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The U.S. Trial Against a Cuban Pilot Over the Downing of the Brothers to the Rescue Is Postponed

Luis Raúl González-Pardo is the only detained defendant among the six accused in a case that also includes Raúl Castro. 14ymedio/EFE, Miami, August 21, 2026 – The trial in the United States against Cuban pilot Luis Raúl González-Pardo over the 1996 downing of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft has been postponed until at least … Continue reading “The U.S. Trial Against a Cuban Pilot Over the Downing of the Brothers to the Rescue Is Postponed”

Cuba: Voices Come to Light From Before the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue Shootdown

CNN obtained the audio recorded inside the only aircraft that managed to escape the attack in 1996. 14ymedio, Havana, July 3, 2026 – Cubans had already heard the celebration of the military pilots who, on February 24, 1996, had just destroyed an unarmed civilian aircraft carrying defenseless people. “We blew their balls off!” one of … Continue reading “Cuba: Voices Come to Light From Before the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue Shootdown”

The U.S. Ambassador to Spain Bought a Plane From Brothers to the Rescue To Turn It Into a Museum in Cuba

“If things are done too soon, blood could be spilled,” says Benjamín León Jr. speaking about Venezuela 14ymedio/EFE, Madrid, May 27, 2026 — The United States ambassador to Spain, Benjamín León Jr., said this Wednesday that the war initiated by the U.S. and Israel in Iran “extends” the timeline of the transition outlined by the … Continue reading “The U.S. Ambassador to Spain Bought a Plane From Brothers to the Rescue To Turn It Into a Museum in Cuba”

The U.S. Takes Steps Toward Charging Raúl Castro Over the Shootdown of the Brothers to the Rescue Planes

Cuban José Basulto, founder of Brothers to the Rescue, remains “skeptical” about the charges against the former president of the island. 14ymedio, Madrid, May 15, 2026 — The United States is preparing a formal indictment against former president Raúl Castro for the 1996 downing of the Brothers to the Rescue planes, according to sources cited … Continue reading “The U.S. Takes Steps Toward Charging Raúl Castro Over the Shootdown of the Brothers to the Rescue Planes”

Call for Raúl Castro To Be Prosecuted for His Responsibility in the Shooting Down of the Brothers to the Rescue Planes

Four Cuban-American members of Congress sign a petition addressed to Donald Trump 14ymedio, Havana, 14 February 2026 — Cuban-American members of Congress have petitioned President Donald Trump to bring criminal charges against Raúl Castro for his responsibility in the 1996 shooting down of two Brothers to the Rescue planes and the death of their four … Continue reading “Call for Raúl Castro To Be Prosecuted for His Responsibility in the Shooting Down of the Brothers to the Rescue Planes”

The Cuban Spy Who Gave the Information To Shoot Down the Planes of Brothers to the Rescue Dies of a Virus

Juan Pablo Roque González infiltrated the organization in Miami and returned to Cuba just before the attack 14ymedio, Madrid, November 28, 2025 — Juan Pablo Roque González, alias “Germán,” one of the Cuban spies involved in the shoot-down of Brothers to the Rescue planes in 1996, has died in Havana at the age of 70. … Continue reading “The Cuban Spy Who Gave the Information To Shoot Down the Planes of Brothers to the Rescue Dies of a Virus”

US Accuses a Pilot Who Participated in the Shoot-Down of Brothers to the Rescue of Immigration Fraud

Luis Raúl González-Pardo faces charges that could cost him up to 15 years in federal prison 14ymedio (via EFE), Miami, November 13, 2025 — Authorities in Florida accused Cuban pilot Luis Raúl González-Pardo of immigration fraud for lying about his past in the Cuban Air Force after arriving in the US under Humanitarian Parole in … Continue reading “US Accuses a Pilot Who Participated in the Shoot-Down of Brothers to the Rescue of Immigration Fraud”

Cuba Siglo 21 Requests Interrogation of the Former Cuban Pilot Who Participated in the Shoot Down of the Brothers to the Rescue Planes

Cuba Siglo 21 says that the case of Luis Raúl González-Pardo, who lives in the United States, “goes beyond the migration issue” 14ymedio, Havana, 17 September 2024 — The organization Cuba Siglo 21 pronounced this Tuesday on the case of the former pilot of the Cuban Armed Forces Luis Raúl González-Pardo, who has been living … Continue reading “Cuba Siglo 21 Requests Interrogation of the Former Cuban Pilot Who Participated in the Shoot Down of the Brothers to the Rescue Planes”

The US Has Granted Humanitarian Parole to a Pilot Who Participated in the Downing of the Brothers to the Rescue Planes

Luis Raúl González-Pardo was in command of one of the MiG 29s but did not fire 14ymedio, Havana, 17 September 2024 — “Everything, or most of what has been said, is false,” were the last – and almost only – words to a media outlet, Martí Noticias, from the former pilot of the Cuban Armed … Continue reading “The US Has Granted Humanitarian Parole to a Pilot Who Participated in the Downing of the Brothers to the Rescue Planes”

Spy Detained by the FBI Was in Cuba When the Brothers to the Rescue Planes Were Shot Down

14ymedio, Madrid, 5 December 2023 — The Prosecutor’s Office formally accused Manuel Rocha, former US diplomat, of having spied on his country for Cuba, which he called “the enemy” according to the information that intelligence had and that was revealed this Monday after the filing of the complaint before a federal court in Miami. The complaint is based on … Continue reading “Spy Detained by the FBI Was in Cuba When the Brothers to the Rescue Planes Were Shot Down”

Jose Basulto, Leader of Brothers to the Rescue, Sues ‘The Wasp Network’ Film for Defamation

14ymedio, Havana, 14 June 2022 — In the second lawsuit for La Red Avispa, “The Wasp Network,” José Basulto, leader of the Brothers to the Rescue, has sued the Netflix movie that portrays the story of the five Cuban spies, considered heroes by the Havana regime, who were released at the end of 2014 after an … Continue reading “Jose Basulto, Leader of Brothers to the Rescue, Sues ‘The Wasp Network’ Film for Defamation”

Cuban General Who Oversaw the Downing of ‘Brothers To The Rescue’ Planes Dies

14ymedio, Havana, 29 June 2017 — On Wednesday, Brigadier General Eduardo Delgado Rodriguez died in Havana. He had supervised the intelligence operations that led to the downing of the Brothers to the Rescue planes in 1996, and as director of the Miami espionage work of the Wasp Network, he was in charge of infiltrating five … Continue reading “Cuban General Who Oversaw the Downing of ‘Brothers To The Rescue’ Planes Dies”

Brothers To The Rescue: A Crime That Hurts “Like The First Day”/ 14ymedio, Mario Penton

14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, 24 February 2017 – Members of the Cuban exile remembered the anniversary of the death of four Cuban Americans after the shooting down of two planes of the humanitarian NGO Brothers to the Rescue by the Cuban Air Force in 1996. The commemorative activities began with an act of homage to … Continue reading “Brothers To The Rescue: A Crime That Hurts “Like The First Day”/ 14ymedio, Mario Penton”

Cuba Buys Successors to Russian Missiles That Downed Brothers to the Rescue Planes / 14ymedio

14ymedio, 30 August 2015 – In 2015 Cuba will have modern air-to-air missiles acquired from Russia, according to the state-operated Russian Agency of International Information. The island’s government will receive a consignment of VYMPEL R-73Es, which will add to the missiles already imported in recent years, said Yuri Klinshin, president of the Duks company. The … Continue reading “Cuba Buys Successors to Russian Missiles That Downed Brothers to the Rescue Planes / 14ymedio”

A Book Rescues the Memory of More Than 600 Victims of Forced Disappearance in Cuba

Historian Daniel I. Pedreira exposes how Castroism literally erased those who opposed it. 14ymedio, Yunior García Aguilera, Madrid, July 11, 2025 — In Los desaparecidos del castrismo, Cuba desde 1959 (The Disappeared of Castroism, Cuba since 1959), historian Daniel I. Pedreira delivers a work as painful as it is essential. Against the tide of silence … Continue reading “A Book Rescues the Memory of More Than 600 Victims of Forced Disappearance in Cuba”