The US indicted Raul Castro for deterring CIA-backed terrorists
From Max Blumenthal by The Grayzone
May 21, 2026 · 3 min
About this episode
Max Blumenthal discusses the indictment of Raul Castro by the US for shooting down planes from a CIA-backed group violating Cuban airspace.
The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal reacts to the Department of Justice’s indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro for shooting down a pair of planes from a CIA-backed network of Miami Cubans, Brothers to the Rescue, who deliberately and repeatedly violated Cuban airspace in 1996.Blumenthal explains how the Clinton administration warned that the planes were “taunting” the Cuban government, and would provoke it to shoot them down. He then breaks down the network behind Brothers to the Rescue: CIA-backed terrorists who downed a Cuban civilian airliner in 1976, and carried out a series of bombings on Cuban shipping and hotels under the supervision of US intelligence. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe
People in this episode
Host: Max Blumenthal
Topics covered
- US-Cuba relations
- indictment
- CIA operations
- terrorism
- airspace violations
- historical context
Keywords
- Raul Castro
- CIA
- Brothers to the Rescue
- indictment
- Cuban airspace
- terrorism
- Clinton administration
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Department of Justice, Brothers to the Rescue, CIA, Clinton administration
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