In These New Times

By Arailaisy Rosabal García / Radio Cadena Agramonte.

26/10/10

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For Cuba October is a month full of important historical dates. In this month our people began to write the glorious pages of their wars for the independence, which would last nearly one century until the Revolution triumphed in 1959. Since 1992, the tenth month pleases us on two accounts because it is when the U.N. General Assembly votes the resolution to put an end to the 50 year long economic war unleashed by the White House against the island nation.

Today, when the resolution “The necessity to put an end to economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America on Cuba” will be voted at the U.N. General Assembly for the 19th occasion, the world will denounce again the constant plights our people endure because of what few still insist on calling embargo.

The successive reports presented by our country before the General Assembly of the UNO, show the main affectations caused by this criminal instrument of domination. And historically the resolution has been supported by an overwhelming majority of the international community. For example, 187 nations voted in favor of Cuba in 2009, while only three voted against.

The genesis and motivations of this policy of aggression date back to 1959 when the revolutionary government began to enforce a string of measures which benefited the population, but also affected the private interests of the U.S. monopolies. As a result, a series of economic sanctions began to be implemented to undermine the revolutionary process, regardless of the human damages the measures might cause.

The absurd principles of the U.S. blockade have created very difficult situations in the production of goods and services, the public health, the culture, the sports and education, because it has been an obstacle to acquire technologies which are essential for the development of such sectors. For instance, as Cuba does not have access to the U.S. market the island can not purchase the equipment of 60 therapeutic classrooms for children with physical impairments.

Until December, 2009, the economic damage caused by the U.S. extraterritorial sanctions has cost over USD 100 thousand 154 million dollars, so limiting the development of the country, and worsening the shortages and needs of the population.

It is crystal clear that the hopes of the Empire respond to an expressed interest to break the spirit of the Cuban people and the Revolution, as a way to topple the socialistic system. But if 51 years of victories still are insufficient reasons for them, there are plenty of them to put an end to the blockade right away, because Cuba with the force of the ideas give the imperialism and its savage policies diplomatic beatings at the U.N. General Assembly.