Ed Augustin
ON THE RECORD · 4 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“It turns Cuba into a pariah.”
Ed Augustin · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Augustin told Al Jazeera that the designation turns Cuba into a pariah.
“What it does is it contaminates, so to speak, the word Cuba in the global financial system,”
Ed Augustin · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Augustin told Al Jazeera that the designation contaminates the word Cuba in the global financial system.
“definitely makes regular people’s lives worse”
Ed Augustin · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Augustin told Al Jazeera that the US terrorism designation definitely makes regular people's lives worse in Cuba.
“It’s been very difficult for Cuba to purchase machinery and chemicals to produce pharmaceuticals because of over-compliance and because a lot of the companies, even when they’re not based in the US, refuse to sell to Cuba. So there’s an extraterritorial dimension to this.”
Ed Augustin · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Augustin told Al Jazeera that it has been very difficult for Cuba to purchase machinery and chemicals to produce pharmaceuticals due to over-compliance by companies refusing to sell to Cuba.