As you are no doubt aware, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) this week announced that it would provide $2 million in funding for
emergency relief in aid to Cubans affected by Hurricane Ian. More info on USAID's announcement of humanitarian aid to Cubans affected by Hurricane Ian
is found at these links: www.miamiherald.com... www.state.gov... www.reuters.com... www.wola.org...
This announcement constitutes a turning point for USAID as far as its Cuba-related work is concerned because USAID in the past has been demonized by
the Cuban government for trying to incite a potential insurrection against the communist government and taking a jab at many of the myths of Castro's
Cuba. Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar
vociferously opposed
any US aid to Cuban victims of Hurricane Ian on the grounds that would not reach ordinary Cubans, and she along with Mario Diaz-Balart and Marco
Rubio will not be happy with this development. Since the midterms in Florida are a few weeks away, the Biden administration could be using this
announcement of hurricane relief aid to Cuba to get some Cuban American voters not to vote for Ron DeSantis or Maria Elvira Salazar (Annette Taddeo's
background will endear her to all Hispanic American voters in Miami because the now-defunct FARC guerrilla group was inspired by the very Fidel Castro
whom Cuban-Americans in Miami recognize as a brutal dictator).
edit on 22-10-2022 by Potlatch because: Truncated URL linked wording