Statement of the Revolutionary Government
Girón is today and always!
As long as there is one woman or one man willing to give their life for the Revolution, we will
be winning!
Cuba is living under constant siege by the United States government, whose escalating threats
have intensified in recent months. In addition to the brutal energy embargo, which exacerbates the
genocidal blockade policy of the last six decades, there are statements from representatives of the
US government elite regarding intentions of military aggression.
The material and human cost of this blockade is a disgrace borne by the government of the
greatest empire of all time. It is an illegal and inhumane act, a violation of international law,
condemned each year by almost all member states of the United Nations and, as recent polls
have confirmed, rejected by the majority of the people of Lincoln's homeland.
Faced with this collective punishment, the Cuban people offer the noblest and most admirable
examples of resistance. Since the executive order was issued on January 29th, the response of this
nation has been even more stoic, as they continue to confront the challenges of shortages
in every task and daily activity.
Amid such urgent circumstances, a web of slander is also being waged to discredit Cuba
and its government. The dominant media machine is waging a vicious war against us,
filled with exaggerations, lies, and denigration, never identifying the true cause of the current
situation and blaming the Revolutionary Government for the crisis that is being coldly and
deliberately provoked by those who attack us.
They resort to such mendacious pretexts as claiming that our country constitutes an unusual
and extraordinary threat to U.S. national security or designating us as a supposed State Sponsor
of Terrorism.
This reveals the hypocrisy of the executioner, whose intentions are described in the
Memorandum of Under Secretary of State Lester Mallory , as early in the revolutionary process as
April 6, 1960, when he expresses in very clear terms the true meaning of his criminal policy:
…to rapidly employ all possible means to weaken Cuba’s economic life. (…) A course of
action that, being as skillful and discreet as possible, achieves the greatest advances in
depriving Cuba of money and supplies, in order to reduce its financial resources and real wages,
provoke hunger, desperation, and the overthrow of the Government.
This harassment has also extended to Cuba's bilateral relations with other countries. The United
States exerts constant pressure on governments in the region, not only to sever diplomatic ties
with the island, but also to abandon their own people, expelling healthcare professionals who
have been a beacon of hope for the poorest for years.
Isolating us is also part of their strategy; however, there are pillars of dignity throughout the world,
peoples and governments that refuse to be broken. There are the examples of Mexico, Russia, China, Vietnam, and other sister nations.
There are the members of the Our America Convoy, who, defying threats, pressure, and risks,
in a symbolic gesture, decided to offer us their support, beyond material aid; reaffirming Martí's
maxim that "whoever rises up with Cuba today rises up for all time."
Heirs to a historical legacy, with the blood of the Mambises and rebels in our veins, honoring the
example and courage of the heroes and martyrs of the Homeland; like the 32 brave Cuban
combatants who fell in Venezuela and the young people who thwarted the terrorist infiltration
through Villa Clara, we affirm today that Cuba will never be a trophy, nor just another star in the
American constellation.
We are a nation with a great history and convictions to defend; of peaceful, supportive
men and women; a people who, through their daily work, vindicate Cuba; and who, like on the
sands of Playa Girón 65 years ago, under the cry of "Homeland or Death!", will achieve victory in
defense of sovereignty and socialism.
In the centennial year of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, architect of the first great defeat
of Yankee imperialism in America; with the privilege of having Army General Raúl Castro Ruz,
standing firm alongside his people, continuing with one foot firmly in the stirrup; we ratify the
call for national and international mobilization made this April 16 by the First Secretary of the
Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-
Canel Bermúdez, and we reaffirm his words:
" As long as there is one woman or one man willing to give their life for the Revolution, we will
be winning!"
" The socialist character of our Revolution is not a phrase of the past, it is the shield of the present
and the guarantee of the future!"
" Girón is today and is always!"