Fox News Discovers Cuba Wants to Defend Itself, US Blockade Continues
The story fixates on 'fiery' rhetoric from Cuba, framing it as an isolated statement rather than a predictable response to 60+ years of US attempts at regime change. While Trump 'urges a deal,' Fox conveniently omits the ongoing embargo, which former President Obama himself called 'an outdated approach' that 'only serves to isolate the United States.' (Source: The White House Archives, 2016). One
might think sustained economic warfare would provoke some defensive posturing. This narrative avoids mentioning the countless CIA-backed assassination plots against Fidel Castro (Source: Senate Church Committee Report, 1975) or the Bay of Pigs invasion (Source: CIA Files, 1961). It's almost as if a country that has endured blockades, invasions, and covert operations from its powerful northern
neighbor might develop a 'defend to the last drop' mentality. Who knew?