By Keith Bolender*
The United States indictment of former Cuban president Raul Castro over his alleged role in the downing of civilian aircraft in 1996 is nothing more than a cynical political stunt far removed from the facts of the incident, designed only to increase pressure on the beleaguered Cuban government with the hope it will finally precipitate the end of the revolution.
Castro’s indictment: When imperialism pursues relentlessly
Gibson Nyikadzino-Zimpapers Politics Hub (The Herald, Zimbabwe)
The recent indictment of Cuba’s ex-President Raul Castro by the United States is telling. What is critical is for the Global South, in particular, to know that everything happening is interconnected and aspects of this nature cannot be interpreted in isolation.
Harare, May 28, 2026 – Cuba's struggle is Africa's struggle, according to an analysis published in the Zimbabwean newspapers Newsday and The Standard regarding the unfounded US accusation against Army General Raúl Castro, with the evident political purpose of provoking a change of government on the Caribbean island.
Por Stephen Kimber*
On Wednesday, May 20, 2026, before a cheering crowd of Cuban exile luminaries in Miami’s Freedom Tower, acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the “historic” indictment of 94-year-old former Cuban President Raúl Castro on charges of ordering the murders of four American nationals 30 years ago.
By Isaac Saney*
The recent decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to indict Raúl Castro over the 1996 shoot-down of aircraft belonging to Brothers to the Rescue is not an act of justice. It is a profoundly political maneuver designed to intensify Washington’s decades-long campaign against the Cuban Revolution while rewriting the historical record of U.S. aggression against Cuba.
Statement by the Revolutionary Government
Cuba condemns the despicable accusation against the Leader of the Revolution
The Revolutionary Government condemns in the strongest terms the despicable accusation by the United States Department of Justice announced on May 20 and proclaimed for several weeks against Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution.
Speech presented by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, during the closure of the National Assembly of People's Power 8th Legislature's 10th Period of Ordinary Sessions, in Havana's International Conference Center, December 21, 2017, Year 59 of the Revolution
Full text of speech by President Raúl Castro Ruz during the closing session of the National Assembly of People's Power, July 14.
Speech by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, at the 5th CELAC Summit, in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic, on January 25, 2017, “Year 59 of the Revolution.”
