{"id":1149,"date":"2020-04-01T08:43:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T08:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/?p=1149"},"modified":"2020-05-04T22:00:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T22:00:03","slug":"when-they-dont-want-the-truth-to-be-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/when-they-dont-want-the-truth-to-be-news\/","title":{"rendered":"When they don&#8217;t want the truth to be news."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/silence-of-the-lambs_New_version2-1.png?resize=747%2C560\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/silence-of-the-lambs_New_version2-1.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/silence-of-the-lambs_New_version2-1.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/silence-of-the-lambs_New_version2-1.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In\n an operation of silence, the large main stream media, self-proclaimed \nchampions of information and allegedly attached to objective journalism \nhave silenced all news about the humanitarian operation carried out by \nCuba with the more than a thousand passengers and crew of the British \ncruise ship MS Braemar, which was drifting around the Caribbean with \nfive Covid-19 patients. Several countries refused them entry including \nUS.<br><br>An\n internet search shows that the British and Irish media including BBC, \nChannel 4 news among others silenced the event, without dedicating a \nline to the Cuban gesture , while the Spanish newspapers El Pa\u00eds and El \nMundo, always so interested in Cuban&nbsp;issues, did not publish anything \neither.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hiding the truth<\/strong><br><br>When  it comes to attacking Cuba, most of the big main stream media press  open their newsrooms and dedicate big headlines, but now when the  island&#8217;s government decided to help the people stranded on the British  cruise ship MS Braemar and executed an operation worthy of praise for  its synchronization and that it allowed more than a thousand people  including Irish passengers to return to their countries safely, the main  stream media has remained silent and has set its sights elsewhere.<br><br>In the most blatant way, the main stream media deprive their readers of the truth, hiding what happened in Cuba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>It  is not that Cubans are begging for praise or looking for perks, but if  we talk about a press attached to the truth and to public service this  must have been among the headlines of the BBC, Channel 4 News among  others, who like ostriches preferred to stick their heads in the sand  and not to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bonus: Luckily, we got a video of Dominic Raab thanking the Cuban government in the UK parliament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-cuba-support-group-ireland\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RSRJ9qTRXn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/dominic-raab-thanks-cuba-for-coronavirus-assistance-video\/\">Dominic Raab Thanks Cuba for Coronavirus Assistance in UK Parliament &#8211; Video<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#8220;Dominic Raab Thanks Cuba for Coronavirus Assistance in UK Parliament &#8211; Video&#8221; &#8212; Cuba Support Group - Ireland\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/dominic-raab-thanks-cuba-for-coronavirus-assistance-video\/embed\/#?secret=RSRJ9qTRXn\" data-secret=\"RSRJ9qTRXn\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an operation of silence, the large main stream media, self-proclaimed champions of information and allegedly attached to objective journalism have silenced all news about<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/when-they-dont-want-the-truth-to-be-news\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101012,"featured_media":1154,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8,7,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cuba","category-us-aggression","category-us-anti-cuba-disinformation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1785,"url":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/silenced-truths-and-mercenary-campaigns\/","url_meta":{"origin":1149,"position":0},"title":"Silenced truths and mercenary campaigns","author":"Editorial Team","date":"May 11, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"While the U.S. government has yet to say a word about the attack on Cuba\u2019s embassy in Washington, more funds to attack Cuban medical collaboration were approved. 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