Washington has never abandoned its desire to strip the Island of Liberty, to turn Cuba into a semi-colony once again
With the world’s attention riveted on several conflict zones in the Old World (Taiwan, Afghanistan, the Balkans, Syria, Ukraine and the Polish-Belarusian border), the US is now quietly preparing a “colour revolution” against Cuba and its people.
Last summer, on July 11, there was already an attempted revolt. Then groups of provocateurs managed to bring several thousand people to the streets of some Cuban cities, alarmed by the sudden increase of COVID-19. But almost immediately, specially trained “activists” organized the chanting of anti-state slogans, demanding the resignation of the government. Instantly, the “peaceful” protests turned into pogroms and looting, with rioters attacking police stations and supporters of the legitimate government. The riots were suppressed by 14 July and most of the provocateurs and rioters were arrested.
The first testimonies of the rioters showed that the riots were not spontaneous. They had been planned and organised by agents of the American secret services. According to an old CIA tradition, “off-budget funds” were used to finance the “activists”, in this case, money from the Cuban mafia operating in the US state of Miami, proceeds from the drug trade, prostitution, and illegal casinos.
However, it is not only “dirty” mafia money that is used to finance the rebellion in Cuba. For example, at the end of September of this year, the U.S. Agency for International Development allotted about $6.669 million for subversive projects in Cuba. In all, the U.S. is going to spend $18 million by 2023. The main beneficiaries are the Miami-based Cuban Democratic Directorate (Directorio Democrático Cubano), headed by emigrant Gutierrez-Boronat, and the media, created for the information war against Cuba.
Incidentally, Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, spent $170 million on subversive activities against the Liberty Island. And that amount did not include funds from the US intelligence community and the military department allocated for this purpose.
The funds, as we can see, are quite substantial. And some of it is to be spent on the “March for Change” which the Cuban Fifth Column is preparing to hold in several Cuban cities on November 15, one of the main slogans of which is declared “release of political prisoners”, that is, the July 11 pogromists and provocateurs. According to information available to the island’s law enforcement services, the peaceful march is planned to be turned into a mass riot, which is expected to encompass most of the cities.
It is quite understandable that the authorities have banned this action, which, however, does not stop the provocateurs, who have declared their intention to hold the march at all costs. The formal leader of the pro-American “opposition” is Junior García Aguilera, a fairly well-known playwright and leader of the “opposition” headquarters – the “Archipelago” platform, or rather its visible part.
The identity of Junior García, sometimes called the “Cuban Navalny”, is worth elaborating on. In front of TV cameras and foreign journalists, he plays the role of a man of art who was forced into politics in order to gain freedom for his much-loved homeland, a little naïve and open-minded.
In reality, it is a well-trained agent of the US secret services who has received serious training. On Cuban television the other day, Carlos Leonardo Vásquez, a member of the Cuban state security services, infiltrated into the Fifth Column, spoke. He described how, together with Junior Garcia, he had participated in training programmes for political leaders serving US interests. In particular, they attended a programme organised by the American University of St Louis in 2019 on “the role of the armed forces in the transition period”, that is, after the overthrow of the legitimate government.
Another touch to the playwright’s portrait was the disclosure of a recording of talks between Junior Garcia and Ramon Saul Sanchez Rizo, a terrorist linked to organisations such as Alpha 66, Omega 7, the National Front for the Liberation of Cuba and the Coordination of United Revolutionary Organisations. The latter is responsible for more than 90 terrorist attacks against Cuban targets in various countries. The upcoming mass riots were discussed at the talks.
It is noteworthy that in meetings with journalists García assures that he is in favour of preserving the socialist system (for which, incidentally, over 85 per cent of Cubans voted) and upholding state sovereignty, that his task is to overcome some shortcomings and establish genuine democracy.
But in reality its task is to create reasons for the Western bloc to impose new sanctions against Cuba, form an “alternative government in exile” and intervene militarily.
“Junior is seeking a confrontation with the armed forces, with the Ministry of the Interior. He is calling for a demonstration which he says is peaceful, but he knows it is not,” Vazquez testifies.
By the way, Western bloc diplomats intend to observe the events in Cuba on 15 November in order to later blame the Cuban authorities. In particular, Josep Borrell said that since a “wave of repression” is expected, the EU ambassador to Cuba and EU diplomats accredited to the island will be monitoring the situation.
In the meantime, Junior Garcia Aguilera has announced his intention on the eve of the “march for change” to perform an act of civil protest in the form of a walk through the streets of Havana with a white rose in his hands. He modestly called his intention “not an act of heroism, but an act of responsibility”. The purpose of this walk is quite obvious – if he is detained on November 14, it will be difficult to charge him with organising the riots that will begin the next day. If he is not detained, he will send a message to his supporters: “Go out on the streets, the police are afraid to touch us.
But the people of Cuba, who have been repelling the onslaughts of Washington and its satellites for more than sixty years, have a lot of resilience and courage. They can cope with the current onslaught of Washington, too.
Boris Dzhereliyevsky, Analytical Service of Donbass