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The Imperial Mind ...
operates under several simple and brutal assumptions. For example, it believes that if the West makes life unbearable for ordinary people in a targeted nation, they will eventually turn against their own government. Starve them enough and they will beg for regime change.
The Cuban Resistance
Six decades of blockade have produced a very different result in Cuba. The US embargo has tightened and loosened over the years but it has never been lifted. Recently the blockade has stopped Cuba from importing oil from neighbouring Venezuela. This has inflicted immense suffering. American politicians have openly boasted about starving the Cuban people. They speak of it as a job well done. (...)
It almost rivals Hitler
How many countries we have under sanctions, through which,
since the turn of the Century we have killed 38 million people.
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, retired US Colonel.
Source https://shorturl.at/IJSac
Cubans continue to suffer hardship and severe shortages
of everything from basic necessities (eggs, bread, sugar, butter, meat)
to transportation fuel and medicine and construction materials.
And, since January 2026, the Drumpf/NotHatingyou/Rubik administration
has blocked the Cuban government from receiving oil (which powers electricity plants for its grid.
Bottom line, many say that the worst shortage
- for Cubans who cannot afford exile - is that of hope.
For "all-inclusive" tourists and the many new
5-star hotels that have appeared as quickly as the
new variants of "plandemia", this does not pose a major problem.
But for travelers in casas particulares where rooms are rented,
the owners no longer serve meals or only a very basic breakfast.
Travelers must therefore find (and reserve) a table
every evening in the numerous restaurants
which elaborate their daily menus according
to the pork and chicken, fish, seafood, vegetables and fruits available.
Arriving visitors may bring unlimited quantities* - without customs fees -
of food and hygiene products. * Max. 50kg (110 lbs.)
A good source of facts & opinions
about the island is OnCubaNews > here <.
Viazul bus (intercity) tickets can only be booked
on the internet - by the traveller or the Viazul agent at the Viazul station
- and can only be paid by credit card. In advance (sometimes 24 hours ahead)
or minimum 3 hours before departure.
••• Beware of scams by bagage handlers,
ticket vendors, drivers. •••
:•: Official exchange rates > on CADECA < :•:
Street value on ElToqué's web site here.
State-run enterprises and banks use official exchange rates,
but the superior services offered by private businesses
generally reflect the more favorable black market exchange rates.
US Dollars / Euros are the most interchangeable
currencies and the ones preferred by private Cuban shops / home owners.
You can also use and exchange Canadian dollars
and pounds sterling, Swiss pounds and Japanese Yen.
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