Hassan, you just got back from Cuba, yeah?

Yes.

Hassan Piker is a Twitch streamer, a progressive guy.

I mean, I know a lot of Americans are concerned about war in Iran right now, so why did you

want to head to the Caribbean?

Because unfortunately, the American war machine doesn't just stop at Iran. It's constantly

everywhere all at once. And I wanted to investigate the ways in which my government has engaged in economic warfare.

Hassan's seen the same headlines you have,

the ones explaining that after the U.S. took over Venezuela's oil business back in January,

Cuba got cut off.

The result has been blackouts and uncertainty.

All eyes are on Cuba as the world waits to see what will happen to the leaders and the people of the Caribbean island nation.

With the U.S. blocking Venezuela's oil to Cuba, they see the system falling.

No oil tanker is allowed to go to Cuba and deliver oil, right?

Starving the island of this necessary resource, which has created this major energy crisis, you know, rolling blackouts for 30 plus hours at a time.

Entire city blocks are just like utterly devoid of power.

We're talking like streetlights don't work, right?

Like road, the normal functions, like the basic functions of governance are just like completely

in a state of collapse.

Do you consider this a different kind of warfare?

Yes, I think this is still very much collective punishment.

It's a war crime.

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