Cuban regime reacts to its return to the terrorism list and refers to the last march on the Malecón
The Cuban regime reacted in a predictable and belligerent manner after its reinstatement to the list of countries sponsoring terrorism by the United States government, a decision that, far from recognizing reality, has been described by Havana as an “imperialist attack.”
The official statement, full of propaganda rhetoric and manipulation, focuses on victimizing the Cuban government and present the United States as the aggressoromitting any self-criticism about repressive practices and historical support for extremist groups around the world.
The Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrillatook to Twitter to denounce the US measure, ensuring that “nothing justifies” the decision and that it “rests on a lie.”
However, the facts contradict the official discourse, since The regime maintains a close relationship with terrorist organizations and authoritarian governmentssuch as Russia, Iran, North Korea, Nicaragua and Venezuela, which has generated concern in the international community.
In its official statement, the Cuban government insisted on blaming Washington for all of the island’s problems, from the economic crisis to the mass exodus of citizens, the largest in recent history. However, the regime’s own policies, characterized by repression, lack of freedoms and economic inefficiency, are the true causes of the deterioration of the quality of life in Cuba.
The document published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) resorts to trite arguments, stating that the US “blockade and aggressions” seek to destroy the revolution, while ignoring independent reports that show corruption and lack of transparency in government management. .
In that sense, Cuban civil society is increasingly aware of the role of GAESA (Business Administration Group SA), a conglomerate that controls more than 70% of the country’s dollarized economy and that acts with impunity against Cubans, spreading the “ clientelism”, corruption and theft of the country’s resources by an “extractive elite” that is moving towards the implementation of an oligarchic system, with growing inequalities and based on lack of rights and freedoms, as Moscow advisors prescribe.
For greater shamelessness and impunity when it comes to lying, the Cuban regime mentioned in its statement the recent march on December 20 on Havana’s Malecón, as a sign of popular support to the project of domination that, for more than 60 years, was implemented on the island under the name of “revolution.” With this mobilization controlled by the authorities and without citizen spontaneity, does the Cuban regime intend to sustain its legitimacy?
Cuba’s return to the United States blacklist is a direct consequence of its history of supporting destabilizing movements in the region and its alignment with powers that challenge the world order promoted by Western democracies. The narrative of the Cuban totalitarian regime, which seeks to attribute all responsibility to Washington, fails to hide the growing internal discontent or the deterioration of the humanitarian situation on the island.
While the regime insists on its discourse of resistance, reality shows a Cuba plunged into the worst crisis in its recent history, with a population desperate to escape and an economy on the brink of collapse. The real attack does not come from abroad, but from the ruling leadership itself, which persists in its policy of repression and disinformation.
