What’s changed in Venezuela and Cuba since Biden became President? Nothing. But as US foreign policy on those two great threats to America continues seamlessly on from the Trump presidency to the Biden presidency, there’s something the White House and the media don’t want you to know. Venezuela Though you’d barely know it from the media, Venezuela just had an important … [Read more...] about What You’re Not Supposed to Know About Cuba and Venezuela
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Inside Cuban Dissidents’ November 15 Plot: Unpacking the Archipiélago Facebook Group
By Arnold August – Nov 9, 2021 Editor’s Introduction: The Canada Files is fortunate to have Arnold August as a columnist, acclaimed since 1997 as one of the most important non-Cuban English-speaking experts on Cuba’s political system and cultural debates. He obtained access to the Cuban dissident run Facebook Group Archipiélago. With his fluency in Spanish, he took a deep dive … [Read more...] about Inside Cuban Dissidents’ November 15 Plot: Unpacking the Archipiélago Facebook Group
The Facebook Team that Tried to Swing Nicaragua’s Election is Full of U.S. Spies
MANAGUA, NICARAGUA — Less than a week before Nicaragua’s presidential election, social media giant Facebook deleted the accounts of hundreds of the country’s top news outlets, journalists and activists, all of whom supported the ruling left-wing Sandinista government, a top Washington target for regime change. Facebook claims that these accounts were bots engaged in … [Read more...] about The Facebook Team that Tried to Swing Nicaragua’s Election is Full of U.S. Spies
The United States is Organizing a Color Revolution in Cuba for November 15
HAVANA — The United States government is playing a key role in organizing, promoting and amplifying upcoming nationwide protests in Cuba planned for November 15. When directly challenged at a press conference as to whether the United States is directly involved in the planning of the overthrow of the Cuban government, State Department spokesperson Ned Price refused to deny … [Read more...] about The United States is Organizing a Color Revolution in Cuba for November 15
Private Facebook Group That Organized the July Protests in Cuba Plans Bigger Ones Soon
After gaining access to their private Facebook group, MintPress can reveal that the people who sparked the July 11 protests in Cuba are planning similar actions for October and November. The group, La Villa del Humor, is widely credited with providing the initial spark that ignited nationwide protests on the Caribbean island in the summer, the most significant demonstrations … [Read more...] about Private Facebook Group That Organized the July Protests in Cuba Plans Bigger Ones Soon
Cuba: The Island at the Center of the Conspiracy – Interview with Ramón Labañino
Ramón Labañino, who has a degree in Economics from the University of Havana, is one of the five heroes who in the late 80s and early 90s infiltrated anti-Cuban organizations in the United States to detect and prevent terrorist attacks against Cuba and the Revolution. The five were captured by the FBI and sentenced in illegal trials to different penalties; in the case of Ramón … [Read more...] about Cuba: The Island at the Center of the Conspiracy – Interview with Ramón Labañino
President Lopez Obrador Reclaims Mexican Independence. Stands in Solidarity with Cuba against US Interference
SIMON BOLIVAR: “The United States seems destined by providence to plague Latin America with misery in the name of liberty.” In a courageous and desperately needed acknowledgement of truth, Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, at a United Nations Security Council press stake-out July 16th denounced the destructive impact of the brutal embargo declared against Cuba, a … [Read more...] about President Lopez Obrador Reclaims Mexican Independence. Stands in Solidarity with Cuba against US Interference
US State Department Lectures Cuba About Human Rights and Living Conditions
Today with the height of imperial arrogance and hubris, the US State Department issued a joint statement to further its plans to destroy Cuba and all the gains it has made in health, education and welfare. Lining up 20 spineless, neo liberal countries beholden to them and led by right wing governments including; Austria, Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, … [Read more...] about US State Department Lectures Cuba About Human Rights and Living Conditions
The US War on Cuba: From Economic Embargoes, Biological Warfare to US-Backed Terrorism
Before the rise of Cuba’s Communist party, there was a US-backed fascist government under the leadership of Fulgencio Batista who ruled Cuba with an iron fist. Batista was elected in 1940 serving a 4-year term. Then Batista’s reign of terror effectively began when he decided to run for re-election in 1952, but when his political party found itself practically in last place … [Read more...] about The US War on Cuba: From Economic Embargoes, Biological Warfare to US-Backed Terrorism
‘Independent’ Mexico has every right to send aid to Cuba in defiance of ‘inhumane’ US sanctions, president says
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has scoffed at the notion that Mexico should honor a US-imposed embargo on Cuba, as his country sends aid to the island in defiance of Washington’s suffocating economic restrictions. Defending his decision to fuel shipments and other humanitarian aid to Cuba, Obrador said on Tuesday that US sanctions on the socialist state were … [Read more...] about ‘Independent’ Mexico has every right to send aid to Cuba in defiance of ‘inhumane’ US sanctions, president says
What’s Actually Going On in Cuba?
On Sunday 11 July, dozens of anti-government protests, apparently coordinated via social media, took place simultaneously throughout Cuba. In several places, including in San Antonio on the outskirts of Havana and in Matanzas, where Covid-19 cases have been surging, protests turned violent, with windows smashed, shops looted, cars overturned, rocks thrown and people … [Read more...] about What’s Actually Going On in Cuba?
‘Beginning’ of the end? Biden warns Cuba of looming torrent of sanctions
Decades after first placing Cuba under embargo, Washington has warned Havana that its number is up. US President Joe Biden has slapped sanctions on several Cuban officials, declaring “this is just the beginning.” Biden has sanctioned the Cuban minister of defense Alvaro Lopez Miera and the “Boinas Negras” or black berets, a Special National Brigade within the Ministry of the … [Read more...] about ‘Beginning’ of the end? Biden warns Cuba of looming torrent of sanctions
If Biden Wants to “Stand with the Cuban People,” He Can Ease the Cruel Blockade
The corporate media have been bashing the Cuban government in response to the recent protests in Cuba, while President Joe Biden claims, “We stand with the Cuban people.” But they ignore or minimize the leading cause of economic suffering in Cuba: the U.S.’s illegal and punishing economic blockade that Biden has left in place. Every U.S. president since Dwight D. Eisenhower … [Read more...] about If Biden Wants to “Stand with the Cuban People,” He Can Ease the Cruel Blockade
The Recent Unrest in Cuba: A Textbook Example of Fake News and Media Warfare
On Sunday, July 11, Cubans took to the streets for the first time in more than twenty years to express their dismay. It seemed like a spontaneous action, but on closer inspection there’s a bigger picture here. For sixty years the US has been trying to bring about regime change. In recent years, they have been using social media and mainstream media in a sophisticated way to do … [Read more...] about The Recent Unrest in Cuba: A Textbook Example of Fake News and Media Warfare
Biden Administration to Cuban Refugees: Sorry, You’re Not Welcome Here
The US government had a simple statement for Cubans risking their lives to resist communism. Don’t come here. “Allow me to be clear: If you take to the sea, you will not come to the United States,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said during a news conference last week. Thousands of Cubans have taken to the streets in recent weeks with cries of “Libertad!” … [Read more...] about Biden Administration to Cuban Refugees: Sorry, You’re Not Welcome Here
Washington’s Interference: Continued US Sponsored Destabilization in Haiti and Cuba
Assassination of Jovenal Moise and the demonstrations against the Communist Party of Cuba are being traced to the United States’ ongoing interference in the internal affairs of Caribbean states. Haitian President Jovenal Moise was assassinated in his private residence during the early morning hours of July 7 in Port-au-Prince. The circumstances surrounding his death … [Read more...] about Washington’s Interference: Continued US Sponsored Destabilization in Haiti and Cuba
US Concern for Cuba, Latin America Is Spin for Intervention
The United States government says it is going to help Central America fight corruption, combat the “root causes” of migration in Mexico and Central America and help the Cuban people with freedom too. But the US’s domestic and foreign track record demonstrates that it isn’t qualified to teach anyone about democracy, combating poverty, ending corruption, or anything related to … [Read more...] about US Concern for Cuba, Latin America Is Spin for Intervention
The Hidden Hand of the US Blockade Sparks Cuba Protests
Protests erupted in various Cuban cities the weekend of July 11 over dire economic conditions and a surge in Covid-19 cases. They are the biggest protests to hit Cuba in three decades, and they may well continue in the coming weeks. They come on the heels of artists’ protests in Havana at the end of 2020, and have extended to many parts of the island. But their scale has been … [Read more...] about The Hidden Hand of the US Blockade Sparks Cuba Protests
Cuban President’s Statement to the People of Cuba
On Sunday evening the Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel gave the following statement on national television and radio to the people of Cuba: "We have been honest, we have been transparent, we have been clear and at every moment we have been explaining to our people the complexities of the current moments. I remind you that more than a year and a half ago, when the second … [Read more...] about Cuban President’s Statement to the People of Cuba
