#raulcastro — Public Fediverse posts
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The Crab, the Vampire, and Social Differentiation in Cuba
https://world-outlook.com/2026/08/14/the-crab-the-vampire-and-social-differentiation-in-cuba/This article addresses a widespread controversy in #Cuba, sparked by the participation of #RaúlGuillermoRodríguezCastro in Cuba’s negotiations with the #US government in May. Known as Raulito, or “El Cangrejo” — “The Crab” — Rodríguez Castro is the grandson of #RaúlCastro, a central leader of the Cuban Revolution and a former president of Cuba. Many Cubans questioned or objected to Rodríguez Castro’s participation in such high-level talks because he does not hold any elected or other formal position in the Cuban government and because his public conduct renders him “a symbol of wealthy partygoers, the type who wore designer clothes and flashy jewelry, imitating the mannerisms of the moneyed North,” in the words of Michel Torres Corona, this article's author, who is a well-known Cuban TV host and a staunch supporter of the #CubanRevolution.
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Why Did Cuba Shoot Down Two Planes in 1996? A Cuban Spy Explains
https://belly-of-the-beast.kit.com/posts/why-did-cuba-shoot-down-two-planes-in-1996-a-cuban-spy-explains[weekly newsletter about #Cuba from the #BellyOfTheBeast #news collective. Their videos can also be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]
June 19, 2026Why did the Cuban government shoot down two Brothers to the Rescue planes in 1996?
In an exclusive interview, BotB speaks with #RenéGonzález, an intelligence agent and member of the Cuban Five who flew Brothers to the Rescue planes in the early 1990s.
González recounts how he infiltrated the group, what he witnessed from the inside, and why he believes #RaúlCastro's indictment over the shoot-down is a made-in-Miami pretext to justify an invasion.
Also:
- Foreign Investors Flee Sanctions, Not Communism
- #Trump’s Policy Hits Cuban Families
- The Deadly Toll of #US #Sanctions
- Cuba Welcomes Critics Into Reform Debate
- Bacardi Loses Havana Club Appeal
- How a Daughter’s Love Inspired #Alzheimer’s Research
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Video - Why is the #US Indicting Raúl Castro 30 Years After the Fact?
https://peertube.world/w/7oTaQKVNf4YBYRYhsbBQhd
Duration - 3:41[a #video about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]
The Justice Department has indicted #RaúlCastro for something that occurred three decades ago — and the Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says he’s not sure why.
The reason the #Trump administration is targeting Castro 30 years after the shooting down of the #BrothersToTheRescue planes has little to do with the pursuit of justice and everything to do with the pursuit of regime change in Cuba.
#NoWarOnCuba
#OilForCuba!
#CubaIsNotAlone
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
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#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
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Why has the US indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro?
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Tens of Thousands Rally in Havana Against US Aggression as Cuba Prepares Citizens for #War
“Here we are prepared to fight imperialism,” said Cuban lawmaker #MarielaCastro, daughter of Raúl Castro. “Cuba is a small and poor country, but one with experience confronting US imperialism.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/cuba-prepares-for-us-warfrom #CommonDreams
May 22, 2026Tens of thousands of Cubans rallied Friday in Havana to denounce the #Trump administration’s indictment of former President #RaúlCastro and threats to attack the island nation, whose socialist government has been preparing its citizens to defend their homeland and revolution against #US aggression.
“No disrespect is shown to the heroes of the homeland!” Cuban President #MiguelDíazCanel said as people flooded the streets outside the US Embassy in #Havana. “History and traditions are not insulted without a response! That does not happen in #Cuba."
#OilForCuba!
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Video - Thousands March in Havana After US Indictment of Raúl Castro
https://peertube.world/w/kJo2euNThVjvciNuZj5Jcp
Duration - 2:17[a #video about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]
Thousands of Cubans gathered at #Havana’s José Martí Anti-Imperialist Tribune on Friday after the US Department of Justice indicted #Cuba’s former President #RaúlCastro over the 1996 shoot-down of two small planes operated by pilots of the #Miami-based group #BrothersToTheRescue.
“We had the right to defend ourselves,” said Adalgisa Durán Vargas, referring to repeated warnings Cuba made to the #US about repeated provocative incursions into Cuban airspace made by Brothers to the Rescue to provoke a confrontation with the Cuban government.
At the rally, speakers defended Raúl Castro’s historic role in the Cuban Revolution and questioned the legitimacy of the US accusations nearly three decades after the fact.
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#Video - DOJ Indicts Raúl Castro, But Can’t Explain Why Now, 30 Years After the Fact
https://peertube.world/w/bKKCDhvynradRkaTmM4TLu[from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]
Duration - 1:42The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has unsealed an indictment charging former Cuban President #RaúlCastro, now 94 years old, along with 5 other Cuban officials, over the 1996 shoot-down of two civilian aircraft belonging to #BrothersToTheRescue in which four people died.
At a press conference announcing the case, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced several key questions about the indictment, including why it took three decades to bring charges against Castro.
“I cannot explain or justify why now as opposed to two decades ago or 30 years ago when it happened,” Blanche said.
Another major question remains unresolved: how the #US plans to bring the 94-year-old #Cuban leader to trial from a country that has no extradition treaty with Washington.
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🌍 ■ ¿Venezuela 'style'? EEUU despliega su portaaviones 'Nimitz' en el Caribe, en medio de fuertes presiones a Cuba ■ Los movimientos intimidantes se multiplican, tras la imputación contra Raúl Castro conocida ayer por un suceso[…]
https://www.huffingtonpost.es/global/venezuela-styleeeuu-despliega-portaaviones-nimitz-caribe-medio-fuertes-presiones-cuba-f202605.html?int=MASTODON_WORLD#ejercitoeeuu #migueldiazcanel #cuba #caribe #donaldtrump #global #eeuu #venezuela #raulcastro #marcorubio
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Raúl Castro’s Indictment and Washington’s Double Standard on Terrorism
https://belly-of-the-beast.kit.com/posts/raul-castro-s-indictment-and-washington-s-double-standard-on-terrorism[weekly newsletter about #Cuba (with YouTube #video links) from the #BellyOfTheBeast #news collective. Their videos can also be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]
May 20, 2026The Justice Department is set to indict former Cuban President #RaúlCastro today over the 1996 shoot-down of two #BrothersToTheRescue planes — a case that has been a politically charged flashpoint in US-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 #US government’s refusal to restrain an extremist group openly seeking confrontation.
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Cuba: Declassified Records on the #BrothersToTheRescue Shootdown
On Eve of #RaulCastro Indictment, Archive Posts Declassified #FAA Documents on Events Leading to Shootdown of Cuban Exile Planes
FAA Emails Foresaw “Worst Case Scenario”
“One of these days the Cubans will shoot down one of these planes”
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/cuba/2026-05-19/cuba-declassified-records-brothers-rescue-shootdown?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=d794cf42-039a-4428-9001-59f971d1dfcefrom #NationalSecurityArchive
May 19, 2026FAA emails, memos, and communications recorded concerns among high-level Clinton administration officials that repeated penetrations of Cuban airspace would eventually lead to a crisis if #Cuba acted to protect its territorial integrity from provocative BTTR incursions. “A major fear is the possible downing of a BTTR aircraft by land-based gunfire,” a summary of an August 1995 meeting with White House officials stated.
The documents offer a detailed historical context in which the aerial violence against the civilian aircraft occurred.
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Cuba: Interview with Mariela Castro: "As Fidel said: principles are not negotiable. With imperialism and all its facets there is no possibility of negotiation, only dialogue."
https://groups.io/g/cubanews/topic/important_resumen/117703341By Carlos Aznárez, Resumen Latinoamericano
Translated and edited by Walter Lippmann
Feb. 3, 2026Mariela Castro, in addition to being the head of CENESEX (Cuba's National Center for Sex Education), is an active militant in all aspects of internationalist #solidarity. Completely committed to the defense of the #Palestinian Resistance and against #Zionism, she now adds among her priority concerns, first, joining her people in developing to the fullest extent the political and military defense of #Cuba against imperialist attack, and then, for the same reasons, total support for Bolivarian #venezuela.
[#MarielaCastro is the daughter of #RaulCastro and niece of the late #FidelCastro.]
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol
