US Sanctions on Cuba: 'Humanitarian Disaster' or Imperial Design?
📰 THE STORY: Bloomberg reports that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has warned that potential US tariffs, aimed at countries supporting Cuba with energy, could exacerbate a humanitarian crisis on the island, a move prompted by former President Donald Trump. Sheinbaum emphasized the urgent need for a humanitarian approach to US-Cuba relations. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical
Context: The 'humanitarian crisis' in Cuba is not an accident or a recent development. It is the direct, intended consequence of a US embargo initiated in 1960. As revealed in a declassified State Department memo from April 6, 1960, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Lester D. Mallory explicitly stated the goal: "to bring about hunger, despair and overthrow of government." This embargo has cost
Cuba over $144 billion, according to UN reports over the last six decades. Double Standard: Western media often decries humanitarian crises in nations targeted by US sanctions, yet rarely attributes the suffering to the sanctions themselves. When Venezuela's economy collapsed under crushing US sanctions designed to oust President Maduro, the media overwhelmingly blamed 'socialism' rather than
Washington's deliberate economic warfare. Meanwhile, countries with far worse human rights records, like Saudi Arabia, enjoy unrestricted trade and arms deals with the US. Follow the Money: The driving force behind the continued hardline stance on Cuba, despite overwhelming international opposition (the UN General Assembly has voted against the embargo for 31 consecutive years, with only the US