ABCNEWS - President Donald Trump floats 'friendly takeover' of Cuba
The comment came after being asked about a deadly confrontation between a U.S.-registered speedboat and Cuban border troops off the coast of Cuba on Wednesday.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Sam Faddis) - Regime change is not a game for amateurs
Originally published by AND Magazine
(This is a developing story. We will update this piece as we acquire additional information.) Yesterday, the Cuban Border Guard intercepted a boat registered in Florida off the coast of the island nation. According to Havana, individuals on the boat then opened fire. The Cubans returned fire. Four people on the boat from Florida were killed. Six were captured. One Cuban Border Guard officer was wounded. Another individual on shore, whom the Cubans say was there to meet the individuals on the American boat, was also detained, according to the Cuban government. Havana says that all the individuals killed or captured were part of an operation intended to topple the government in Havana. Cuban authorities claim they seized assault rifles,…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Kellie Meyer) - One American dead after Cuban forces shootout with Florida speedboat: Official
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. isn’t going to base its conclusions on what the Cuban government says.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - Cuban Coast Guard Attacks American Boat, Killing Four
State of the Union: The clash raises tensions in an already tense relationship between the countries. The post Cuban Coast Guard Attacks American Boat, Killing Four appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Cuban Coast Guard killed at least four people on the Florida-registered boat and injured at least six Wednesday in a deadly firefight off the coast of Cuba. According to a statement released by the Cuban government, the American boat was travelling in Cuban waters when it was detected and approached by a vessel from the Cuban Coast Guard. Crew aboard the speedboat then “opened fire on the Cuban personnel, resulting in the injury of the commander of the Cuban vessel.” The incident occurs at a time of heightened tensions between Cuba and the U.S., which is reportedly seeking regime change in the country. The Trump administration has cut Cuba off from a major benefactor after the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and…Open