The Truth About The Cuba Protests

We all saw the news coverage of the supposedly massive anti-government protests in Cuba during the week of July 11th, but if you were paying attention, you may have noticed something strange. In this episode, we'll analyze the protests and take a look at the US' long history of meddling in Cuba.

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Citations and Further Reading:

Blowback:
https://www.stitcher.com/show/blowback
https://open.spotify.com/show/2pibBnPuHqKr07hxEMZE41

US imperialism in Cuba after the Spanish American War:
https://libcom.org/history/us-imperialism-cuba-1898-1901

Memorandum on the Decline and Fall of Castro:
https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1958-60v06/d499

Documents on US policy of weakening Cuban economy:
https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1958-60v06/ch10

Mainstream news coverage:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-sanction-cuba-over-crackdown-11626972203?mod=e2tw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxbdbLJoAvo

Abdul Lattif Nasser released from Guantanamo:
https://twitter.com/Reprieve/status/1417068759806881792?s=20

US prison policy:
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2020.html

Biden announces more sanctions:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/07/22/statement-by-president-joseph-r-biden-jr-on-continuing-crackdown-in-cuba/

Luna Oi videos on color revolutions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkBB50Zja5A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5naRH5dV1Y

Twitter bot campaign:
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Fake-Social-Media-Operation-from-Abroad-Catalyzes-Cuba-Protests-20210712-0013.html
https://sputniknews.com/latam/202107121083371864-bay-of-tweets-twitter-permits-anti-cuba-bot-army-despite-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-rules/

7-year-old sells lemonade to pay for brain surgery:
https://www.cleveland.com/nation/2021/03/alabama-girl-7-selling-lemonade-to-fund-her-own-brain-surgery.html
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