US Seizes Tanker as Cuba 'Suffers' from US Sanctions
Al-Monitor, citing Reuters, details Cuba's deepening energy woes after a U.S. seizure of an oil tanker, portraying rolling blackouts as mere 'struggles' for the 'crisis-stricken' nation. One might almost forget that it's U.S. policy, specifically the 60-year-old embargo and intensified sanctions under both Trump and Biden—including targeting oil shipments and financial transactions—that directly
created and perpetuates this 'crisis.' In 2020 alone, the Trump administration imposed over 200 sanctions on Cuba, many aimed at its energy sector. Funny how the 'foe' always seems to develop these 'struggles' in such close proximity to U.S. intervention. The language paints Cuba as a victim of circumstance, rather than a target of deliberate economic strangulation designed to foment unrest. How
convenient that the 'Communist-run nation' always seems to 'suffer' exactly what a powerful neighbor intends for it. Perhaps the next report will 'discover' that water is wet after a U.S.-led drought.