Egberto WilliesFeb 19

The Cuba Crisis Isn’t Ideology — It’s Decades of U.S. Economic Sabotage

Cuba’s economic collapse is not simply ideology at work. Decades of U.S. sanctions, oil restrictions, and pressure on Venezuela have strangled the island’s economy and deepened human suffering.

#Cuba #CubaEconomy #economicEmbargo #embargoHistory #ForeignPolicy #HumanRights #humanitarianCrisis #LatinAmerica #oilBlockade #USForeignPolicy #USSanctions #venezuela https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oIX
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> Dulles was referring to Washington’s successful demolition of Guatemala’s first democratic experiment, a ten-year interlude of hope and progress, greatly feared in Washington because of the enormous popular support reported by US intelligence and the “demonstration effect” of social and economic measures to benefit the large majority.
https://tomdispatch.com/noam-chomsky-on-terrorizing-cuba/
#DemonstrationEffect #EconomicEmbargo #EconomicSanctions #GuatemalaAndCuba
Noam Chomsky on Terrorizing Cuba

Those of us of a certain age are unlikely to forget "the most dangerous moment in human history" -- the Cuban missile crisis. I remember hearing John F. Kennedy's address that night -- I was

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