Calling Sanctions by Their Name: Rania Khalek on US Mideast Genocide

Calling Sanctions by Their Name: Rania Khalek on US Mideast Genocide

Author: MintPress News August 6, 2021 Duration: 1:09:12
Around one quarter of the world lives in countries under unilateral United States sanctions. While American government officials insist that sanctions are targeted at officials committing human rights abuses in foreign countries, the United Nations notes that they always “disproportionately affect the poor and most vulnerable.” In Cuba, U.S. sanctions are causing shortages that led to widespread protests earlier this summer and are slowing the worldwide rollout of Cuba’s domestically produced...

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