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The US unconventional war against Cuba

The US unconventional war against Cuba

The revolutionary people quickly retake the streets of Cuba

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Jul 16, 2021
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      All is normal and tranquil in Cuba, and it has been so since Monday, July 12, notwithstanding the extraordinary dissemination of fake news.  On the Internet, a portrait has been disseminated of a government that is aloof from the people and unable to manage the economy or the pandemic; and a popular insurrection against the government.  False images have been disseminated, including photos of Argentinians celebrating the recent victory in the football Cup of America, a protest in Alexandria, Egypt, a previous Cuban demonstration demanding that the U.S. government end the blockade of Cuba, and a street demonstration in Cuba on July 11 in support of the government; all presented as Cubans protesting the government on July 11.  It is a false portrait, constructed on a foundation of decades of lies and distortions about Cuba.

     But the reality is something other.  On July 11, responding to a media campaign organized in the United States, political operatives organized small demon…

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