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"After toppling Venezuela’s leader earlier this year, the Trump administration
has turned its sights on Cuba. The near-total blockade of the island is now
posing the greatest challenge to the government since the Cuban missile crisis
in 1962.
Cuba is quickly running out of oil, creating a dire political and economic
crisis for the island’s 11 million residents.
US President Donald Trump’s embargo has prevented any oil tankers from reaching
the island for months. A ship carrying Russian fuel is now reportedly on the
way to the island to attempt to break the blockade, but the US has seized other
ships that have previously tried.
The Trump administration has also threatened tariffs on any nation that tries
to send Cuba fuel, putting Latin American leaders in an uncomfortable position.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has called out the embargo as “very
unfair”, but she’s been careful not to antagonise Trump by putting an emphasis
on the Cuban “people”, not the government.
This is not the first time the US has isolated Cuba, or coerced Latin American
leaders to take part. Cuba has been under a US embargo for the past 66 years,
which has stunted its economy and caused widespread human suffering.
The island has always found a way to get by, but can it survive this new round
of American pressure?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
