Who Will Hold the United States Accountable Over Cuba? by Ms Ramona Wadi
(2021-07-23 at 23:16:53 )

Who Will Hold the United States Accountable Over Cuba? by Ms Ramona Wadi

An intentionally misinformative outreach is what the United States government is relying on to justify its punitive measures on Cuba, Ramona Wadi writes.

Anyone who believed the departure of former United States President Donald Trump would constitute a return to more effective diplomacy has been grievously mistaken. The Biden Administration is not even close to replicating the slightest approach towards Cuba which former United States President Barack Obama moved towards, following the release of the Cuban Five. On the contrary, not only has United States President Joe Biden not reversed Donald Trumps policies, but extended them to include further punitive measures. It is becoming clear that the United States was only biding its time to declare openly aggressive policies against Cuba.

For months, President Biden downplayed Cuba as an unimportant item on the United States foreign policy agenda. The passive stance, which tacitly affirmed approval of Donald Trumps sanctions and designations against the island, was paused at the start of the protests in Cuba, funded by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and exacerbated by the illegal United States blockade on the island.

Earlier this week, Reuters reported unnamed United States officials stating that Cuba is now a "top priority" for the United States government, even as in Miami, Cuban dissidents have been calling for United States military intervention. Republican Mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, called upon the United States to create an international coalition for intervention against Cuba.

So far, President Biden has announced new sanctions targeting the head of the Cuban military and the Cuban Ministry of Interior. "This is just the beginning - the United States will continue to sanction individuals responsible for oppression of the Cuban people," the White House press release partly states.

Media is calling the protests unprecedented and the reason why Joe Biden did not follow in Barack Obamas footsteps in terms of thawing relations between Cuba and the United States. However, the protests did not commence with Joe Bidens tenure, which indicates the current administration was planning to maintain Donald Trumps sanctions against Cuba. By endorsing the usual purported democracy rhetoric, President Biden has allowed Miamis right-wing dissidents an open chance to influence politics against Cuba.

While Cubans are drawing attention to scarcities as a result of the United States-imposed illegal blockade which the international community votes against while failing to stand up to the United States, in Miami there is talk of a purported "revolution," calling the protests a "catalyst for change" while not a single mention of the blockade is made when the Cuban dissidents speak about organising for humanitarian aid. Cubas quandary, according to mainstream media, is merely a result of government oppression, yet the peoples complaints are indicative of the economic hardships exacerbated by the United States. With mainstream media erroneously showing footage of pro-socialist demonstrations labelled as anti-government protests, the usual setups for regime change which are synonymous with the United States have been clearly set in motion.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has described President Bidens approach towards Cuba as "addressing the moment". Yet United States involvement in destabilising Cuba throughout the years undermine the statement.

Since the triumph of the Cuban revolution, the United States government has prioritised Cuban Americans as their allies in its anti-Cuba agenda. "We are making sure that Cuban Americans are a vital partner in our effort to provide relief to suffering people on the island," President Biden declared. This façade of inclusion, however, merely disguises the fact that Cuban dissidents and the United States government are exploiting the humanitarian paradigm for political benefit.

An intentionally misinformative outreach is what the United States government is relying on to justify its punitive measures on Cuba.

There is nothing novel in the United States approach towards Cuba, which was tried and tested in Latin America, and more recently in the Middle East.

Meanwhile, contrary to the early days of the pandemic, there is no scrutiny of the United States illegal blockade which drives humanitarian deprivation in Cuba. A sound narrative, based upon Cubas achievements and its internationalist role, has been abandoned for imperialist designations. In the midst of pointing fingers at Cuba, who is holding the United States accountable???

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