Manipulation Denounced in Alleged Left-Wing Transnational Terrorism

Carlos Fernández de Cossío, Deputy Foreign Minister of Cuba, denounced through his Facebook profile the meeting announced by the United States, convening a ministerial gathering of 60 countries to debate the so-called "resurgence of far-left transnational terrorism."

According to the Washington Post, the U.S. Secretary of State plans to hold the meeting next week, citing a danger President Donald Trump has labeled the "resurgence of far-left transnational terrorism."

Fernández de Cossío noted that "it is curious that the verb 'resurge' is used to refer to something no one has ever heard of," and warned that the U.S. government faces an unfavorable electoral contest in November, so it is already conducting damage control for its poor approval ratings.

The deputy minister pointed out that "for the American working people, the impact of neoliberal economic policies applied for decades is becoming increasingly visible and understandable," which have generated wealth concentration and income depression for the majority. He added that "inventing a smokescreen always comes in handy in such circumstances, especially if it also serves to intimidate, compromise, and subdue sovereign governments, both in the region and elsewhere."

The official warned that "the push for Manichaeism is already detectable in the public statements of the government and certain politicians," which recalls dark episodes of 1930s Europe. He added that "Latin American countries may recall the history of Cold War anti-communist fanaticism, imposed by the United States in the region, which unleashed a recognized repressive wave in many nations of Our America, in the service of big capital, continuing until nearly the end of the 20th century, at a cost of tens or hundreds of thousands of killed and disappeared."