In another recent contribution to The Grayzone, FoLA's John Perry sheds light on the think tanks behind the devastating sanctions (“unilateral coercive measures”) against Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, "a form of hybrid warfare that harms or even kills the target populations": "These top Washington think tanks are lobbying lawmakers for sadistic sanctions on some of the hemisphere’s poorest countries while raking in millions from corporations and arms makers."
“Marco Rubio’s sanctions are killing children in Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela!”: FoLA activist protests during Rubio’s confirmation hearing
During a protest led by CODEPINK at Marco Rubio's confirmation hearing on January 15th, 2025, FoLA's member Jill Clark-Gollub raised her voice against his murderous sanctions, while being dragged out by security: "¡Las sanciones de Marco Rubio están matando a niños en Nicaragua, Cuba y Venezuela!" Watch the video, recorded by journalist Luis de Jesús Reyes.
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