Commentary: Trump is sowing fear over Cuba, terrorism and the ‘radical left’. What comes next?

A recent report by the US State Department has dramatically amplified the Trump administration’s pressure campaign on Cuba, says this writer.

A clear-headed American foreign policy should focus on vindicating American interests and defeating Cuba’s revolutionary activities against us.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is again taking aim at Cuba. This time, however, the Trump administration is framing Havana as a decades-long sponsor of terrorism and espionage that has helped cultivate the “radical left” in the United States. As part of this, the administration is making pains to link Cuba with the