Thread by @DSA_SF

What we saw earlier this week was yet another failed attempt by the US empire to suppress the Cuban people with increased sanctions while refusing to end the longest embargo in modern history. 🇨🇺🧵

This effort, which was backed by the State Dept, CIA, and other US agencies, was an attempt to destabilize Cuba and to justify US aggression. Here you hear the state dept press sec. claiming this will “advance the cause of democracy on the island”.

https://twitter.com/KawsachunNews/status/1457806777710481420?s=20

Obviously, that is contradictory to the US’s long history of imposing sanctions on Cuba & what the Cuban people need. If Cuba really is a “failed state”, why does the US need to blockade the island? Why is US empire so focused on Cuba's democracy while refusing to fix their own?

Despite the sanctions, Cuba developed its own vaccine and secured enough syringes to vaccinate 90% of its population and has already sent vaccines to Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Vietnam.

orinocotribune.com/cuba-sent-over…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuba-Send…
plenglish.com/news/2021/10/2…

However, the Biden administration is preventing Cuba from sending more out. Because of the embargo, there are shortages of critical raw medical materials to produce more vaccines for the rest of the Global South.

If the Biden admin really cared about advancing democracy & human rights, Pres. Biden needs to take executive action to end the US embargo on Cuba so that their vaccines can finally be accessible to all.

Let Cuba live. End the blockade.

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