{"id":2902,"date":"2020-10-09T22:27:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T22:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/?p=2902"},"modified":"2020-10-09T22:27:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T22:27:25","slug":"the-war-on-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/the-war-on-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"The War On Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Produced by Belly of The Beast  &#8220;The War on Cuba&#8221;, gives an inside look on the effects of U.S. sanctions on Cuban people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Belly of The Beast is a Havana-based project made up of Cubans and foreigners. It is unique in countering parachute journalism and providing stories directly from the island for a Western audience. The documentary series, The War on Cuba, gives an inside look on the effects of U.S. sanctions on Cuban people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"747\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z1mknIkBGUA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">source: Belly of the Beat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Produced by Belly of The Beast &#8220;The War on Cuba&#8221;, gives an inside look on the effects of U.S. sanctions on Cuban people. 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