“What should really be investigated is why giving love to Cuba is a crime,” expressed a few hours ago on her social media profiles Medea Benjamin, a U.S. peace activist and member of the Code Pink movement.

These statements come after the U.S. administration announced investigations into several participants of the Convoy Nuestra América, which last March arrived in Cuba with a shipment of medicines and supplies for pediatric hospitals, but above all with a clear message: Cuba is not alone.

And it is precisely that message that the current U.S. administration attacks. Its objective is to silence countries and activists both inside and outside the United States who denounce the barbarity that the empire commits against the Cuban people.

In several statements on her Instagram account, the activist has explained that her work is aimed at saving the lives of babies, which sanctions and the denial of access to fuels put at risk. She has also highlighted that she loves Cuba, its culture, traditions, and music, but above all that she does not want to leave the Cuban people alone in the midst of the brutal economic strangulation that her country imposes.

“A possible military aggression against Cuba must be stopped,” Benjamin said, calling for support for the global desire to end the blockade.

“So, if anyone in the U.S. government is watching, don’t investigate why we are trying to save Cuban babies; better investigate why you are trying to kill them,” she concluded.

A few hours after this message, Medea published another in which she responded to Senator Rick Scott regarding accusations that they traveled to Cuba for tourism — a calumny she refuted with solid arguments. She added that the vast majority of Americans oppose the aggressive policy against Cuba: “Do not be guided anymore by a few in Florida,” she emphasized.

Actions such as these reveal the psychological and intimidating warfare that the current administration imposes with the objective of presenting Cuba as an isolated and failed country. This media aggression is combined with the most surgical and cruel economic measures that have weakened Cuba’s battered economy, blockaded for decades.

These selective attacks, without any trace of shame, are a demonstration of how inhumane and barbaric U.S. policy toward Cuba is, and once again it becomes clear that it is harmful to both peoples.

Translated by Sergio A. Paneque Díaz / CubaSí Translation Staff