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Raul Castro is still pulling the strings in Cuba

At nearly 95 years old, Raul Castro, the former Cuban president who was indicted Wednesday in the United States for the killing of Americans, remains a central figure in Cuban politics. Washington appears to be using the same playbook it used in Venezuela to try to topple the regime.

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Left / center-leftRaul Castro is still pulling the strings in Cuba

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Right / center-rightLindsey Graham Says He Thinks the ‘Liberation’ of Cuba Is ‘Close at Hand’

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Le Monde EnglishNews report · May 23, 12:05 AM

Raul Castro is still pulling the strings in Cuba

At nearly 95 years old, Raul Castro, the former Cuban president who was indicted Wednesday in the United States for the killing of Americans, remains a central figure in Cuban politics. Was...

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MediaiteNews report · May 22, 9:30 PM

Lindsey Graham Says He Thinks the ‘Liberation’ of Cuba Is ‘Close at Hand’

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The ominous social media post came Friday as Graham continued to cheerlead Trump’s threats against the Cuba's communist regime. The post Lindsey Graham Says He Thinks the ‘Liberation’ of Cu...

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JacobinOpinion · May 22, 3:50 PM

Trump Is Plunging Cuba Into a Humanitarian Crisis

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From 30-hour blackouts to extreme fuel shortages, the situation in Cuba under the second Trump administration is a catastrophe. Still, Cubans are showing extraordinary creativity and resili...

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