Castro Charged

The U.S. has indicted 94-year-old former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 deaths of four Cuban-Americans. 

Castro, serving as Cuba’s defense minister at the time, allegedly ordered the shootdown of two planes operated by Brothers to the Rescue—a Cuban exile group flying rescue missions and dropping pro-democracy leaflets. The murder charges come amid a U.S. pressure campaign, including a fuel blockade that has left many Cubans without power. 

Some Republican lawmakers celebrated what they saw as justice deferred, while a group of Democratic Senators introduced a resolution to stop President Trump from using military force on Cuba. Trump said there are no escalation plans, but that Cuba is “on our mind.”

Havana called the charges a “political maneuver” with no legal foundation, and domestic detractors called them “propaganda” to build a case for invasion.

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PRAY WITH US
O Just One, though we long for justice, we confess that sometimes we can’t see it clearly through the forests of motives, implications, and consequences of the world’s stage. So we pray to you who sees all and through all. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Call evil to account, lift up the needy, and protect the good. Bring healing to people and lands. And use your church for your glory and the world’s good. 
Amen.