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Rubio calls Cuba a "failed state" and a security threat — using a crisis caused by U.S. sanctions to justify more of them.
We fact-checked Trump's case for economic war on Cuba: spy bases, terrorism,...
Rubio calls Cuba a "failed state" and a security threat — using a crisis caused by U.S. sanctions to justify more of them.
We fact-checked Trump's case for economic war on Cuba: spy bases, terrorism, Hamas ties and more. Spoiler: It doesn't hold up.
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Secretary of State Rubio says Cuba is a "failed state" & a threat to the US.
Cuba's economic problems are fueled by a decades of US economic embargo compounded by the recent oil blockade.
Basically...
Secretary of State Rubio says Cuba is a "failed state" & a threat to the US.
Cuba's economic problems are fueled by a decades of US economic embargo compounded by the recent oil blockade.
Basically, the US is helping create the conditions it says are a threat, perhaps to justify military action.
The US war machine has targeted Cuba. Marco Rubio, the Cuban-American secretary of state who has long wanted to overthrow the island’s communist government, made this clear last week. He said he prefe...
The US war machine has targeted Cuba. Marco Rubio, the Cuban-American secretary of state who has long wanted to overthrow the island’s communist government, made this clear last week. He said he preferred a “negotiated settlement,” but the chances of a deal were “not high.”
Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump renews threat of military action
Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump renews threat of military action
<p>US secretary of state says president would like a negotiated agreement with Havana but likelihood ‘is not high’</p><p>The US president, Donald Trump, and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Thursday again raised the spectre of military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against Raúl Castro, the island’s former leader.</p><p>“Other presidents have looked at this for 50, 60 years, doing something,” Trump told reporters when asked about Cuba during an event in the Oval Office. “And it looks like I’ll be the one that does it. So I would be happy to do it.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/22/marco-rubio-doubtful-diplomacy-cuba-trump-renews-threat-military-action">Continue reading...</a>
As Cuba prepares to present the humanitarian impact of U.S. sanctions before the UN tomorrow, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly urging governments to oppose even debating the issue, accordi...
As Cuba prepares to present the humanitarian impact of U.S. sanctions before the UN tomorrow, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly urging governments to oppose even debating the issue, according to a leaked State Department cable obtained by The Nation.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Cuba a 'failed state' and a threat to the US.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed doubt about the likelihood of diplomacy with Cuba.
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President Donald Trump said he would be happy to take military action against Cuba.
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President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised the spectre of military intervention in Cuba.
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The US administration announced criminal charges against Raúl Castro, the former leader of Cuba.
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Cuba's economic problems are fueled by decades of US economic embargo compounded by the recent oil blockade.
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The US is helping create the conditions it says are a threat, perhaps to justify military action.
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Framing · 4 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
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“Secretary of State Rubio says Cuba is a "failed state" & a threat to the US.”
→ Secretary of State Rubio called Cuba a failed state and a threat to the US.
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“Basically, the US is helping create the conditions it says are a threat, perhaps to justify military action.”
→ The US is helping create the conditions it says are a threat, perhaps to justify military action.
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“raised the spectre of military intervention in Cuba”
→ raised the possibility of military intervention in Cuba
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“I would be happy to do it.”
→ I would be willing to take military action.
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