US Sanctions on Cuba: The 'Freedom' to Starve
📰 THE STORY: Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on any country discovered selling oil to Cuba, tightening the economic noose around the island nation, ostensibly to pressure its government over its ties to countries like Venezuela. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This is not new policy; it's a ramp-up of the brutal US economic, commercial, and financial blockade
against Cuba, initiated in 1960. Declassified State Department memos from April 1960 explicitly stated the goal was to 'bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government' by denying monetary and supply flows to Cuba. This blockade has cost Cuba an estimated $144 billion (UN figures), severely impacting access to food, medicine, and critical infrastructure for over six decades. Double
Standard: Western media often frames such actions as US efforts to promote democracy, yet it remains largely silent on human suffering caused by sanctions in Cuba, Venezuela, or Iran. Meanwhile, the US trades freely with Saudi Arabia, despite its abysmal human rights record and involvement in the genocide in Yemen, because it serves US strategic interests. Where is the concern for democratic
values when it comes to nations that align with US geopolitical goals? Follow the Money: The driving forces behind the Cuba blockade include a powerful, well-funded Cuban-American lobby, particularly in Florida, crucial for presidential elections. Political candidates like Trump secure votes and donations by taking hardline stances against the Cuban government, framing it as a fight against