The Castro Legacy Tainted by American Justice The news that former Cuban president Raul Castro may face indictment in the United States has sparked both outrage and schadenfreude among some observers.
For decades, Castro's regime was a thorn in the side of successive US administrations, with its socialist leanings, human rights abuses, and support for left wing guerrilla groups throughout Latin America.
The investigation centers on the 1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue planes over international waters, an incident that was widely condemned at the time.