Source: Patch One Knife
Writer / Little Tiger Knife & Hu Yi Dao
Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela
These three countries, which the United States regards as a "backyard", have had various forms of "major emergencies" in the past two days.
Is this accidental?
Especially Cuba. The US media rendered on the 11th that thousands of Cubans held rare anti-government protests in the capital Havana and other cities on the same day. They expressed dissatisfaction with the state of the country's economy, the progress of COVID-19 vaccination and the government's actions.
Is it really dissatisfaction with the government? The "black hand" behind it is not just about to move.
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"Cuba is experiencing the largest protest and demonstration movement in 60 years". This is a piece of news that was reported by the media in the United States and other Western countries on July 11.
According to US media reports, on the 11th local time, thousands of Cubans took to the streets of cities across the country to protest the shortage of food and medicine. People broke into roadside shops and snatched overpriced goods; a woman clutched her child and cried, "Our children are going to starve to death."
The "trigger" of the protests is that Cuba is currently experiencing its worst economic situation since 1991, and the epidemic is undoubtedly exacerbated by the destruction of tourism, its main source of export income, and the country is accompanied by inflation, power outages, food and drugs and shortages of basic necessities.
Some Cubans now spend hours a day queuing up to buy basic food. Many are unable to work because restaurants and other businesses have been on lockdown for months. The hot search label of "SOSCuba" has now appeared on Twitter, and many celebrities have joined in, calling for foreign donations and materials to enter Cuba to help the Cuban people.
From the perspective of the epidemic, Cuba has also been under great pressure recently. At the end of June, the epidemic gradually climbed, and the number of new confirmed cases in a single day reached 6923 on the 11th, the highest number of single-day confirmed cases since the outbreak of the epidemic, and 47 confirmed deaths in a single day also reached a new high. About 238,000 people have been confirmed and 1,537 people have died in Cuba, entering the most severe stage of the epidemic in the country.
After the protests erupted on Sunday, Cuban President Díaz Canel, in a national televised address, argued that the United States should take responsibility for the unrest. Why? Carnell criticized that the main reason was the widespread shortage of supplies due to U.S. restrictions on exports, funds and travel to Cuba.
The United States has tightened its trade embargo on Cuba in recent years, and even after the outbreak, it has not eased its embargo on Cuba. This is what America hates.
During his term of office, former US President Trump imposed more than 240 unilateral sanctions on Cuba, basically killing the Cuban economy. After the Biden administration took office, it made it clear that the policy toward Cuba is not a top priority for the United States, so there is no possibility of easing sanctions in a short period of time.
According to the Cuban government, between April 2019 and December 2020 alone, the U.S. embargo against Cuba has caused Cuba a loss of $9.157 billion; since 1962, the U.S. embargo against Cuba has resulted in a cumulative loss of $147.853 billion.
On June 23 of this year, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly condemned the United States economic embargo against Cuba. Of the 193 UN Member States, 184 voted in favour of the condemnation, and only 2 voted against it: the United States and Israel.
Since 1992, the resolution has been voted on once a year, and the result has been similar every year, but it is clear that the UN resolution has little influence on the United States.
For Cubans, such a vote is a paltry consolation, who still face a life of blazing ahead as a result of the United States embargo.
Although the Biden administration has made no progress in easing sanctions initiatives on the grounds that it is "not a priority.". But as soon as the Cuban protests broke out on Sunday, the expressions and support from the White House to U.S. politicians came very quickly. What is called "ulterior motives" is embodied in this vivid.
First, Jolie Zhong, acting deputy secretary of state of the U.S. Department of State's Office of Western Hemisphere Affairs, said in a false tone, "We support the right of the Cuban people to peaceful protest." We call for calm and condemnation of any acts of violence,"
Then, Biden's national security adviser, Jack Sullivan, said: "The United States supports freedom of expression and assembly across Cuba and will strongly condemn any violence against peaceful protesters exercising universal rights." I want to "add another fire" to the protests in Cuba.
Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, was the first to step up and demand widespread media coverage of the Cuban protests, tweeting on social media one after another to encourage the Cuban demonstrations to turn to "ideological resistance."
Rubio also called on President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken to make a public statement on the matter, hoping to set the fire even more intense.
The flavor of the "color revolution" has actually come out.
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Outside Cuba, Haiti is in turmoil over the mystery of the assassination of the President. Who is the "black hand" behind this? The mystery is being solved step by step.
Although the Haitian side called on both the United Nations and the United States to send troops to maintain stability in Haiti, the Americans rejected the proposal to send troops this time. Because the Biden administration wants to be consistent with its overall foreign policy, it can't withdraw troops from Afghanistan here and send troops to Haiti over there.
However, the United States is not willing to give up its control over the "backyard".
So on July 11, the United States sent a technical team to Haiti to assess Haiti's security and other needs following the assassination of President Moise last week.
A senior U.S. official told Reuters it was unclear which U.S. government agencies were involved in the incident, but the team planned to report to President Biden on its return before making any decisions about further U.S. involvement in the turmoil that engulfed the Caribbean island nation.
Haitian police said two Americans and 26 Colombians were involved in the assassination attack, some of them retired soldiers of the Colombian army, but some of the main planners and suspects remain at large.
Biden administration officials said the United States would also consult with regional partners and the United Nations on the unrest in Haiti. On the surface, the US government respects multilateralism and the opinions of the United Nations, but the latest information disclosed by the media on this incident has given the United States another "role" in the "assassination of the President of Haiti".
According to media reports, the Haitian police recently confirmed that an armed gang of Americans and Colombians was suspected of being involved in the assassination of Haitian President Moiz. Some Colombians said the militants were employed by a company based in Miami, USA.
According to the "Miami Herald", Reuters and other media reported on the 11th, a source who had contacted the detained Colombian militants told the media that these suspects said that they were employed by a company headquartered in Miami, USA. Several of them said they had been in Haiti for at least 3 months, and some were even longer.
A Haitian source said the Colombians claimed to have been hired to provide security for VIPs, who earned about $3,000 (about 19,000 yuan) a month. In addition, a judge broke the news that two Haitian-Americans claimed they were hired to "translate", but did not disclose who their employers were.
The most bizarre aspect of the assassination is that the preliminary findings released by the Haitian judiciary said that the assassinated Haitian President Moiz was shot 12 times in the body, one in the left ear, one in the right arm, one in the left leg and one in the face, and several shots in the abdomen. But none of the security guards around him were injured.
Is this a well-planned "inside-outside" action?
Haiti is a Caribbean island nation with a population of about 11 million and is the poorest country in the Americas. An article published on the website of Russia Today tv said that the assassination of the Haitian leader and the tears of crocodiles in the West exposed the real situation of the US vassal states.
Residents of the small Caribbean nation suffer from extreme poverty, inequality and disorder, as Washington hopes. Haiti's leaders are usually just a puppet backed by the United States, and Haiti's dire situation has historically been exacerbated by U.S. interference.
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In addition to Cuba and Haiti, the Venezuelan capital has also erupted in recent days. Venezuela sent 2,500 government troops and the street fighting lasted 72 hours.
Venezuelan officials revealed that these militants are most likely mercenaries from Colombia, and the weapons they captured in the operation also came from Colombia and the United States.
It's somewhat similar to what's happening in Haiti.
According to the "Russia Today" report on the 11th, Venezuela is a country located in the north of South America and is also a member of the Union of South American Nations. It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Colombia to the west, and Brazil to the south. On January 23, 2019, Venezuelan President Maduro announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the United States.
The Venezuelan government reported the fight with the gang on the 10th and provided details of the action to crush the gang.
Interior Minister Melendez and Vice President Rodriguez said the street fighting lasted about 72 hours and killed at least 26 people. Four officers of the National Police and the National Guard were killed and 10 others were injured. The other side lost 22 people.
Vice President Rodriguez believes that the gang was instigated by foreign forces.
Obviously, taking advantage of the epidemic and the severe damage to the economic system, the United States has taken the opportunity to increase its influence and control over Latin America and the Caribbean.
There are many reasons why the outbreak in Latin America has not been controlled. For example, the vast majority of Governments in Latin American countries lack a scientific and effective strategy to fight the epidemic. This has to do with its lack of awareness of the dangers of the virus. For example, Brazilian President Bolsonaro has always believed that COVID-19 is just a "small cold" and does not need to exaggerate its harmfulness. Moreover, he believes that Brazilians have a strong resistance and do not get sick by swimming in the sewers.
Latin America's manufacturing base is weak. Therefore, there was a shortage of anti-epidemic materials shortly after the outbreak of the epidemic. Some Latin Americans even advertise that they are willing to exchange their land for oxygen.
In Latin America, on the one hand, because Latin Americans are enthusiastic and social, and because many people make a living in the informal sector, they cannot earn income without going out to work, so the "lockdown" or home isolation rules cannot be well observed.
The economic, social and political impact of the pandemic in Latin America has long been felt and should not be underestimated.
In the economic sphere, Latin America is at risk of falling into another "lost decade." This concern is not unfounded. For example, in the past 2 years, the economic decline in Latin America has been so great that it is unprecedented in Latin America. There is no doubt that in order to stimulate economic recovery as soon as possible, it is necessary for Latin America to obtain more foreign investment and expand exports. Although China cannot "save" Latin America, it can help Latin America's economy to embark on healthy growth by better implementing the Belt and Road Initiative.
In the field of social development, the epidemic has greatly increased the number of poor people in Latin America, the unemployment rate has risen rapidly, social security has deteriorated, and the difficulty of maintaining social stability is increasing.
In the political sphere, the impact of the pandemic cannot be generalized. In countries such as Chile, for example, the ups and downs of anti-government activity in 2019 have been halted by the pandemic, but in Colombia, people seem to have held numerous mass demonstrations protesting against the government's economic policies in defiance of the government's ban on assemblies.
For example, although Ecuador voted a right-wing president in the second round of the presidential election on April 11, thus turning the political vane of the South American country from left to right, Pedro Castillo, who held high the flag of the left, was able to win the second round of voting in the Peruvian presidential election on June 6, thus allowing the Latin American left to "win back a city". It can be expected that this situation of "tug-of-war" between left and right will continue for a period of time.
It is precisely because the epidemic has gradually restored and re-strengthened the influence of left-wing forces in Latin America, so the "black hand" of the United States is not just ready to move.