US War on Cuba: A Perpetual Siege Masquerading as Policy
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera reports that Donald Trump, following what they describe as the 'US abduction of Venezuela’s Maduro' (a narrative choice in itself), has signed an executive order threatening tariffs on any country providing Cuba with much-needed oil, further tightening the crippling economic blockade on the island nation. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The US embargo
on Cuba began in 1960 under the Eisenhower administration and was formalized in February 1962 by John F. Kennedy. Its stated goal, according to a declassified 1960 State Department memo known as the L. Project, was to 'decrease monetary and real wages, to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.' This isn't newfound belligerence; it's the continuation of a meticulously planned,
decades-long starvation strategy. Double Standard: The US wields sanctions and tariffs as a weapon against Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, and other nations defying its hegemony, yet expresses outrage and calls for 'freedom of navigation' when other powers like China assert economic influence in their own spheres. The media frames US sanctions as 'pressure' for democracy, while similar actions by rival
states are 'economic aggression.' There's no major US media outcry about the humanitarian impact of these tariffs on access to medicine and food in Cuba, unlike the selective concern over humanitarian crises in nations targeted for regime change. Follow the Money: The driving force behind the US Cuba blockade remains a powerful Cuban-American lobby, particularly in Florida, which heavily