Re: NY Times: Cut Off From Fuel, Cuba Is Still Surviving
"Mark Baugher" <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:45:26 -0700
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--Apple-Mail=_80FC01AB-718E-4058-A579-3FD75B941CE1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > On Jul 27, 2026, at 16:53, Alan Ginsberg via groups.io <ginsberg.alan1=3D= [email protected]> wrote: >=20 > President Trump has tried to strangle Cuba by blocking its oil imports. B= ut six months later, the island is finding ways to endure. >=20 One of the organizations leading the US effort to end the blockade is the N= ational Network on Cuba, https://nnoc.org/member-orgs/. It's a coalition of= the left without any labor or mass civic organizations. They have started = a campaign for No War on Cuba (NWOC), which has a set of demands, (https://= nnoc.org/join-the-international-no-war-on-cuba-campaign/) "Our demands include: An end to all military escalation against Cuba The removal of Cuba from the United States State Sponsors of Terrorism list An end to the economic blockade The return of Guant=C3=A1namo Bay to the Cuban people And normalized relations between the United States and Cuba.=20 "We also demand an end to military and financial support for the United Sta= tes war machine anywhere in the world." The last demand is not a realistic demand but a pipe dream. At least one in= ternational union, ILWU, and the International Boatman's Union (now part of= ILWU) have passed resolutions during the Biden administration opposing the= Cuba embargo that Trump reinstated. ILUW/IBU protested Joe Biden's adminis= tration for leaving the embargo in place. I imagine that the ILWU might be = inclined to pass a resolution opposing the blockade today. But will they al= l agree to "also demand an end" to US imperialism? I think the demands prec= lude getting many unions on board or any organizations that doesn't embrace= the teachings of Fidel. We have lost the understanding of the united front on the left today. One o= f the organization that has a real ground game forming in the US is a coali= tion of left groups talking themselves into unrealistic demands. Mark -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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But six months later, the island is finding ways to endure.</div><b= r class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></div></blockquote></div><br><div>One= of the organizations leading the US effort to end the blockade is the Nati= onal Network on Cuba, https://nnoc.org/member-orgs/. It's a coalition of th= e left without any labor or mass civic organizations. They have started a c= ampaign for No War on Cuba (NWOC), which has a set of demands, (https://nno= c.org/join-the-international-no-war-on-cuba-campaign/)</div><div><p><strong= >"Our demands include:</strong></p><ul class=3D"wp-block-list"><li><strong>= An end to all military escalation against Cuba</strong></li><li><strong>The= removal of Cuba from the United States State Sponsors of Terrorism list</s= trong></li><li><strong>An end to the economic blockade</strong></li><li><st= rong>The return of Guant=C3=A1namo Bay to the Cuban people</strong></li><li= ><strong>And normalized relations between the United States and Cuba. = </strong></li></ul><p><strong>"We also demand an end to military and financ= ial support for the United States war machine anywhere in the world."</stro= ng></p></div><div><br></div><div>The last demand is not a realistic demand = but a pipe dream. At least one international union, ILWU, and the Internati= onal Boatman's Union (now part of ILWU) have passed resolutions during the = Biden administration opposing the Cuba embargo that Trump reinstated. ILUW/= IBU protested Joe Biden's administration for leaving the embargo in place. = I imagine that the ILWU might be inclined to pass a resolution opposing the= blockade today. But will they all agree to "also demand an end" to US impe= rialism? I think the demands preclude getting many unions on board or any o= rganizations that doesn't embrace the teachings of Fidel.</div><div><br></d= iv><div>We have lost the understanding of the united front on the left toda= y. One of the organization that has a real ground game forming in the US is= a coalition of left groups talking themselves into unrealistic demands.</d= iv><div><br></div><div>Mark</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></htm= l> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</div> <hr> Groups.io Links:<p> =20 You receive all messages sent to this group. =20 =20 <p> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/42676">Vi= ew/Reply Online (#42676)</a> | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]?subject=3DRe:%20Re= %3A%20%5Bmarxmail%5D%20NY%20Times%3A%20Cut%20Off%20From%20Fuel%2C%20Cuba%20= Is%20Still%20Surviving">Reply to Group</a> =20 | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]?subject=3DPriva= te:%20Re:%20Re%3A%20%5Bmarxmail%5D%20NY%20Times%3A%20Cut%20Off%20From%20Fue= l%2C%20Cuba%20Is%20Still%20Surviving">Reply to Sender</a> =20 | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://groups.io/mt/120476783/6024700">Mute= This Topic</a> | <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/marxmail/post">New Topic</a> <br> <hr style=3D"width:25%;margin-right:100%">POSTING RULES & NOTES<br /> #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message.<br /> #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived.<br /> #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern.<br /> #4 Do not exceed five posts a day.<hr style=3D"width:25%;margin-right:100%"= > <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/marxmail/editsub/6024700">Your Subscription<= /a> | <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Contact Group Owner</a> | <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/10173629/6024700/1441833971/x= yzzy">Unsubscribe</a> [[email protected]]<br> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</div> --Apple-Mail=_80FC01AB-718E-4058-A579-3FD75B941CE1--