The Cuban government has refused a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana to allow it to import diesel for its generators while the Trump administration continues to impose a fuel blockade on the island, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
  • Zatore@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 months ago

    It makes sense that if you have an embassy in a country, then blockade that country, your embassy would be effected by that. Maybe think about your actions beforehand

  • zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 months ago

    And there is a good chance that those generators are not meant for emergencies, but are their main power source. Enjoy the off-the-grid-experience.

    • merc@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 months ago

      It doesn’t really matter if they’re for emergencies or they’re the main power source. Since the Cuban grid is down, the US embassy could only get power using those generators. So, now they’re as in the dark as the rest of Cuba.

      While the Cuban government could still communicate with messengers on motorbikes, the US can hardly do that to communicate with the US mainland, so they’re going to be really cut off.

      I assume they have some kind of satellite phone and some spare batteries, but unless they have solar panels or something, once those batteries are gone they’re really cut off.

    • MrSpArkle@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 months ago

      If the US had any foresight they would maybe out solar panels up. They’re like, pretty close to the equator.

  • WhatThaFudge@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    **The United States has the gall to request import of fuel for themselves to an island they have a blockade of fuel on. ** Fixed that headline for ya AP

  • TheOneAndOnly@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    “…Maduro…who was ousted in a U.S. military operation in January and whisked to New York to face federal drug conspiracy charges”

    *Kidnapped.

    Ftfy.

    Cunts. My country is run, and fed propagandized bullshit, by sycophantic cunts. It sickens me.

    • CanadaPlus@futurology.todayEnglish
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      2 months ago

      If they had said “arrested” or something maybe you’d have a point, but “whisked” isn’t far off.

      • TheOneAndOnly@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I meant kidnapped in place of ousted. We literally just… Kidnapped a sitting ruler, and then just… Moved in the news cycle. Like, I know Maduro wasn’t a good guy… But the fact that we just… Dragged him out of his house and “whisked” him out of the country? It’s unreal to me in this day and age. I know it’s not entirely unprecedented, but I always assumed that all happened because of the ability to obscure the facts from the public eye, due to the lack of mass communication.

        • CanadaPlus@futurology.todayEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Does blowing up Iran’s supreme leader seem better or worse, then? I dunno, it’s all just war by international laws and norms. (Although Trump has to avoid calling it that for domestic legal reasons)

    • bthest@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      And deprive themselves of the fun of making CIA agents and diplomats go crazy and shit themselves?

    • Chais@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Why would they rob themselves of that tiny bit of satisfaction? The US regime made them miserable so letting the embassy suffer along with them is quite literally the least they can do.

  • LoafedBurrito@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    So weird the media attention on cuba, but no one has mentioned how the grid failed.

    I blame trump. He did it.