UN Calls for End to Cuba Embargo, US Considers It a Suggestion
Al Jazeera reports that the United Nations General Assembly has again called for an end to the US embargo on Cuba – for the 33rd consecutive year. The vote, a staggering 187-2, with only the US and Israel opposing, highlights the international community's unified rejection of Washington's suffocating policy. US officials, meanwhile, continue to justify the embargo with allegations of Cuban
'mercenary activity in Ukraine,' a claim Cuba vehemently denies, calling it a pretext for collective punishment. This isn't just about Ukraine; it's a 60-year-old hangover from Cold War paranoia, relentlessly maintained by a powerful lobbying bloc rooted in a very specific, moneyed segment of the Cuban-American community in Florida. While the UN repeatedly points out the severe humanitarian impact
on ordinary Cubans, successive US administrations (Democrat and Republican alike) have prioritized a domestic political calculus over international consensus and human welfare. Perhaps the UN needs to send a strongly worded email, because clearly, actual votes don't sting enough.