A New War on Cuba
POPULAR FRONT
Jake Hanrahan
4.8 • 978 Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Today we speak to Cuban journalist Liz Oliva Fernández from Belly of the Beast. She tell us why the US has heightened tensions with Cuba, and looks to be opening a new front in its ongoing conflict with the country.
Liz Oliva Fernández: https://www.bellyofthebeastcuba.com/
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Popular Front podcast with me Jake Hanrahan. We're focused on the niche details of |
| 0:08.7 | modern warfare and underreported conflict all across the world. Popular Front is completely independent. |
| 0:17.3 | Today we speak to journalist Liz Fernandez from Belly of the Beast Cuba. |
| 0:23.6 | She's going to be talking to us about the new tactics that the US is using against Cuba |
| 0:29.6 | to try and strong arm a regime change there. |
| 0:32.6 | She tells us how people on the ground there are feeling about this, |
| 0:35.6 | especially the potential for military |
| 0:39.3 | intervention that the Trump administration has hinted at. |
| 0:44.8 | If you like what we do, support us and get loads extra at patreon.com slash popularfront. |
| 1:11.1 | I think maybe you can explain to us what's happening right now because with the US and Cuba relations are, you know, have always been tense pretty much. |
| 1:15.9 | But I think now they are a lot more tense than they have been. I know the Trump administration has increased pressure on Havana. |
| 1:21.4 | There's new sanctions. |
| 1:22.8 | You've got little Marco Rubio talking out the side of his neck. |
| 1:27.2 | What's actually happening right now? |
| 1:29.3 | Why is there so much focus on Cuba from the US? |
| 1:32.9 | And what is it that has caused so much trouble? |
| 1:35.7 | Well, I have to suppose that because the Secretary of State and National Advisor is a Cuban-American |
| 1:42.2 | who has spent the whole Korea trying to lobby and then |
| 1:49.1 | try to push for a regime change in Cuba. |
| 1:54.7 | And now I think like he feels that he's closer than ever because it's actually having the |
| 2:00.0 | power to have like a big influence |
| 2:03.8 | inside of the U.S. policy on Cuba. Right now he's running this show. And the situation in the |
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