{"id":2952,"date":"2020-10-16T22:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T22:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/?p=2952"},"modified":"2020-10-16T22:23:45","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T22:23:45","slug":"the-war-on-cuba-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/the-war-on-cuba-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The War On Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch The War on Cuba \u2014 Episode 2. For an insight into how difficult the situation is now in Cuba as a result of thte Trump administration tightening the US blockade: watch this from Belly Of The Beast &#8211; just out today: Episode 2 of #TheWarOnCuba. Showing how the push for regime change in Cuba and Venezuela is interwoven. Also explores the \u201coil blockade\u201d and the ways Cubans find alternatives to scarcities.<\/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\/61hYxh9x61Y?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 Beast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch The War on Cuba \u2014 Episode 2. 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