| Could Cuba Become a 'Silent Gaza'? U.S. Fuel Blockade Aims to 'Asphyxiate' Island: Top Cuban Diplomat As the United Nations General Assembly opens in New York, we speak with senior Cuban diplomat Carlos Ferna'ndez de Coss?o, who says the Trump administration is seeking to 'asphyxiate the people of Cuba into submission.' On Friday, millions in Cuba lost power in what was at least the sixth major blackout since President Trump cut off fuel shipments to the island in January. The fuel blockade comes on top of the six-decade-long U.S. economic embargo and countless attempts to topple the communist government. |