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US charges Raúl Castro over 1996 plane shootdown

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The United States has charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others over the 1996 downing of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft between Cuba and Florida, which killed four people, including three Americans.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced charges including conspiracy to kill US nationals, destruction of aircraft, and four counts of murder.

Castro, now 94 and head of Cuba’s armed forces at the time of the incident, has not responded personally, while Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel described the case as politically motivated and said Cuba acted in self-defence within its territorial waters.



The charges come amid renewed US pressure on Cuba, including sanctions and criticism of the country’s military-controlled economy, while US officials confirmed an arrest warrant has been issued for Castro.

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  1. 1. Statute of Limitations doesn’t run out for murder..
    2. Was the aircraft in Cuban Airspace and violating the same?
    3. Is this going to be another channeled Maduro event?
    4. A 30+ year old excuse for a False Flag / Distraction as an excuse for the Invasion of Cuba?
    5. Exploitation of the Cuban resources and it’s population?

    Cuba has been sanctioned since 1962, with a very temporary break when Obama was in office. When Trump appeared during his first term, the shit show was back on again with trade halted, sanctions re-established, etc.

    • Iran Air Flight 655 ( 3 July 1988).
      On July 3, 1988, the U.S. Navy cruiser USS Vincennes shot down the Iranian Airbus A300 en route from Bandar Abbas to Dubai. The USA claimed the huge aitliner was ‘misidentfied’ as an Iranian F-14, yeah right.
      All 290 people on board were killed, including 66 children.
      The Epstein class clearly has a predilection for children, dead or alive.

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