Sociologist and academic Atilio Borón also called on Washington to end the criminal blockade, “one of the most brutal acts of terrorism of our time.”
Borón questioned Washington for blaming a country whose government is the host and key protagonist in building the peace process in Colombia. (Photo: PL)
If there was still a shred of political honesty and decency in the United States, President Joe Biden should remove Cuba from the list of suspected sponsors of terrorism, claimed the Argentine political scientist Atilio Borón this Thursday.
In an article published on his blog, the sociologist and scientist also called on Washington to end the criminal blockade (economic, commercial and financial) that the island has been subjected to for more than 60 years, “one of the most brutal terrorist attacks.” Of our time.”
In addition, he recalled that the northern country “dropped atomic bombs on two defenseless cities in Japan in August 1945, destroying hundreds of thousands of people in a few hours.” “It also destroyed Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria and tore the former Yugoslavia apart.”
Likewise, “he ordered the assassination of Patricio Lumumba, Ernesto Guevara and dozens of popular leaders; and devised the sinister Condor Plan, through which thousands of Latin Americans were executed and disappeared.”
Despite this horror, the ruling class believes that it has the authority to determine who is a terrorist, according to its very peculiar interpretation of the term. The US government is redoubling its aggression against the heroic island of Cuba, perpetuating the disgrace of Donald Trump (former President) and Mike Pompeo (former Secretary of State), he claimed.
Borón questioned Washington for accusing “a country whose government, with the support of Norway, was host and key protagonist in building the peace process in Colombia and remains committed to this noble goal today.”
Contrary to what the North American right and the banditry that has its home in Miami claim, Cuba has never provided weapons or training to the Colombian guerrilla movements called to the negotiating table. Their role is to promote dialogue and, in some cases, provide medical care to parties involved in those discussions, he noted.
