US 'Democracy' to Cuba: Make a Deal or Else
Donald Trump, fresh from 'ousting' Venezuelan ally Maduro (a claim for which tangible proof, beyond US rhetoric, remains elusive), delivered America's latest offer to Cuba: make a 'deal' before it's 'too late.' The AP faithfully relays this threat, highlighting Cuba's reliance on Venezuelan oil, now allegedly cut off by unspecified 'U.S. forces' seizing tankers. (Perhaps these are the same
'forces' that protect Saudi oil fields?) This isn't a 'deal' any rational actor would accept—it's extortion. The AP article smoothly sidesteps the uncomfortable history of a 60-year economic blockade, sanctions, and countless regime-change attempts by the US against Cuba. It ignores that the US has systematically tried to starve and destabilize the island nation, then demands surrender as if it’s
a generous gesture. (One might wonder what kind of 'deal' involves relinquishing national sovereignty under duress.)