lease permanent until BOTH governments decide to break it. so the u.s. can rent the whole base for less than most ppl can rent a 2 bdrm apartment. since the communist revolution Castro has only cashed one rent check (on accident) because he believes that the whole arrangement is illegal under the vienna convention on laws of treaties. he is full of s**t though because that (the vienna convention) explicitly states that it should not be applied retroactively.
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2007-08-24 14:05:13
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answered by faceman888 4
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Guantonimo Bay was ceded to the United States at the end of the Spanish-American War, which granted Cuban independence. Gito became American territory in 1898, long before Fidel Castro took power in Cuba in 1959.
2007-08-24 15:04:02
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answered by wichitaor1 7
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Gitmo's been there a lot longer than Castro has. Remember, after the Spanish-American War, Cuba was ours to do with what we wanted, and there was even some sentiment for making it a state. We tried setting up a democratic government (with, of course, the usual heavy influence of American business and political interests) but that kept producing crappy leaders (likely in large part because of the American business and political interests), and that's how Castro came to power. There's no way he could have dislodged the Navy and Marines from Gitmo.
2007-08-24 14:48:56
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answered by Anonymous
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human beings at the instant are not banned from Cuba, purely the US doesnt enable any flights or boats to originate from the u . s . and pass to Cuba. i'm American and that i became into in Cuba final 3 hundred and sixty 5 days, I flew from Spain on an American Passport, no issues. The land became into leased previously Castro took capacity, and the government justifies the land via fact they experience they have an criminal duty to guard their coast. This base became into formed purely via Cuban Missle disaster. human beings additionally can not fly into Afghanistan, and Iraq, yet we've bases there additionally. the united states has a base in exceedingly much each and every united states of america. you should outline that base. some bases are referred to as CIA posts and those are in exceedingly much each and every united states of america, different than North Korea i've got self assurance.
2016-11-13 08:32:40
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answered by Anonymous
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The U.S. has a lease in perpetuity at Guantanamo Bay since the Spanish American war.
2007-08-24 12:52:08
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answered by Anonymous
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It has been there for years before Castro. Anyway, there never has been anything he could do about it. Study a little bit of history.
2007-08-24 13:30:42
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answered by Anonymous
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he dont allow us we own the property. it is us territory. guantanimo bay belongs to the u.s.
2007-08-24 12:43:24
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answered by Anonymous
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what you said, and what trashy said
2007-08-24 12:51:40
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answered by Anonymous
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