Way back in 1962 the United States encircled the island of Cuba with an economic EMBARGO for the purpose of overthrowing the Cuban Revolution, which in 1959 had overthrown the U.S.-backed Batista dictatorship. Incredibly the EMBARGO has failed with Revolutionary Cuba now in its 65th Year of ruling the encircled nation. And the EMBARGO has existed for over six decades although the entire world loudly opposes it. Amazing. So why has the EMBARGO continued for over six decades?
On October 30th in 2024, as it has done for the past 32 Octobers, the 190 nations in the United Nations voted to end the U. S. EMBARGO on Cuba. As you can see above in red, the only two nations in the entire world that voted to continue the EMBARGO were -- as usual -- the United States and Israel. The world, of course, is aware that Israel is very dependent on billions of dollars of cash and military donations from the United States. But, except for Israel, all of the other nations voted against the EMBARGO.
Today -- on November 1st in 2024 -- above are the Top Five Cuban Headlines flashing around the world. Note that the latest 187-to-2 vote in the UN that again begged the U. S. to end its devastating EMBARGO against Cuba is still getting headlines around the world. That is because the brave and popular Foreign Minister of Argentina has been fired because she cast Argentina's vote as "Yes" in the UN to end the U. S. EMBARGO against Cuba...but the Argentine president wanted her to vote "No."
Since December of 2023 Javier Milei has been the President of Argentina. He is the man who fired his popular female Foreign Minister because she voted at the UN to end the U. S. EMBARGO against Cuba. In other words, President Mitei threw Cuba under the bus because he apparently envisions financial deals involving the United States, and he obviously desires not to defy the U. S. regarding the Cuban EMBARGO.
Above is the start of the Reuters worldwide article that explains why Argentina's President Javier Milei fired his highly respected Foreign Minister Diana Mondino because she was brave enough to defy Milei at the United Nations because she voted to end the U. S. EMBARGO against Cuba. Of course, Diana Mondino's vote was consistent with the votes of all the nations around the world other than Israel, which has long received vast financial favors from the United States.
Above is Argentina's Foreign Minisher Diana Mondino who got fired because she voted in the UN this week to end the U. S. Embargo of Cuba. She did so because she "listened" to her heart, which told her that the Embargo has drastically harmed the lives of three generations of Cuban families..."not just the revolutionary leaders that still rule Cuba."
Yes, in many languages Diana Mondino is being hailed or damned for having the courage to use Argentina's vote in the United Nations to vote AGAINST the U. S. Embargo/Blockade of Cuba. All of the other 189 nations at the UN, except the U. S. and Israel, AGREED with Diana Mondino...although she was fired as Argentina's Foreign Minister by Argentina's irate President Javier Milei.
In March of 2016 two-term U. S. President Barack Obama visited Cuba for three days accompanied by his wife and two daughters. On nationwide television President Obama told the Cuban people: "Cuba Does Not Need To Fear A Threat From the United States." For a few days, Cubans were overjoyed but then reality returned. President Obama's famous promise quickly became a smokescreen that by 2017 saw the U. S. Embargo become tightened more than ever.
Of course, soon after President Obama returned to the U. S. after his 3-day visit to Cuba in March of 2016, he was confronted with the sheer reality that a few rich and politically powerful Cuban-Americans in the Little Havana area of Miami in Florida wanted the U. S. Cuban EMBARGO continued and, of course, in November of 2024 it is stronger than ever as it nears the end of its 62nd consecutive year.
Two days before November 1st in 2024 the United Nations in New York City again for the 32nd consecutive October voted 187-to-2 to end the EMBARGO. Of course, the two nations that voted "no" still prevailed as usual.
