cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/47635535
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May 20, 2026
The Justice Department is set to indict former Cuban President Raúl Castro today over the 1996 shoot-down of two Brothers to the Rescue planes — a case that has been a politically charged flashpoint in U.S.-Cuba relations for nearly three decades.
So far, the coverage by corporate media outlets has left out critical context: repeated provocations and incursions, numerous warnings by Cuban authorities, years of violent attacks against Cuba originating from South Florida and the U.S. government’s refusal to restrain an extremist group openly seeking confrontation.
The article below, written by Nicholas Greven, examines the history behind the case, Washington’s double standard on terrorism and why this indictment is about far more than settling a decades-old score.
I mean, this case could be used to set the precedent that killing foreign civilians without due process should land the entire chain of command in prison for murder. Right?
I mean, if that’s the outcome they’re really trying to achieve in court, then maybe that also applies to Trump and Hegseth and half a dozen other US officials responsible for the recent boat strikes in the Caribbean? Right?
I mean, Castro might be guilty of four(?) counts? But, Trump and his administration would be guilty of hundreds. Right?
I mean, Castro might be guilty of four(?) counts
He was minister of defense when an foreign plane invaded Cuba’s airspace. Of course they were shot down. This indictment is bogus, the USA is just trying to create an casus belli out of thin air.
