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humor The Onion 2026-05-21

US Charges Former Cuban President Raul Castro With Murder for Downing Planes

The DOJ has decided it's high time to indict Raul Castro for that old 1996 plane incident, proving that sometimes, justice is just a really, really long-delayed booking. Because who needs diplomatic relations when you have a court summons?


<p>The Department of Justice filed charges, including murder and conspiring to kill U.S. nationals, against former Cuban President RaΓΊl Castro for the 1996 downing of civilian aircraft, raising the specter of war as tensions ramp up with the Communist island nation. What do you think?</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/u-s-indicts-former-cuban-president/">U.S. Indicts Former Cuban President</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theonion.com">The Onion</a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-para...

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