Just a few weeks ago, the Obama administration announced that Cuba would again be kept on the terrorism list for the 30th consecutive year. Among the allegations that the White House used to defend its decision was that Cuba was harboring and providing political assistance to members of the FARC. Cuba, however, has consistently argued it is simply providing a neutral ground for negotiations between Colombia and its armed insurgents. Now, the fact that the Castro government helped midwife a peace process for Colombia is known, this undercuts one remaining rationale for listing Cuba as a state sponsor of terror.
