Havana, May 21, 2026 (AFP) - Ex-Cuba spy says Havana's plane shootdown led to choking US sanctions

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2026-05-21

A former Cuban spy who infiltrated a group of Florida anti-communist exiles in the 1990s told AFP that Havana's fatal shootdown of two planes piloted by the activists set the stage for devastating US sanctions. The stated mission of Brothers to the Rescue was assisting Cubans trying to sail to Florida, often in barely seaworthy vessels, but the Miami-based group also had ulterior goals, Rene Gonzalez said in an interview Wednesday at his home in......

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