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Raul Castro is being indicted in the US for the downing of two US planes thirty years ago, planes searching for Cuban exiles fleeing their home.
How is that different from Trump ordering the destruction of Venezuelan fishing boats?
If you've missed the story, here's CNN's take - https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/20/politics/live-news/raul-castro-doj-indictment
Lifeafter70
(1,197 posts)Watching the announcement thought but weren't those boats in international waters.
Especially the one were they took out the survivors.
Staph
(6,477 posts)But as I understand, the Brothers in Exile were flying over the waters between Florida and Cuba, searching for Cuban exiles. They were most likely over international waters as well.
MiHale
(13,175 posts)yorkster
(3,952 posts)the small fishing boats off Venezuela is at about 193 people thus far.
republianmushroom
(22,720 posts)progressoid
(53,387 posts)Well, the Supreme Court basically told Trump to do what ever he wants.
Oh, and that a lot of what the Trump administration does is theatrical. This indictment is another attempt to distract us from their failures.
sleroy49
(86 posts)moonshinegnomie
(4,075 posts)the moron will be dead soon. not so much for his lackeys. indict them and make it so that for the rest of their lifes they have to look over their shoulder, especially if they ever leave the US. maybe even put them on trial in absentia.
OLDMDDEM
(3,283 posts)
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