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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”

In 2006, the Cuban CIA Agent Who Captured Che Suspected Manuel Rocha’s Betrayal

14ymedio, Madrid, February 16, 2024 — It’s been 17 years since the United States could have arrested former American diplomat Víctor Manuel Rocha, who was ultimately arrested in December 2023 for allegedly spying on Cuba. A Cuban soldier who defected from the Island sounded the alarm to Félix Rodríguez, a former CIA agent, saying that … Continue reading “In 2006, the Cuban CIA Agent Who Captured Che Suspected Manuel Rocha’s Betrayal”

Biden Extends the Ban on U.S. Ships Docking in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 18 February 2023 — On Friday, Joe Biden’s government extended for another year, until 2024, the ban on ships with American flags docking in the ports of Cuba. Almost three decades have passed since this measure went into effect, and Washington still considers that Havana has not demonstrated that it will refrain from … Continue reading “Biden Extends the Ban on U.S. Ships Docking in Cuba”

Spy for Cuba: Belen Montes

14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 14 January 2023 — If Ana Belén Montes had been arrested in Cuba for spying for the United States, I have no doubt that she would have been executed by a firing squad, as happened to so many Cubans who fought for freedom and democracy for their country; and if her life … Continue reading “Spy for Cuba: Belen Montes”

Santiago Lorenzo Hernandez Caceres, Another High Ranking Military, Dies in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 11 August 2021 — Reserve Colonel Santiago Lorenzo Hernández Cáceres died this Wednesday in Havana at the age of 82. His death marks the seventh high-ranking military official that dies in Cuba in less than a month. The cause of death has not been released in in any of the cases. According to … Continue reading “Santiago Lorenzo Hernandez Caceres, Another High Ranking Military, Dies in Cuba”

Cuban Military Figures Continue to Die: Commander Cardero Sanchez Makes Six

14ymedio, Havana, 29 July 2021 — Gilberto Antonio Cardero Sánchez is the sixth military man to die in Cuba in less than two weeks. The national television news program confirmed this Wednesday the death of this “Rebel Army fighter” who came to occupy the position of commander. Before him, five generals died in nine days, … Continue reading “Cuban Military Figures Continue to Die: Commander Cardero Sanchez Makes Six”

Five Cuban Generals Die After July 11: Strange Coincidence or Purge?

14ymedio, Ariel Hidalgo, Miami, 29 July 2021 — Although I am not a fan of conspiracy theories, I think it would be very necessary, to heal open wounds and put the accounts clear for history, to have a commission without political and ideological prejudices to investigate, seriously and professionally, many mysterious deaths reported in Cuba … Continue reading “Five Cuban Generals Die After July 11: Strange Coincidence or Purge?”

Bad Streak for Cuban Generals: Four Have Died in a Week

14ymedio, Havana, July 26, 2021 – Reserve Brigadier General Manuel Eduardo Lastres Pacheco died this past Monday, according to a brief informational note released by the Ministry of the Armed Forces. He is the fourth high-ranking military officer to die in recent days in Cuba; the cause of death was not specified in any of … Continue reading “Bad Streak for Cuban Generals: Four Have Died in a Week”

Cuban General Ruben Marti­nez Puente Dies, the Third General in a Week

14ymedio, Havana, July 25, 2021 — Reserve Major General Rubén Martínez Puente died this Saturday at age 79, according to a brief note released by the Ministry of the Armed Forces in which the cause of death was not specified. Martínez was born in 1942 in Santiago de Cuba. He was part of the Rebel … Continue reading “Cuban General Ruben Marti­nez Puente Dies, the Third General in a Week”

What Led the Cuban Regime to the Current Explosive Crisis

14ymedio, Ariel Hidalgo, Miami, 20 July 2021 — The model born in Stalin’s Russia and imposed by communist parties in each country where they have succeeded, carries, by its very nature, a degenerative evil that makes it unsustainable: since there are no private owners, only administrators appointed by the state leadership, real productive stimulus does … Continue reading “What Led the Cuban Regime to the Current Explosive Crisis”

‘There is No Popular Uprising, Only an Aggression by the United States, Says Cuba’s Foreign Minister

14ymedio, Havana, 14 July 2021 — For the island’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodríguez, “there was no social outbreak in Cuba” on July 11, but rather an “information war” with the participation of large US companies such as Twitter. During a nearly two hour appearance before 25 foreign correspondents on Tuesday, the minister accused the US of “taking … Continue reading “‘There is No Popular Uprising, Only an Aggression by the United States, Says Cuba’s Foreign Minister”